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Evidence Points to Suicide in Epstein Death: New York Times
The report cites handwritten notes, inmate accounts and jail records showing Epstein had tried to hang himself at least once before his death.
A new report by The New York Times, released Tuesday, reveals previously unseen notes from Jeffrey Epstein showing he planned his suicide while awaiting federal sex-trafficking charges.
In the weeks before his death, Epstein repeatedly discussed suicide with cellmates; former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione claimed Epstein asked, "How do you make a noose?" while Efrain Reyes warned him against ending his life.
Scrawled notes from July 22, 2019, reveal Epstein compared his situation to the 19th-century persecution of Alfred Dreyfus, labeled himself a victim of the #MeToo movement, and wrote "J'ACCUSE" atop the page.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, where investigators discovered "multiple nooses" in his cell, reinforcing the official suicide ruling.
The Times report, based on interviews with over 40 inmates and officials, documents systemic jail staff failures to monitor Epstein, addressing long-standing questions about the facility's oversight and the controversial death.
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