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Newly released Department of Justice documents show that investigators reviewing surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death observed an orange-colored shape moving up a staircase toward the isolated, locked tier where his cell was located at approximately 10:39 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2019.

That entry in an observation log of the video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center appears to suggest something previously unreported by authorities: "A flash of orange looks to be going up the L Tier stairs — could possibly be an inmate escorted up to that Tier."

It also appears, according to an FBI memorandum, that reviews by investigators led to disparate conclusions by the FBI and those examining the same video from the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Dudes living his best life I tela vive.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

It was netandyahoo breaking his nasty out to take him back to Israel to play fortnite.

[–] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The deleted two minutes was him being escorted out of the cell by Bill Barr and Mossad agents to go live back in Israel

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Or a Mossad agent coming to execute him in his cell.

[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

His fortnite account purchased a battlepass the month after he died. A rocketleague account with the same username has been active even more recently

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

He could’ve been sharing that account with a friend or family.

If someone had spotted him in Israel that’d be one thing, but activity on accounts is not great evidence on its own.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Whenever murky circumstances cause conspiracies, I like XKCDs approach.

What we see in that screenshot is an assassin hired by the elites, headed to make sure Epstein stays silent for good. With the cameras deactivated, it should've been a simple ordeal, but upon arrival it turned out he had already hung himself.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Ghislain was his handler. If anything she’d be in more danger. Wonder why she hasn’t been pushed out a window yet.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Guessing she simply was and is herself - fundamentally, permanently easier to "handle" (manipulate, etc.).

Behind the Bastards episodes on her father really tell a tale for how a ruined psyche like hers would (did) get started. (It's a lotta episodes about not-her, to be clear, so don't dive in with the wrong idea)

I'm not humanizing that ghoul though, just offering an explanation for why still alive. No matter what led her there, there is exactly zero rehabilitation or sympathy possible as far as I'm concerned.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

But she's being controlled by the globalist ****** (substitute that for any slur. My choice is "Svenskefaen"), trying to distract us from big farma putting nutrients in our food.

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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 33 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

an orange colored shape

Hmmmm…

[–] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago

Walking up the stairs. Nope.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 14 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

All it took was an offer of "All the lasagne you can eat".

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 1 points 20 minutes ago

That's a very good point. Heathcliffe is far better armed.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Garfield is so funny someone should make a movie about him

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Could you fucking imagine?!

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

He'd make a horrible assassin. The smell and crinkle of his diaper would give it away.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 14 hours ago

The smell knocks you out. Then he can try to strangle you with his tiny hands.

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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 70 points 18 hours ago (8 children)

Everybody knows Epstein didn't kill himself. But did he die at all? Or was he smuggled out?

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 53 points 18 hours ago (18 children)

Can never rule out the christofacists being stupid on a completely unfathomable level but:

  1. Other documents have raised question over whether the ligature markings on his neck even match the noose he was found in. This strongly suggests a real-ish autopsy was conducted rather than a fake one. And, contrary to what Swordfish taught us, it is REALLY hard to make a body double that would stand up to that level of scrutiny 2.epstein's entire schtick was power and manipulation of some of the most influential people on the planet. He would not be quietly sitting in a hotel room in an embassy or whatever for years
  2. Much like with all the "trump stole the election" conspiracy theories, NOTHING has actually leaked out regarding this. Which violates the first rule of conspiracies.
  3. epstein was, allegedly, killed to silence him. And all the people who would be involved in a secret extraction to this level are the kind of people who would likely have wanted to silence epstein in the first place. Why keep him alive? ESPECIALLY if his legion of rapeable children aren't around?

Odds are VERY good he was murdered. At most, one could maybe argue that he was spirited away only to be killed elsewhere so he wouldn't talk. But at that point... why not just kill him in his cell?

I'll also add on: epstein's death is one of those focal points for this "scandal". It is also the safest to manufacture easily refutable conspiracy over. So be very careful of over-fixating. I mean... just look at 9-11. All the idiots insist "jet fuel can't melt steel beams!" and we all mock them for it. But it did a great job of distracting the public as a whole from questions of how preventable it was and who actually bankrolled it.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 27 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

There are two theories beginning to appear everywhere right now: that Epstein worked for Russia and that Epstein is still alive. Both smell very much like deliberate attempts to muddy the waters and confuse people into giving up on the truth. We shouldn't let ourselves be distracted. Epstein is almost certainly dead and probably worked for Mossad, perhaps with some freelance blackmail for others too. And the main issue now is to get the rest of the files released and unredact the names and crimes of the perpetrators whom Trump's DOJ is determined to protect.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget the billions of dollars that went missing on 9/11 that were never recovered and barely reported on.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

WTC 7 held a SEC storage area that had the majority of the Enron documents in it. They were, of course, destroyed. What a happy coincidence.

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 26 points 18 hours ago

I want to know why money was moved from his estate to one of his accounts after his death and who withdrew that money/was using it for expenses. Fishy AF

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Even if he were smuggled out, he's dead now

The rich and powerful want him dead so he can't roll on them. Nirmak people want him dead because he's a monster. No one in the world wanrs him still alive

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago

Normal but too fast

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 22 points 18 hours ago

If he'd still be alive that would be the absolute cherry on top of this crap cake.

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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 39 points 18 hours ago (20 children)

I don’t really like conspiracy theories in general. But it the Panama Papers and Epstein files have taught me anything is that there are indeed a bunch of nefarious conspiracies going on.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 10 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Faking the moon landing and flat eartherism are conspiracy theories.

Acknowledging that the global elite are depraved pedophiles who create global catastrophes just to profit off the chaos and misery, just means you accept reality.

If anything, the Epstein emails showed me that I wasn't cynical enough... and I thought I was pretty cynical.

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 hours ago

The annoying thing is conspiracy just means a multiple people orchestrating crimes together, conspiring with each other.

But the word conspiracy also means a fake conspiracy, which is a real "inflammable means flammable" type situation.

I've often heard that the delegitamizing of the idea of conspiracies is itself a conspiracy to get people to think conspiracies don't happen, which I fully believe.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago

The cover up of the files is what a real conspiracy looks like. There is overwhelming evidence that powerful people are intentionally suppressing.

No need to make wild conspiracy theories when literally everything about this is a fucking conspiracy.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Hasn't it been proven that video footage isn't even by his cell? And possibly not on the correct date either ?

Because the stair way is different than the photos posted of evidence.

And the area was partially repainted before the death and finished after. And the video shows the painting finished.

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