Newly released Epstein footage raises questions over missing minute and door location
News | By Easton Martin | July 8, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI recently released approximately 11 hours of surveillance video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, aiming to support the official ruling that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide on August 10, 2019.
The footage shows Epstein in an orange jumpsuit being escorted to the Special Housing Unit at about 7:49 p.m. and locked inside his cell at approximately 10:40 p.m. Guards gathered outside the cell the next morning around 6:33 a.m. In official statements, the DOJ and FBI emphasized that no one entered his cell area during that time and reaffirmed that no evidence exists of a client list or a broader trafficking network.
However, content creators and online investigators have raised concerns about a one-minute gap in the timestamp, where the video jumps from 11:58:59 p.m. to 11:59:59 p.m. with no explanation provided by authorities. Prominent YouTuber voidzilla flagged the anomaly, and users on platforms like Reddit have speculated that this window could conceal relevant activity or inconsistencies in the footage.
Another point of contention involves the depiction of the cell door. Observers compared the door shown in the newly released footage to those featured in earlier reports and documentaries, including a 60 Minutes episode and CNN coverage, which displayed a different design and the presence of yellow crime‑scene tape. Investigators clarify that the current footage captures a stairwell and common area outside the cell block, not directly facing Epstein’s cell door itself.
Although federal authorities maintain that this footage resolves any remaining doubts regarding external involvement, critics argue that the unexplained time gap and visual inconsistencies continue to fuel public skepticism
