Jeffrey Epstein boasted about celeb friends, said 'I am not suicidal': FBI records
Records revealed that Epstein even told a jailhouse psychologist that "being alive is fun."
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Ever since the body of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was discovered in his New York jail cell in 2019, speculation has been rife that he was permanently silenced to protect wealthy men who might be implicated in his vile machinations.
New Federal Bureau of Prisons records obtained by The New York Times in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit indicate that the hedge fund manager had no intention of topping himself.
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Epstein, 66, was found dead on Aug. 10, 2019 at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center where he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Records revealed that Epstein even told a jailhouse psychologist that “being alive is fun.”
One psychologist wrote after a July 9 suicide risk evaluation that “Epstein adamantly denied any suicidal ideation, intention or plan. He was future-oriented.”
After his bid for a single cell was torpedoed, the psychologist reported: “(He) was smirking and said, ‘Why would you ever think I would be suicidal? I am not suicidal and I would never be.’”
Epstein told staff that he was Jewish and suicide was against his religion — besides, he was optimistic that he would get off.
“He lives for and plans to finish this case and to go back to his normal life,” the psychologist wrote after a July 23 meeting with the pervert.
But he may have been showing a different face to the psychologists than his fellow jailbirds. He was under psychological observation in which fellow inmates keep an eye on a prisoner’s moods and behaviours.
One inmate wrote on July 29: “Epstein is sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in the palm of his hands.”
Others claimed the financier would pace his cell in the middle of the night and seemed to have trouble sleeping, the Times reported. Epstein also complained about the running toilet in his cell and that he was dehydrated.
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According to The Times, Epstein boasted about his friendships and socializing with celebrities and frolicking with escorts.
“Epstein and I are talking about the escort business,” an inmate noted, before writing an hour later, “Epstein and I are talking about arbitrage.” Then, “Epstein is talking about celebs he knows.”
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