Feds release report on suspicious 2019 death of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein linked to global titans

The US Justice Department has released a report detailing their investigation into the suspicious death of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2019. Epstein, a well-connected financier, had been arrested on charges of sex trafficking of minors and was awaiting trial when he was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. The official ruling was suicide by hanging, but conspiracy theories have abounded, given the involvement of powerful politicians, businessmen, and royalty with Epstein. The DOJ report found significant lapses in the prison’s protocol, including falsified records and lax oversight. The report also noted that Epstein’s cellmate at the time of his death was a former police officer awaiting trial for quadruple murder, who had made death threats in the past. The findings are unlikely to assuage the suspicions of those who believe Epstein was murdered to protect the powerful figures he associated with. The case highlights systemic failures in the US criminal justice system and the need for reform.