A high-profile pathologist present during the post mortem examination of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has called for a renewed investigation into the financier’s death, challenging the official conclusion of suicide, reports The Telegraph.Epstein, who was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019, was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell.The New York Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death as suicide by hanging, but Dr Michael Baden, hired by Epstein’s family, says the evidence points toward strangulation.“My opinion is that his death was most likely caused by strangulation pressure rather than hanging,” Dr Baden told The Telegraph.He noted that while he did not perform the autopsy, he observed the examination on August 11, 2019, and found the findings inconclusive. He said the initial post mortem report left the “manner of death” as pending and marked both suicide and homicide boxes blank.Dr Baden claims that five days after the death certificate was issued, Dr Barbara Sampson, New York’s then-chief medical examiner, ruled Epstein’s death a suicide despite not being present at the post mortem.“The diagnosis was made a number of days after the first cause of death given,” he said, adding that no further investigation had been conducted.The pathologist highlights that Epstein’s official autopsy reported three neck fractures, including the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage.“Even one fracture warrants investigation into homicide. Two definitely warrant a full investigation. Findings in textbooks never see those fractures, and neither have I,” Dr Baden said.He argues that the injuries are more consistent with homicidal strangulation than suicide. Dr. Sampson, however, maintains such fractures can occur in both suicides and homicides.Newly released government files and CCTV footage from the night of Epstein’s death have fueled further speculation. Controversies include a missing minute of footage and an unexplained “orange flash” on the prison stairs.Dr Baden, 91, has previously worked on several high-profile cases, including investigations into the deaths of OJ Simpson’s victims, Martin Luther King Jr, John F Kennedy and George Floyd. In each instance, his independent findings sometimes conflicted with official conclusions.Despite official statements from the FBI and the Department of Justice affirming Epstein’s suicide, Dr Baden said that “given all the information now available, further investigation into the cause and manner of death is warranted”.