The bombshell went off on Friday when New York City's Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson issued a brief statement that Jeffrey Epstein's death was caused by suicide. The New York Times followed up the next day (see "Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein") with what was clearly intended to be an atmospheric "case closed." But, as Patrick Martin argues this morning in the definitive "American media shuts down the Epstein story," the NYT story had the opposite effect:
The circumstances detailed by no less than seven reporters can be read quite differently from the conclusion drawn in the article. Perhaps Epstein was desperate to avoid his cell because he feared what was going to happen to him there. After all, he had barely escaped with his life on July 23.
Moreover, the Times reports: “Outside the meeting room, Mr. Epstein mounted a strategy to avoid being preyed upon by other inmates: He deposited money in their commissary accounts, according to a consultant who is often in the jail and speaks regularly with inmates there.” This again suggests fear on Epstein’s part of what others might do to him in prison.
Epstein’s own lawyers have indicated they do not accept the finding of suicide. “The defense team fully intends to conduct its own independent and complete investigation into the circumstances and cause of Mr. Epstein’s death,” they said in a statement. “We are not satisfied with the conclusions of the medical examiner.”
There are also reports that some jail staff members are not cooperating with the ongoing investigation into Epstein’s death.One comes away from the story with the distinct impression that Epstein wanted to live.
Even with the mainstream push to blackout the Epstein suicide saga over the weekend, I doubt the story is going away. At the very least, the Miami Herald will keep publishing. This past weekend was about crowd control. By taking a timeout after the medical examiner released her statement Friday, the corporate media cut down the audience for the Epstein story.
One glaring failure of the medical examiner's statement is that there is still no basic description of how Epstein actually killed himself. Where did he attach the bed sheet? How was his body found? Since the medical examiner does not have to make her findings public, there is no indication the public will learn how Epstein died anytime soon. Epstein's July 23 suicide attempt also remains a mystery.
Let's see an indictment of Ghislaine Maxwell. Then we'll know the U.S. Attorney is serious.
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