CCTV footage from August 9, 2019—Epstein’s final night alive—shows a grainy orange figure moving up the stairs toward his cell division at around 10:40 pm
Federal investigators say the shape was a corrections officer carrying linen, but forensic experts suggest it could be a person wearing an inmate jumpsuit
Retired NYPD sergeant and forensic video analyst Conor McCourt argues it's more likely an inmate in an orange uniform, not a staff member
CBS reported that the released footage appears to be a screen capture, showing a cursor and aspect‑ratio shift. It also skips a minute before midnight
Despite the new questions, the DOJ Inspector General maintains that none of CBS's findings alter its ruling that Epstein died by suicide
The footage has reignited speculation about foul play. With withheld camera angles and unanswered anomalies, public mistrust continues