Recently-publicized records described sex-offender billionaire Jeffrey Epstein as being in “good spirits” a day before his 2019 death in New York jail.
The Associated Press obtained records which also indicated that despite undergoing suicide watch for 31 hours, Epstein denied being suicidal. On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City as he awaited trial on charges of federal sex trafficking and conspiracy.
At some point, Epstein reportedly told a jail psychologist he had a “wonderful life” and it “would be crazy” to end it. The Associated Press documents also detail how Epstein showed difficulty adapting to his incarceration two weeks before his death — as he struggled to sleep and covered his ears in the corner of his cell to muffle the sounds of a running toilet.
Additionally, Epstein was reportedly under psychiatric observation due to a prior suicide attempt which left his neck scraped and bruised. The initial suicide attempt occurred days after he was denied bail.
According to the news outlet, Epstein also called himself a “coward.” While jailed, Epstein allegedly penned a letter to Larry Nassar, the U.S. gymnastics team physician who is serving 40 to 175 years for sexually assaulting droves of child athletes.
The contents of Epstein’s letter to Nassar were not made available in the recently-released documents, but the Associated Press reported that the letter was returned back to the jail. The letter was found in the facility’s mail room weeks after Epstein’s death.
The new documents also lay out how two guards stationed feet from Epstein’s cell did not do their required 30-minute rounds. Instead, they did online shopping and slept. The pair later admitted to falsifying documents to avoid jail time.
The Justice Department’s investigation into Epstein’s death is ongoing.
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[Featured image: Jeffrey Epstein/New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File]
