WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Images obtained by 60 Minutes were taken by the New York City medical examiner's office after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself

The millionaire pedophile's death at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center was officially ruled as a suicide by hanging

His death prompted widespread conspiracy theories and speculation that he had instead been murdered

Photos taken inside his cell show several noose fashioned from bed sheets dumped on the floor, pills and electrical cords

Images from his autopsy reveal his bloody neck, as well as his broken neck bone

A handwritten note was also found inside his cell in which he complained about prison conditions, including how a guard locked him in a shower stall for an hour

Graphic photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy have revealed for the first time his bloody neck wound - as other images taken inside his New York prison cell show several nooses fashioned from bed sheets, pills and electrical cords.

The images, which were obtained by 60 Minutes and shown publicly for the first time on Sunday, were taken by the New York City medical examiner's office after Epstein killed himself in his cell last August.

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The millionaire pedophile's death at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center - while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges - was officially ruled as a suicide by hanging.

His death prompted widespread conspiracy theories and speculation that he had instead been murdered.

The photos from inside his cell reveal that fragments of material were found hanging from a window, while a large strip of bedding was also looped through a hole on the top bunk bed.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

The images, which were obtained by 60 Minutes and shown publicly for the first time on Sunday, were taken by the New York City medical examiner's office after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in his federal prison cell

Multiple nooses fashioned from the orange bedding were found on the floor of Epstein's cell

The photos from inside his cell reveal that fragments of material were found hanging from a window, while a large strip of bedding was also looped through a hole on the top bunk bed

Multiple nooses fashioned from the orange bedding were found on the floor, as well as a handwritten note complaining about prison conditions.

The photos from inside the cell also showed multiple prescription pill bottles, several electrical cords and enough bed sheets for several inmates dumped on the floor.

Dr Michael Baden, who was hired by Epstein's brother to investigate the death and was present during the autopsy, said there was no image taken of the 66-year-old inside his cell.

He said that without that photo it was difficult to determine Epstein's cause of death and said the official ruling was 'premature judgment'.

Dr Baden believes the forensic evidence released so far in Epstein's death points more to murder and strangulation rather than suicide.

He pointed out that the noose found in Epstein's cell did not appear to have any blood on it despite the image from his autopsy showing a wound around his neck.

Dr Baden said the wound across Epstein's neck was more common with someone who has been strangled with a wire instead of a hanging.

He said that in most hangings, it was common for the ligature to slide up towards the jaw bone and not rest in the middle of one's neck.

He also pointed to the multiple fractures Epstein sustained in his neck.

Graphic photographs from Epstein's autopsy have revealed for the first time his bloodied neck wound after he killed himself on August 10

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Epstein's autopsy report found his neck had been broken in several places, including the hyoid bone located near the Adam's apple

Epstein's autopsy report found his neck had been broken in several places, including the hyoid bone located near the Adam's apple. Pictured above is his broken hyoid bone

Epstein's autopsy report found his neck had been broken in several places, including the hyoid bone located near the Adam's apple.

Forensic experts have previously said that breakages to that specific bone could occur when people hanged themselves but were more commonly seen in victims who had been strangled.

The millionaire pedophile's death at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center - while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges - was officially ruled as a suicide by hanging

'I have never seen three fractures like this in a suicidal hanging,' Dr Baden told 60 Minutes.

'Going over a thousand jail hangings, suicides in the New York City state prisons over the past 40–50 years, no one had three fractures.'

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Dr Baden said the injuries on his body also showed contusions on both wrists, muscle hemorrhaging in his left shoulder and an abrasion of his left arm.

Epstein also had a cut on his lip and burst capillaries on his face, mouth and eyes, according to the autopsy.

The handwritten note found in Epstein's cell, which was found alongside a ball point pen, contained complaints he seemingly had about prison conditions.

Among the complaints were that one guard had 'kept me in a locked shower stall for 1 hour' and another 'sent me burnt food'.

Epstein also wrote: 'Giant bugs crawling over my hands. No fun!!'

The handwritten note found in Epstein's cell, which was found alongside a ball point pen, contained complaints he seemingly had about prison conditions including that a guard had kept him locked in a shower stall for an hour

The photos from inside the cell also showed multiple prescription pill bottles and food on the top bunk

Prescription pill bottles with Epstein's name on them were also found inside his cell

Another noose that appeared to be made out of bed sheets was found elsewhere in Epstein's cell after his death

The procedures that should've been followed in Epstein's jail unit: The two guards were required to jointly conduct institutional counts at 4pm, 10pm, 12am, 3am and 5am of the prisoners in the unit. Both officers are required to walk the six levels of the unit to count and observe every inmate. They then have to each fill in and sign a form with the date and time the counts were performed. The slips are then collected and taken to the prison's control center where officers double check them to make sure every inmate is accounted for. In addition to the count, officers assigned to the unit Epstein was in are required to walk around every 30 minutes to ensure inmates are 'alive and accounted for', according to the indictment. They are also required to sign forms saying they carried out these 30-minute checks. In total, the two guards were required to carry out five institutional counts. Prosecutors say surveillance video shows the officers did not conduct a single count despite them logging that they did. They are also accused of falsely signing off that they had carried out more than 75 separate 30-minute checks.

The circumstances surrounding Epstein's death continue to raise questions about protocol at the federal prison.

The two prison guards who were responsible for checking in on Epstein the night he hanged himself have since been charged with falsifying records and conspiracy.

Tova Noel, 31, and Michael Thomas, 41, - who have pleaded not guilty - were allegedly shopping online for furniture and napping instead of checking on the millionaire pedophile in his jail cell just 15 feet away from them.

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After they discovered Epstein dead, the officers allegedly told a supervisor they had 'messed up' and 'didn't do any checks' in the hours before he killed himself, according to a criminal complaint.

Noel and Thomas, who were assigned to Epstein's Special Housing Unit at the federal jail, are accused of failing to check on him every half-hour, as required, and of fabricating log entries to claim they had.

The two guards were required to jointly conduct institutional counts at 4pm, 10pm, 12am, 3am and 5am of the prisoners in the unit. They were supposed to walk the six levels of the unit to count every inmate.

In addition to that count, officers assigned to the unit Epstein was in were required to walk around every 30 minutes to ensure inmates are 'alive and accounted for', according to the indictment.

Prosecutors said surveillance video showed the pair did not conduct a single count despite them logging that they did.

The two prison guards who were responsible for checking in on Epstein the night he hanged himself and ultimately found him dead have since been charged with falsifying records and conspiracy. Pictured above is Epstein's jail cell after his death

The two guards were allegedly shopping online for furniture and napping instead of checking on the millionaire pedophile in his jail cell just 15 feet away from them. Pictured above is the gate that separated the guards from the hallway where Epstein's cell was

After they discovered Epstein dead, the officers allegedly told a supervisor they had 'messed up' and 'didn't do any checks' in the hours before he killed himself, according to a criminal complaint

The charges brought against the two officers were the first in connection with Epstein's death while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage girls.

Epstein had been on suicide watch after he was found July 23 on his cell floor with bruises on his neck.

He was taken off suicide watch about a week before his death, which meant he was less closely monitored but still supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes.

The city's medical examiner ruled Epstein's death a suicide but that didn't stop the conspiracy theories from swirling.

Both Epstein's brother and the lawyers who represented him in his criminal case expressed doubts about the medical examiner's conclusion.

Epstein's death ended the possibility of a trial that would have involved prominent figures and it sparked widespread anger that he wouldn't have to answer for the allegations.

He had pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing girls as young as 14 and young women in New York and Florida in the early 2000s.

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Epstein had once counted the rich and powerful, including U.S. President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, among his associates.

Michael Thomas

Tova Noel

The circumstances surrounding Epstein's death continue to raise questions about protocol at the federal prison, including how the high-profile inmate was allowed to have such items in his cell