A New York correction officer testified under oath that she was not the mysterious orange figure captured on surveillance video moving toward Jeffrey Epstein’s jail tier the night before his death, deepening questions about what happened during his final hours at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Officer Denies Being Mysterious Figure

Former correction officer Tova Noel appeared before the House Oversight Committee on May 18 and firmly denied being the unidentified orange shape seen on surveillance footage at approximately 10:39 p.m. on August 9, 2019. The footage shows an orange-colored figure moving up a staircase toward Epstein’s Special Housing Unit tier. Noel told lawmakers she never returned to the tier that night and never carried anything orange.

Noel offered no explanation for what the shape could be. She stated clearly that she never issued any orange items to anyone in the Special Housing Unit, including Epstein. The Department of Justice previously claimed the orange figure was a corrections officer holding orange linens, but Noel’s testimony directly contradicts that official explanation.

Video Analysis Reveals Major Irregularities

Last July, an investigation into prison surveillance video released by the Department of Justice revealed several troubling discrepancies. CBS News conducted a forensic analysis of the DOJ’s 10-hour and 52-minute video, discovering multiple major irregularities. The Gateway Pundit first reported on a missing minute in the publicly released footage. Video logs indicated the orange flash could possibly be an inmate escorted to that tier, though no explanation has been provided for who this inmate might have been.

Questions Surrounding Epstein’s Death

Jeffrey Epstein, a 66-year-old financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his Manhattan prison cell on August 10, 2019. His death came just one week after a reported suicide attempt in July. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging. Epstein, who stood six feet tall, allegedly secured a bedsheet to his bunk bed and wrapped it around his neck. His death occurred while he awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.

What This Means

The testimony released Thursday raises serious questions about the official narrative surrounding Epstein’s death. With the correction officer denying she was the orange figure and offering no alternative explanation, the mystery of who or what moved toward Epstein’s cell that night remains unsolved. The House Oversight Committee continues investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, seeking answers about security failures and unexplained surveillance footage irregularities at the federal facility.