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Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of sex trafficking, passed away by suicide in 2019, yet uncertainties persist about the circumstances of his death. Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former partner currently serving time for facilitating his exploitation of underage girls, remains doubtful. She questions whether Epstein’s demise was truly self-inflicted or potentially the result of foul play. On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
Facing up to 45 years in prison for operating a sex ring involving underage women on his private island, Epstein’s death raised suspicions. He was discovered with a makeshift noose around his neck and pronounced dead at New York Downtown Hospital. The chief medical examiner, Dr. Barbara Sampson, officially declared his cause of death as suicide after a thorough review of investigative information, including autopsy findings.
A U.S. Department of Justice report in June 2023 concluded that there was “no criminality” in Epstein’s death. However, a survey revealed that nearly half of Americans believed he might have been murdered, a sentiment echoed by Maxwell.
In an interview on “Jeremy Kyle Live,” Maxwell expressed skepticism about Epstein’s suicide. She found his death “profoundly suspicious,” given his previous resolve to fight legal battles. Maxwell believed Epstein had no suicidal thoughts and suspected foul play. She stated firmly, “I believe that he was murdered.” Maxwell attributed her doubts to perceived incompetence within the Bureau of Prisons, describing it as a “culture of untruth.”
Maxwell’s suspicions align with a broader conspiracy theory surrounding Epstein’s death. Despite psychological evaluations indicating his denial of suicidal intentions, Epstein’s injuries, as noted by forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, were deemed inconsistent with a typical suicide by hanging. The Justice Department attributed Epstein’s death to severe oversight and a series of failures within the prison staff.
The controversy surrounding Epstein’s demise continues, fueled by conflicting accounts and lingering uncertainties about the events leading to his death.