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Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, True Crime, Crime, US News, True Life, Real Life
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, True Crime, Crime, US News, True Life, Real Life
Questions have once again been raised this week over convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, following the release of footage filmed from outside his prison cell in response to another 'missing minute' clip.
For those in need of a reminder, the former financier was arrested in 2016 on federal charges of sex trafficking minors along with the help of a number of elite socialites, namely Ghislaine Maxwell.
However, Epstein never made it to trial, dying by suicide in his prison cell in 2019, with medical examiners ruling that he'd hung himself. His lawyers later refuted these claims, sparking a horde of disturbing conspiracy theories surrounding the nature of his death, much of which links to a hotly-debated video clip.
In the weeks following his suicide, footage recorded from outside of the paedophile's Metropolitan Correctional Center block on the evening of seems to show a 'missing minute' just before midnight.
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The clip formed part of the horde of records and clips documenting Epstein's abuse, much of which would have been used in his upcoming conviction, had he not ended his own life beforehand.
Unsurprisingly, the unexplained gap sparked mass outrage among long-term followers of the abuser's case at the time, who became convinced that his suicide was part of a political cover-up.
More specifically, this speculation noted the number of high-profile celebrities who had liaised with the millionaire prior to his crimes being exposed.
An alleged document known as the 'Epstein list' - which was said to have contained the names of these individuals - was used as evidence.
Others suggested Prince Andrew's known affiliation with the criminal further support the idea that Epstein had been murdered, as opposed to taking his own life, given the harm it would inflict onto the monarchy.
In the weeks following Epstein's death, when the 'missing minute' first hit headlines, Attorney General Pam Bondi attempted to shut down connections between it and these controversial conspiracies.
At the time, she claimed that the final minute of footage had been deleted by the Bureau of Prisons prior to midnight, being that these prison cameras reset each evening.
And as we say, new footage has since been released by the House Oversight Committee (on 3 Sept) in an attempt to squash these cover-up theories for good.
The clip seems to support Bondi's claims, showing the camera data switching over when the clock strikes midnight. This resulted in two pieces of footage being combined, and served to offer an explanation for the 'missing minute'.
In the new video, nothing seems to open in the surrounding area of Epstein's cell throughout the duration of the 60-second gap.
Bondi hasn't yet issued an update following the release of the footage that seems to support her original statement, but its timing has been taken to be rather suspicious, given accusations regarding President Trump's 'relationship' to the sex offender.
Though the 79-year-old has long shut down allegations of any involvement with Epstein's crimes, since returning to the White House back in January, he has been inundated with demands to release the paedophile's investigative files.