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All reports seem to indicate the hyoid bone was broken. some say it's more easily broken in someone who is older. now, i'm going to ask you, based on epstein's health as it appears before he went into jail and his age of 66, what conclusion would you draw about the fragility of his hyoid bone. >> slightly more fragile than a person who is 25 or 35. but this is not at post menopausal woman ws osteoporosis. it's just a relative difference. judge jeanine: would the -- would the hyoid born, if one were to tie something around his neck then leave in to commit

Suicide. >> it's high up under the mandible facing outward. so the ligature is below the adam's am. leaning into to commit suicide, putting pressure on your neck will not lead to the fracture of the hyoid bone. judge jeanine: would you agree the hyoid bone being fractures is more consistent with homicide? >> statistically there is into question about the hyoid bone being fractured more often in manual strangulation. jenna: i'm going to ask you to assume jeffrey epstein, 6 feet tall. now, i'm going to ask you, he

It. >> jackie has the latest from our new york city newsroom. >> epstein's defense room wants to see surveillance video from around his cell leading up to his death if it exists after some medical experts had questions about how he broke certain bones in his neck all by himself. epstein had marks on his neck indicating he used a bedsheet to hang himself. the washington post and the new york times reported he broke multiple neck bones including the hyoid bone which can break in hangings but more commonly through strangulation. because autopsy reports are not public record in new york they may n...

Took a sheet from this bunk bed and threw himself off this bunk bed in an attempt to strangle himself or commit suicide. what position would he land in? >> it would be somewhat unpredictable. but he would be sprawled in a jigsaw type arrangement. i would not expect him in a coordinated fashion you see with someone kneeling forward in a semi stooped kneeling position. judge jeanine: we have an example of someone 6 feet tall kneeling next to a 5'6" bunk bed. could he lean in sufficiently to first question, break the hyoid bone? >> i think highly, highly

Took a sheet from this bunk bed and threw himself off this bunk bed in an attempt to strangle himself or commit suicide. what position would he land in? >> it would be somewhat unpredictable. but he would be sprawled in a jigsaw type arrangement. i would not expect him in a coordinated fashion you see with someone kneeling forward in a semi stooped kneeling position. judge jeanine: we have an example of someone 6 feet tall kneeling next to a 5'6" bunk bed. could he lean in sufficiently to first question, break the hyoid bone? >> i think highly, highly