Epstein found dead in cell at 6:30 AM - cameras malfunctioned, guards slept, ruled suicide
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell at approximately 6:30 AM. Critical surveillance cameras had malfunctioned overnight, guards assigned to check on him had fallen asleep, and his cellmate had been removed the previous evening. Despite these suspicious circumstances, authorities quickly ruled it a suicide by hanging.
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Sources (7)
- Jeffrey Epstein, Accused Sex Trafficker, Dies by Suicide: Officials (2019-08-10)
- Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell (2019-08-10)
- Cameras outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell malfunctioned night he died (2019-08-14)
- Two guards who were supposed to be watching Epstein were sleeping (2019-11-19)
- Statement of Attorney General William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein (2019-08-10)
- Investigators scrutinize broken cameras outside Epstein's jail cell (2019-08-26)
- Guards on duty when Epstein died were offered plea deal (2019-11-19)
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