FBI to release Epstein video that proves how he died 'clear as day'

Daily Mirror

5 days ago

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino says the tape will definitively show the disgraced financier died by suicide without outside involvement, amid theories he was murdered in a New York prison
Footage proving Prince Andrew's paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein took his own life is to be released by the FBI.
Deputy Director Dan Bongino says the tape will definitively show the disgraced financier died by suicide without outside involvement. Ever since Epstein's death in August 2019, conspiracy theorists have peddled stories that the disgraced Wall Street financier was murdered while he awaited trial on child sex offences.
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They believe he was killed to silence him from speaking about what he knows of the world 's rich and powerful men. But the video, which was recorded inside the Metropolitan Correctional Centre (MCC) in New York, where he was being held, is now set for release.
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It is currently being enhanced for clarity and will be published alongside the unedited original. According to Bongino, the footage will show Epstein was entirely alone in the cell bay where he was later found dead in August 2019.
'There is significant public interest,' he said. 'I'm just telling you what we see in the file. I just want to be crystal clear on this. I am not asking anyone to believe me. I'm telling you what's there and what isn't right. There is nothing in the file at this point on the Epstein case, and there's going to be a disclosure on this coming shortly.
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'Not a video of him killing him. Not the actual act, but the entire MCC Bay, there was not only one camera. There were others. We are working on cleaning it up to make sure you have an enhanced. And we're going to give the original. So you don't think there were any shenanigans. You're going to see there's no one there but him. There's just nobody there.
'So I say to people, if you have a tip, let us know. But there's no DNA, there's no audio, there's no fingerprints, there's no suspects, there's no accomplices, there's no tips. There is nothing. If you have it, I'm happy to see it. The video is clear as day. He's the only person in there and the only person coming out. You can see it.'
Epstein, 66, was awaiting trial on multiple federal charges of sex trafficking involving underage girls at the time of his death on August 10, 2019. He had previously been convicted in 2008 of soliciting prostitution from a minor, but avoided federal charges under a controversial plea deal in Florida. His arrest in 2019 reignited public outrage and exposed a sprawling network of powerful individuals who had maintained ties with the financier over the years.
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One of those ties led directly to Buckingham Palace. Epstein's long-standing friendship with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, came under intense scrutiny after one of the American's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, alleged she was trafficked to the royal when she was 17.
Prince Andrew denied the allegations, but the fallout led to his removal from public royal duties and a financial settlement with Giuffre after she sued him in a US civil case.
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The mysterious circumstances of Epstein's death - he was found hanging in his cell just weeks after surviving a previous reported suicide attempt, and amid alleged failures by prison staff - have fueled widespread conspiracy theories.
Critics questioned the conveniently malfunctioning cameras, sleeping guards, and missing cellmate at the time. High-profile figures, including politicians, celebrities, and conspiracy theorists, have long speculated that Epstein was murdered to silence him and protect powerful associates.
But Bongino says the footage will leave no room for doubt. His comments represent the most direct effort yet by US law enforcement official to push back against years of speculation and online conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein's death.
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The FBI's decision to publicly release the surveillance video marks a rare move in a high-profile investigation, aimed at restoring public trust and closing a chapter of doubt that has persisted since the day Epstein died.
No exact date for the release has been announced, but Bongino emphasised that the delay stems from technical work to improve the video's clarity, not any attempt to obscure details.
'We want to make sure when it's out, it's out in full,' he said.