The official determination that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in August 2019, supported by the New York City medical examiner, Department of Justice inspector general review, and FBI findings, underpins the near-certain trader consensus against confirmation of his survival before 2027. Extensive document releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act and ongoing investigations have produced no verified sightings, DNA matches, or official reversals of the body identification and burial. Recent analysis by forensic pathologist Michael Freeman, scheduled for presentation in November 2026, questions aspects of the autopsy but does not assert that Epstein remains alive. Realistic shifts could occur only through authenticated new evidence, such as a credible living identification or government acknowledgment, though procedural and evidentiary barriers make such developments improbable within the timeframe.