Jeffrey Epstein reportedly found injured in Manhattan jail cell

Published July 25, 2019 3:15am ET



Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was found semi-conscious in a fetal position in his jail cell, according to sources who spoke to the local NBC affiliate in New York.

Epstein, 66, who was being held in the Metropolitan Correctional Facility in New York City to await trial for alleged conspiracy and sex trafficking, bore marks on his neck, leading two sources to speculate that he may have tried to hang himself. Another source claimed that Epstein’s injuries were not serious, and were perhaps a means to secure a transfer.

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