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Epstein Made Multiple Suicide Attempts; Guards Ignored Warnings

6/16/2026

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Epstein's Suicide Attempts

The Times uncovered at least three previously unknown suicide attempts by Jeffrey Epstein in the weeks before his death.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell on August 10, 2019, with no credible homicide evidence.
Nicholas Tartaglione reported Epstein asked how to make a noose and tried tying a sheet.
Guards ignored his warnings and never placed Epstein with a cellmate despite an inmate’s plea.

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Tartaglione Testifies

New York police officer Nicholas Tartaglione testified he saw Jeffrey Epstein fashioning nooses twice before the August 10 death.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead with a noose in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell on August 10, 2019.
Tartaglione warned guards, who dismissed him, prompting an internal probe that cleared them of involvement.
Cell photographs showed prohibited linens, orange fabric strips and multiple nooses.

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Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized that investigators uncovered at least three previously unknown suicide attempts by Epstein and found no credible evidence of homicide.
Right coverage did not include the detail about the multiple prior suicide attempts or the conclusion that homicide was not supported by evidence.

History

Historical Context

The Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, opened in 1975 as the first high-rise federal jail, held detainees like John Gotti and Jeffrey Epstein in its ten self-contained units. Overcrowding reports in 2002 and a 2021 shutdown of the 233-prisoner facility highlighted longstanding supervision problems. The Epstein incident now fuels congressional calls for stricter mental-health checks.

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Epstein's Suicide Attempts

The Times uncovered at least three previously unknown suicide attempts by Jeffrey Epstein in the weeks before his death.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell on August 10, 2019, with no credible homicide evidence.
Nicholas Tartaglione reported Epstein asked how to make a noose and tried tying a sheet.
Guards ignored his warnings and never placed Epstein with a cellmate despite an inmate’s plea.

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