Jeffrey Epstein’s Cause of Death Ruled as Suicide by Hanging, Says Medical Examiner

Jeffrey Epstein in a booking photograph in Palm Beach, Fla., on July 27, 2006. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death was ruled as suicide by hanging, the medical examiner’s office said on Aug. 16.

The New York City medical examiner’s office said in a statement than an autopsy and other evidence showed the 66-year-old hedge fund manager hanged himself in his cell, The Associated Press reported.