Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead From ‘Apparent Suicide’ in His Jail Cell: DOJ

Jeffrey Epstein is shown in this undated Florida Department of Law Enforcement photo. Florida Department of Law Enforcement/Reuters

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell early Aug. 10, the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement.

Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City at 6:30 a.m., the bureau said.