A little review of the incredible coincidences that led to Epstein's death by "suicide":
When Epstein was placed in the Security Housing Unit (SHU), the jail informed the Justice Department that he would have a cellmate and that a guard would look into the cell every 30 minutes. These procedures were not followed on the night he died.
On August 9, Epstein's cellmate was transferred, and no replacement was brought in.
The evening of his death, Epstein met with his lawyers, who described him as "upbeat".
CCTV footage shows that the two guards failed to perform the required institutional count at 10:00 p.m. and recorded Noel briefly walking by Epstein's cell at 10:30 p.m., the last time the guards entered the tier where his cell was located.
Through the night, in violation of the jail's normal procedure, Epstein was not checked every 30 minutes.
The two guards assigned to check his cell overnight, Noel and Michael Thomas, BOTH fell asleep at their desk for about three hours and later falsified related records.
Two cameras in front of Epstein's cell also malfunctioned that night.
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