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He died under suspicious circumstances before he could testify against powerful people against whom he likely had devastatingly compromising information.

• speeder 5y ago
  There is also the thing with the judge that judged his first case, claiming he HAD to give Epstein a deal, because he was "warned" that Epstein "belonged" to intelligence.
  • belltaco 5y ago
    It was the prosecutor, not a judge. He later became the Labor secretary in Trump's cabinet.
    • economusty 5y ago
      I thought the original judge was removed at the last minute and replaced with a judge willing to make that call?
• seppin 5y ago
  > testify against powerful people Who said he had any intention of doing that?
• tablespoon 5y ago
  > He died under suspicious circumstances before he could testify against powerful people against whom he likely had devastatingly compromising information. You're speaking like that's almost certainty, which is little more than speculation. The more reasonable assumption is that he knew he was ruined, his life was essentially over, and became suicidal because of his lack of a future. If he had real dirt on anyone, it's quite possible that they were just other forgettable rich dudes like himself with no significant power or influence.
  • atatatat 5y ago
    > just other forgettable rich dudes Bells didn't start going off until this part of your comment. No.
    • tablespoon 5y ago
      > Bells didn't start going off until this part of your comment. How so? Jeffrey Epstein was rich, but that was about it. What kind of power or importance did he have? AFAIK, he only got rich by leeching off other even richer dudes. I'm sure most of his friends were the same. Not exactly the kind of people who I think would resort to murder (of a guy in solitary in a maximum security prison), or could pull it off and leave barely a trace if they tried.
      • timcambrant 5y ago
        ”Maximum security prison” - which is rather the regular security jail where he had been taken off suicide watch, and whose camera system, which was covering his corridor, was out of order. Plus the guards didn’t really seem to pay much attention.
        • tablespoon 5y ago
          > ”Maximum security prison” - which is rather the regular security jail IIRC, he was in a SHU, which is closer to the former than the latter. > where he had been taken off suicide watch, and whose camera system, which was covering his corridor, was out of order. Plus the guards didn’t really seem to pay much attention. That's definitely conspiracy theory fodder, but little more than that.
          • void_mint 5y ago
            > That's definitely conspiracy theory fodder, but little more than that. A common trend in this thread seems to be labeling speculation as "conspiracy theory", seemingly to get out of having to justify one form of speculation is more valid than another. Why are statements-of-fact "conspiracy theory fodder"?
• machinehermiter 5y ago
  The problem with the conspiracy theory is Ghislaine Maxwell would have met the same fate. It makes no sense Epstein gets wacked in jail but Maxwell outside of jail does not.
  • unavoidable 5y ago
    Does it make no sense? She hasn't testified yet.