The New York City medical examiner who oversaw Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy initially hesitated on ruling his death a suicide -- despite it being "pretty clear cut," federal documents reveal.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pathologist with decades of experience who observed Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy said the disgraced financier's injuries in death were "more consistent" with "homicidal strangulation" than hanging and claimed demands for further investigation at the time were "superseded" to push the official ruling that he killed himself.