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Today in History: Jeffrey Epstein found dead in New York cell

8/10/2025

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On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. He was discovered hanging from his bed and was pronounced dead shortly after. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide, though his lawyers disputed this conclusion.

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On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. He was discovered hanging from his bed and was pronounced dead shortly after. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide, though his lawyers disputed this conclusion.