Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead in Manhattan Jail Cell

On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. A DOJ Inspector General investigation revealed catastrophic failures: guards falsified monitoring logs, no rounds were conducted for hours, and nearly all security cameras in the unit had stopped recording weeks earlier. The Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, though the circumstances fueled widespread public skepticism.