Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Suicide at Manhattan Jail. Officials Say. The New York Times

Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Suicide at Manhattan Jail. Officials Say. The New York Times the New Bork Q.,times Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Suicide at Manhattan Jail, Officials Say Mr. Epstein, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges, was not under suicide watch at the time of his death. 2 2 2 By William K. Rashbaum, Benjamin Weiser and Michael Gold Aug. 10, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who was long dogged by accusations of sexual abuse of girls and who was able to cultivate a stream of high-profile friends despite his lurid lifestyle, killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell, officials said on Saturday. Mr. Epstein hanged himself, the officials said. He was found at roughly 6:30 a.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. Last month, a week after being denied bail on federal sex trafficking charges, Mr. Epstein was found unconsci