Mystery orange shape spotted near Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell night before his death - report | 30 July 2025 | An orange shape was spotted on surveillance footage near Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell on the final night of his life -- and forensic experts are questioning the federal government's explanation of the mysterious object. The shadowy object, seen in video obtained and reviewed by CBS News, moves up the stairs to Epstein's cell block at the Metropolitan Correctional Center around 10:40 p.m. the night before the 66-year-old convicted sex trafficker was found hanged. Federal investigators previously concluded the pixelated blob was a corrections officer "carrying linen or inmate clothing," but forensic experts who spoke to the network as part of an investigation into the jail video now suspect it may have actually been a jumpsuit clad inmate. "Based on the limited video, it's more likely a person in an [orange] uniform," Conor McCourt, a retired NYPD sergeant and forensic video expert, told CBS.