Jeffrey Epstein May Have Attempted Suicide More Times Than Previously Known

Jeffrey Epstein may have tried to kill himself in prison more times than previously known before he was found unresponsive in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019.

The wealthy and well-connected sex offender tried to kill himself by hanging at least two other times before a previously reported failed attempt, according to a cellmate interviewed by The New York Times for a sprawling investigation into Epstein’s final days inside New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center.

After a judge denied Epstein’s bail after roughly two weeks in custody, he reportedly asked his cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, “How do you make a noose?”

Tartaglione said he had discovered Epstein preparing for suicide two other times, including trying to tie a sheet to a grate above a cell window and discovering a noose under his mattress.

Four days after he was denied bail, on July 22, 2019, Epstein wrote “J’ACCUSE” on a sheet of paper. Hours later, at 1:27 a.m., prison guards heard the sound of loud banging coming from his cell, where they discovered Epstein lying motionless on the floor with orange fabric shaped into a noose hanging loosely around his neck.

He was found dead days later on August 10, leaving behind a note reading “They investigated me for month[s] — FOUND NOTHING!!!”

“It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye,” the note reads. “Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!”

He had also written other despairing notes inside the jail, including “ONLY PAIN TO ME & Others in the future” and wondering “Why should people I Lov suffer for my problem.”

This is a developing story