Jeffrey Epstein's Death: A Timeline of His Final Weeks
In the weeks before his much-discussed death, accused sex trafficker Epstein was having trouble adjusting to his prison surroundings.
www.biography.comEpstein's death on August 10, 2019, and was pronounced dead at the early hours. He was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center after held on sex-related charges. A suicide by hanging was the determination, though surrounding factors—slated rounds not performed and faulty surveillance cameras—prompted ongoing scrutiny. Case reviews by the FBI and DOJ Inspector General were conducted, with dissenters challenging the ME’s conclusion and Epstein's lawyers seeking independent analyses. Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was jailed on sex-trafficking charges at the time of his death, and the incident intensified public and political attention on prison handling.