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Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - Mostly Wise #1 - #1102

Explore episode May 25, 2026
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Epstein's Hyoid Bone and the Case for Murder

Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - Mostly Wise #… · May 25, 2026 True Crime

Tom Segura laid out the legitimate forensic case against the Epstein suicide ruling: he changed his will days before death, his hyoid bone broke in a way forensic pathologists say is more consistent with homicide than suicide, and narcissists statistically don't kill themselves. Huberman notes the government is inefficient at covering things up, but 'I don't know' remains the most honest answer.

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