Official rulings from the New York City medical examiner, FBI, and DOJ Inspector General have consistently classified Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death as suicide by hanging, citing guard negligence and procedural lapses at the Metropolitan Correctional Center without forensic evidence of homicide. Recent 2025–2026 document releases, including FBI files, a purported suicide note, cell footage, and DOJ conclusions under the second Trump administration, have reaffirmed this determination and found no credible indicators of foul play. A New York Times investigation and CBS News review of investigative lapses similarly point to suicide while highlighting prior attempts and security failures. Trader consensus assigns low probability to definitive confirmation of foul play by the December 31, 2026 resolution date, reflecting the absence of new contradictory evidence despite ongoing document disclosures and public skepticism.