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In a shocking new TV documentary, Dr Michael Hunter also said others could have been complicit in his death by deliberately ignoring clear signs he was suicidal while in jail awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. Dr Hunter has uncovered medical evidence suggesting Epstein may have been a long-term abuser of steroids to build muscles and boost his libido - and became depressed when he could not get these drugs behind bars. His astonishing findings are revealed in a new episode of the series Autopsy: The Last Hours Of due to air in the US next Sunday on the Reelz Channel and later this year in the UK.

Dr Hunter believes experts may have misinterpreted evidence from the tycoon's death to fuel conspiracy theories that he was murdered in his New York prison cell last August. The forensic expert, who has performed thousands of autopsies, said: "I'm satisfied Epstein killed himself but there is still one mystery around his death."

Two days prior to taking his life, the 66-year-old signed a new will leaving his £452million fortune to a trust fund in the Virgin Islands, making it difficult for victims to access it in civil lawsuits. Dr Hunter said: "For someone who had recently been on suicide watch, a new will was a clear indication he was about to kill himself. It baffles me why this clue was ignored.

"It's the one thing suggesting others might have been involved in his death - by deciding not to intervene in his obvious suicide plan."

Dr Hunter's suicide conclusion agrees with that of the New York Medical Examiner, whose autopsy findings have still not yet been made public. And, based on evidence from Epstein's health records, CCTV prison footage and witness testimony, he shoots down claims by another eminent pathologist, Dr Michael Baden, who was hired by Epstein's estate. Dr Baden claimed Epstein's makeshift bedsheet noose did not match the ligature mark on his neck - and may have been planted to make a homicide appear to be suicide.