Not a conspiracy theory – just sharing facts.
Since Jeffrey Epstein died this past Saturday, we’ve really been holding back on writing anything about it for fear of contributing to a practice we’ve always discouraged; perpetuating personal theories or myths. As people required to register, we absolutely do not want anyone to jump to conclusions about us without knowing all the facts.
Since this has been the biggest “sex offender story” in the news for so long and given the dramatic turn it’s taken, we thought to end this week with some commentary. Not a conspiracy theory… just sharing the facts and our disbelief that this could happen.
Initially, we had a very hard time comprehending how the most high-profile inmate at a federal detention center could kill himself or even be in a position to do so. What we’ve all learned since, has only added to our disbelief.
So let’s start with the first fact. Jeffrey Epstein, one of the most high profile inmates (if not the most high profile) in the Bureau of Prisons, who potentially could have implicated a sitting President, a former President, a British Prince and other wealthy and powerful people in a sex trafficking ring, was found dead in his cell. Anyone who did not see that one coming was probably also surprised to learn Harry and Sally wind up together at the end of the movie.
Next, the BOP’s supervision (or lack thereof) during the final hours of his life was either grossly incompetent or blatantly intentional. If incompetence; this was a colossal screw up by multiple people on a gigantic scale! If the Federal Bureau of Prisons is so inept to allow the most important inmate to die on their watch, everyone in BOP custody and every member of the public should be very scared. If intentional (either he was placed in a situation where he could carry out a suicide or dare I say something worse), inmates and the public should be even more scared!
There’s a lot we’ve learned, but here are five facts we know so far:
- Guards that were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes didn’t actually check on him for hours before his death, and if that’s not already suspect…they falsified reports to make it look like they did check on him. [1]
- One of the two guards on duty was a new guard who was not a regular corrections officer, but was “temporarily assigned” to the special housing unit the day of the death.[2]
- At Epstein’s level of supervision he was required to have a cellmate, but his cellmate was taken out of his cell hours before he died and nobody else put in. [3]
- The coroner is being very careful and has still not announced a cause of death, but preliminarily, the autopsy showed he had multiple fractures in his neck bones, something that is more common in death by strangulation than by hanging. [4]
- When his lawyers last spoke with him, his mood was reported to be very positive. [5]
Again, no conspiracy theories here… just facts. We’re sure that a lot more information will come out over the next few months that will put an end to all the speculation.
The one conclusion that became pretty definitive as we were putting together this week’s FAC Weekly Update, is that if law enforcement can arrest a man for eating breakfast too close to a tennis court and run a three month, multi-agency “Operation Bullshit”, there were definitely enough resources out there to keep a better eye on Epstein, they are just being misused.
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Trust me, the BOP is indeed that incompetent and guards that lazy. I believe only in small conspiracies because large ones are too difficult to cover up. Nixon learned that.
Several years ago I worked in the medical department at F.S.P. Inmates regularly did the 20 minute checks of the C.S.U. cells while the officers were “otherwise occupied”. Officers who regularly work “doubles” are always falling asleep. Could this have happened? Most definitely YES!
I thought neck breaks were common in hangings. I didn’t know breaks happened in strangulations.
Positive moods before suicides are a common sign seen in people who commit suicide. They go from being down to suddenly being in a good mood. It’s like the person knows it’s their last day of life. So, they make the best of it, or they’re in a good mood because they know their pain will soon be over. I’ve heard that one before many times. So, to me hearing about his positive mood the day before, just made it seem even more likely that it was suicide.
Not being checked on as he was supposed to be: Apparently, that’s very common too. It was probably that way the whole time he was there.
Not having a cell mate: Makes sense that he would take advantage and do this during this time.
Not being on suicide anymore. We do know that he was very manipulative, dishonest, and good at getting what he wanted.
He was a prideful man. He couldn’t handle being controlled by others. He was used to doing all the controlling. Suicide makes sense.
Maybe it wasn’t suicide, but it certainly makes sense that it could very well have been. We need more information to figure out if any other theories really make sense.
Checking on him every 30 minutes still left ample time for him to kill himself. I personally spent many periods of time by myself in a 2-man cell when the need for bed space was low. He had been taken off suicide watch. He was faking his “positive” mood so well that his lawyers believed it, so why wouldn’t the medical staff also fall for it? It is not uncommon for rich men to kill themselves when they suddenly lose their wealth. That’s what is really sad here. He didn’t have any remorse for the girls he abused. He only felt sorry for himself.