On the morning of August 10, 2019, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan descended into chaos after staff discovered Jeffrey Epstein unresponsive in his cell. According to reports and official investigations, the scene was mishandled from the start. Epstein was found around 6:30 a.m., but guards and supervisors failed to immediately secure the area or preserve it as a potential crime scene. Photos later released showed the cell cluttered with bedsheets, food containers, and scattered belongings—contradicting federal policy requiring an untouched environment until investigators arrive. Epstein’s body was removed before the FBI and NYPD crime-scene units reached the facility, and staff failed to photograph or log key evidence. The first FBI agents didn’t arrive until early afternoon, leaving nearly seven hours unaccounted for.


Meanwhile, two correctional officers assigned to check on Epstein every 30 minutes were later found to have fallen asleep and falsified records to cover up their negligence. Two of the surveillance cameras outside Epstein’s cell malfunctioned that night, and another had corrupted footage, leaving major gaps in the timeline. A 2023 Department of Justice Inspector General report described “serious systemic failures,” citing understaffing, disorganization, and incompetence at nearly every level of the jail. Combined with the delayed emergency response and mishandled evidence, the confusion at MCC that morning has remained central to public skepticism about Epstein’s official cause of death.



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