Multiple loops, repeated suicide attempts: Explosive new details about Epstein’s final days | Today’s news
A new report claims that Jeffrey Epstein attempted to take his own life several times in prison and that several nooses were found in his cell.
Jeffrey Epstein, a financier convicted of sex crimes, allegedly tried to end his life at least three times before his death in August 2019. Several nooses were found in his cell after his death, according to a new investigation.
Nicholas Tartaglione, a former New York City police officer and convicted murderer who briefly shared a cell with Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, told the New York Times that Epstein asked him directly how to make a noose just days before his first reported suicide attempt on July 22, 2019.
Epstein returned to his cell after a judge denied him bail. This was his thirteenth day in custody.
Tartaglione said he saw Epstein about to take his own life on two occasions over the next few days.
He recalled one incident in which Epstein tied a sheet to the bars above the cell window. On another occasion, he awoke to find Epstein acting “a little suspiciously” in a dark cell and later found a noose under Epstein’s mattress, according to the Times.
Tartaglione said he reported both incidents to prison guards, but they did not take him seriously. Another inmate, Peter Bright, confirmed that Tartaglione told him about these attempts shortly after Epstein’s death.
On July 22, less than three weeks before Epstein was found dead, Tartaglione found him lying motionless on the cell floor with an orange cloth noose around his neck.
Epstein initially told corrections officers that his roommate had tried to hurt him. However, an internal prison investigation cleared Tartaglione of any involvement.
When Epstein was found dead on the morning of August 10, his cell contained various items of clothing he should not have had, including several nooses and strips of orange fabric that could be used to make a noose.
