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Eugene

(61,881 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 07:23 PM Aug 2019

FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source

Source: Reuters

U.S. AUGUST 28, 2019 / 5:51 PM / UPDATED 37 MINUTES AGO

FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source

Mark Hosenball
2 MIN READ

(Reuters) - Two cameras that malfunctioned outside the jail cell where financier Jeffrey Epstein died as he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges have been sent to an FBI crime lab for examination, a law enforcement source told Reuters.

Epstein’s lawyers Reid Weingarten and Martin Weinberg told U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan on Tuesday they had doubts about the New York City chief medical examiner’s conclusion that their client killed himself.

The two cameras were within view of the Manhattan jail cell where he was found dead on Aug. 10. A source earlier told Reuters two jail guards failed to follow a procedure overnight to make separate checks on all prisoners every 30 minutes.

He had been taken off suicide watch prior to his death.

The cameras were sent to Quantico, Virginia, site of a major FBI crime lab where agents and forensic scientists analyze evidence.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein-cameras/fbi-studies-two-broken-cameras-outside-cell-where-epstein-died-source-idUSKCN1VI2LC
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FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2019 OP
"And remember: Barr is a good man to have when you need a cover-up!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #1
Dang! The truck's back door opened and the cameras plunged into the Potomac. TheBlackAdder Aug 2019 #22
And got swept into the deepest part of the sea by a once in a millennia current. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #23
Uh oh deep state! Dream Girl Aug 2019 #2
Two cameras malfunctioned? LisaL Aug 2019 #3
His first cellmate was a hulking cop charged with a quadruple murder. Kid Berwyn Aug 2019 #8
Yea, I know. LisaL Aug 2019 #13
Don't forget that the guards Bettie Aug 2019 #9
And Epstein had multiple bones in the neck broken. LisaL Aug 2019 #17
So many coincidences? Bettie Aug 2019 #30
Two guards that were suppose to be monitoring him fell asleep at the same time. triron Aug 2019 #47
It just seems like conspirators and key stone cops all around Beringia Aug 2019 #4
Those Of Us RobinA Aug 2019 #35
Especially if you're Jerry Epstein. (sarcasm) triron Aug 2019 #48
*** TWO *** Broken camera's ?! really ?! at the same time ?! .... ok uponit7771 Aug 2019 #5
Not only at the same time, but in the same small window of time. Blue_true Aug 2019 #24
+1, yep ... murder. There will be magic bullet believers with rolleye emojis coming to this thread uponit7771 Aug 2019 #31
Who Said Two? RobinA Aug 2019 #36
Normally in high security facilities, cameras in the same general location run on seperate Blue_true Aug 2019 #37
That's even worse uponit7771 Aug 2019 #40
This COVERUP will be completely UNCOVERED bluestarone Aug 2019 #6
Epstein was a high profile prisoner. lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #7
They can call me a tin foil hat all they want malaise Aug 2019 #10
Neither do I. triron Aug 2019 #12
I have tinfoil hattery so bad ... lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #14
or early deaths malaise Aug 2019 #15
Of natural causes, of course. LisaL Aug 2019 #16
Definitely malaise Aug 2019 #18
Or plutonium tea? lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #19
Most delicious. LisaL Aug 2019 #42
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #32
Coverup sure. I still believe witness protection since he was willing to tell all. LiberalArkie Aug 2019 #34
Of course we here are all shocked by this development! Amaryllis Aug 2019 #11
One broken camera might be happenstance; two *may* be coincidence... First Speaker Aug 2019 #20
I would guess that security cameras in a high security facility would never have Blue_true Aug 2019 #25
+1, two in a small time frame uponit7771 Aug 2019 #33
To lose one camera might be considered a misfortune FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #46
And more coincidences than this as well! triron Aug 2019 #56
Just a koinkadink? spanone Aug 2019 #21
'kinkakink' - well put empedocles Aug 2019 #26
mihop empedocles Aug 2019 #27
Malcolm Nance's rule... MontanaMama Aug 2019 #53
Wow that is as random as an electronic voting machine flipping a vote from D to R Blue Owl Aug 2019 #28
The more you have to rely on coincidences Rustynaerduwell Aug 2019 #29
I think rather it means the 'conspiracy theories' are probably not that. triron Aug 2019 #50
I do believe he killed himself, but paid those he needed to look the other way, be it broken Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #38
in other words not_the_one Aug 2019 #39
Yes, one could certainly call it that. He had connections and knew he would never get out Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #41
I don't. LisaL Aug 2019 #43
knr triron Aug 2019 #44
kick for visibility triron Aug 2019 #45
knr triron Aug 2019 #49
The day he was arrested I said he would never doc03 Aug 2019 #51
Just wondering OTHER than BARR who has the legal right to investigate? bluestarone Aug 2019 #52
How about NY state? triron Aug 2019 #54
I'd settle for ANYBODY NOT chosen by tRUMP or BARR! bluestarone Aug 2019 #55
So media not covering this? Why? triron Aug 2019 #57

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
3. Two cameras malfunctioned?
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 07:27 PM
Aug 2019

So far we have:
Epstein removed from suicide watch.
His roommate transferred from the cell, despite the fact that Epstein was supposed to have had a roommate.
Guards not checking on him every 30 minutes as supposed two.
And two cameras malfunctioning?
All coincidences, I am sure.

Kid Berwyn

(14,898 posts)
8. His first cellmate was a hulking cop charged with a quadruple murder.
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 07:57 PM
Aug 2019

Nicholas Tartaglione denied making the marks on Epstein’s neck when the presidents’ friend was found unresponsive in his cell the first time.

https://yonkerstimes.com/dirty-westchester-ex-cop-is-epsteins-cell-mate/

Bettie

(16,100 posts)
9. Don't forget that the guards
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 08:00 PM
Aug 2019

weren't the usual ones and both fell asleep at the very same time!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
17. And Epstein had multiple bones in the neck broken.
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 08:28 PM
Aug 2019

Which I really think isn't expected of the type of hanging he supposedly died from, where he wasn't even hanging but rather kneeling.

RobinA

(9,888 posts)
35. Those Of Us
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 10:30 PM
Aug 2019

who work for government aren’t surprised. Everything is obsolete, ancient, and broken all the time. I don’t know what happened to Epstein, but nothing that supposedly happened in that prison surprises me a bit. I’d be more surprised if they were able to pull off a conspiracy.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
24. Not only at the same time, but in the same small window of time.
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 09:38 PM
Aug 2019

Broken cameras should have been noticed on screens that earlier guards should have been watching.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
37. Normally in high security facilities, cameras in the same general location run on seperate
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 10:45 PM
Aug 2019

facilities such as power sources or have a backup power source that is redundant. To have two in the general location malfunction is pretty abnormal, but would not surprise me given the national mindset is to view prisons as dumping grounds that deserve sparse operating funding.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
7. Epstein was a high profile prisoner.
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 07:52 PM
Aug 2019


And not one but two cameras "malfunctioned"?

They're stretching credibility to the breaking point.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
14. I have tinfoil hattery so bad ...
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 08:21 PM
Aug 2019


It tells me watch some of the guards for spending beyond their means.
Or early retirement to Waikiki.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
20. One broken camera might be happenstance; two *may* be coincidence...
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 08:57 PM
Aug 2019

...but if there's a third, then it's definitely Enemy Action...

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
25. I would guess that security cameras in a high security facility would never have
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 09:41 PM
Aug 2019

the same power source or other controls. A lot more would have had to happen that just two cameras failing.

triron

(22,001 posts)
50. I think rather it means the 'conspiracy theories' are probably not that.
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 06:07 PM
Aug 2019

Epstein's lawyers are doubting suicide s well btw.

Thekaspervote

(32,762 posts)
38. I do believe he killed himself, but paid those he needed to look the other way, be it broken
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 10:46 PM
Aug 2019

Cameras or overworked guards

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
39. in other words
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 10:51 PM
Aug 2019

it was an assisted suicide. That is almost as bad as murder.

They should have to account for ALL cameras, and which ones were out, or working.

If it was just those two......

Thekaspervote

(32,762 posts)
41. Yes, one could certainly call it that. He had connections and knew he would never get out
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 11:05 PM
Aug 2019

A cool mil here...and there.

doc03

(35,332 posts)
51. The day he was arrested I said he would never
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 06:20 PM
Aug 2019

go to trail. Too many big people involved with him.

bluestarone

(16,926 posts)
52. Just wondering OTHER than BARR who has the legal right to investigate?
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 06:22 PM
Aug 2019

Do the victims lawyers are have any investigative authority here? Or will BARR fully cover this shit up?

bluestarone

(16,926 posts)
55. I'd settle for ANYBODY NOT chosen by tRUMP or BARR!
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 06:34 PM
Aug 2019

Not sure if i trust FBI on this one. I just will NOT believe the outcome UNLESS the DEM. house gets involved somehow!! Sad, but that's where i'm at! I trust only a few!!!

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