BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein Has Committed Suicide

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While under suicide watch, Jefferey Epstein has, ahem, committed suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.

We need answers. Lots of them.https://t.co/4DMckiZnVB

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 10, 2019

UPDATE FROM THE WASHINGTON POST:

People close to Epstein fear he was murdered...as Epstein told authorities someone tried to kill him in a previous incident weeks earlier. He was described as being in good spirits in recent days... https://t.co/J9QNSo1N2v

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) August 10, 2019

UPDATE 2

I worked at SDNY for 8-plus years. Collectively the Office had thousands of defendants housed at MCC during that time. I could be overlooking one but I can’t recall any suicides in MCC during that time. @PreetBharara @Mimirocah1 or others - did you know of any? Lots of questions.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) August 10, 2019

UPDATE 3

So it seems that Epstein was in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) but not recently on suicide watch, which according to BOP’s Suicide Prevention Program, requires removal from the SHU. https://t.co/1fQc18NVbt pic.twitter.com/L2DrAr7xqm

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) August 10, 2019

UPDATE 4

There should be — and almost certainly is — video of Epstein’s suicide at MCC. One hopes it is complete, conclusive, and secured.

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) August 10, 2019

UPDATE 5

From Reuters:

 At the MCC, two jail guards are required to make separate checks on all prisoners every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not followed overnight, according to the source, who was not authorized to speak on the record.

In addition, every 15 minutes guards are required to make another check on prisoners who are on suicide watch.
 -RW