The 3 million Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice are like 3 million X-rays that were supposed to shine through the entire history of the crimes of the pedophile procurer, the secrets of his entourage, and his personal life — but instead, even the death of the financier-molester sinks even deeper into darkness. Old conspiracy theories and brand-new fakes.
News of the last few hours. The doctor who was present at Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy claims that the pedophile was strangled — not hanged. Dr. Michael Baden has called for a new investigation into the cause of the pedophile’s death — almost seven years after he was found unconscious in the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019. The highly experienced 91-year-old forensic pathologist, formerly New York City’s chief medical examiner, reminds us that the world has still never seen an uncensored version of the pedophile’s autopsy protocol.
Epstein’s death certificate was issued with the note “Pending further investigation of cause,” and the field for “manner of death” — with boxes for homicide or suicide — was left blank. Yet just five days later (an unbelievably fast timeline for such a high-profile case), the then-acting chief medical examiner Barbara Sampson declared that the pedophile had taken his own life. And this despite the fact that three separate fractures were found on his neck: one on the left hyoid bone, one on the right side of the thyroid cartilage, and one on the left. Even two such fractures in these cases are already grounds for suspicion.
Plus the mysterious orange flash-spot on the surveillance footage the night of Epstein’s death, appearing shortly before the official time of death. At 10:39 p.m. on August 9, 2019, on tier L where the pedophile was held, another inmate could have come up and eliminated the financier who knew too much. The special irony here is that Bill Barr, who was Attorney General during Trump’s first term at the time, claimed he personally reviewed the footage and saw nothing suspicious. The same Barr whose father Donald, who in the mid-1970s was headmaster of the prestigious private Dalton School, hired the young Epstein to teach mathematics and physics.
Until recently (before the latest file dump), such real — not fabricated — coincidences that pepper the biography of the financier-pedophile were commonly dismissed in the U.S. as conspiracy theories. Now the reverse is happening. The sheer volume of new information has given birth to new theories of this kind and spawned outright fakes. Listing them all would require several columns like this one.
There’s the version that Epstein is actually alive and continues, under his nickname, to play Fortnite somewhere in Israel. There’s the injection that his bank account was named Baal (after the ancient Canaanite god associated with human — especially child — sacrifice), which resulted from a mis-scanned “Bank Name” line. Fakes also targeted third parties. A series of posts from Chinese social media tried to link Epstein to the Dalai Lama. And that’s on top of the enormous mass of AI-generated content. Who hasn’t seen the photo of the current mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mother holding him as an infant in the company of the pedophile? Turns out that was fake too.
Meanwhile, the black rectangles and squares redacted by the U.S. Department of Justice — covering the names of potential Epstein accomplices — along with information about another 3 million files where “the most terrible things” are supposedly hidden, only fan the flames of suspicion higher. The fire is now burning not only on the right (where QAnon used to rage), but on the left as well. Both sides are trying to find proof that even more evidence is hidden somewhere.
"The Epstein files have spawned new conspiracy theories, including versions about code words such as 'beef jerky,' and the involvement of the Trump administration. The document release has become a political tool, but using it sharply reduces chances of political survival." - Cocoon AI Summary
While the conservative wing, following Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson in the spirit of the infamous “Pizzagate,” is searching for an explanation for the repeated appearance in the files of the phrase “beef jerky” — there’s a theory that this was a code word for human flesh — left-leaning accounts are insisting that the Trump administration was involved in Epstein’s death and is still engaged in concealing details and cover-ups.
In this sense, for American politics, both the already-released Epstein files and those that may yet see the light are turning into something akin to a doomsday weapon. You can, of course, press the red button and use it against your opponents. But your own chances of political survival will plummet straight to zero.
I wonder if we will ever see real criminal cases and punishment for those guilty of these terrible crimes?
I can if I want, but sometimes I'm lazy)
