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Some of us said Epstein was murdered day one (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Tuesday OP
Wisdom ZDU Tuesday #1
Trump probably has Epstein's bones and gets them out for playtime at Mar-a-hideo... wcmagumba Tuesday #2
the real proof was how FAST he was offed Skittles Tuesday #3
He had cards to play. H2O Man Tuesday #7
there is no way they could have went to trial hookaleft Tuesday #26
On Bill Barr's watch? bucolic_frolic Tuesday #4
Trump won't like this one. Kingofalldems Tuesday #5
I'm not sure that whether he was or wasn't murdered even matters that much any more, Ocelot II Tuesday #6
He wouldn't have done so until AFTER the trial. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #8
One of the most high profile monsters in history moniss Tuesday #9
If the only missing minutes is that night at that time then.. yourout Tuesday #10
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (latin for "false in one thing, false in everything"). sop Tuesday #11
"The review doesn't refute the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide" Kaleva Tuesday #12
Then there's the next sentence... dpibel Tuesday #14
Still doesn't support the victory lap the OP is taking EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #18
Did they release the autopsy report? gab13by13 Tuesday #28
are jews ever autopsied? rampartd Tuesday #38
There was an autopsy of Epstein... druidity33 19 hrs ago #55
And that doesn't refute the conclusion that Epstein committed suicide Kaleva Tuesday #34
It calls it into question dpibel Yesterday #39
The OP is certain that Epstein was murdered Kaleva Yesterday #40
The OP says those claiming other than suicide were laughed at dpibel Yesterday #41
Here is what the OP said Kaleva Yesterday #42
i think that's y this scandal has such legs. mopinko Tuesday #13
And turned it into a verb...as in: Will Ghislane Maxwell be "Epsteined?" nt Wounded Bear Tuesday #15
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Tuesday #16
TRUMP'S HORNET'S NEST Jimvanhise Tuesday #17
I can tolerate coincidences, even several coincidences at once Warpy Tuesday #19
Murdered on day one AzTired64 Tuesday #20
Some of us still don't think he was Prairie Gates Tuesday #21
Of course live love laugh Tuesday #25
amazing how many have jumped off the deep end with this one cadoman Yesterday #46
Even if he wasn't murdered, radical noodle Tuesday #22
Another theory: Erotic auto-asphyxiation jmbar2 Tuesday #23
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Tuesday #24
Not by me. ananda Tuesday #27
Let me clarify, it would've been one thing if that crowd that instantly Eliot Rosewater Tuesday #29
Yes I remember a couple trolls jumped into threads Kingofalldems Tuesday #30
Happens on several issues including like I said when I said without hesitation Eliot Rosewater Tuesday #32
Epstein's brother swears he was murdered. Emile Tuesday #31
And that's what he wants to believe Kaleva Tuesday #35
In my younger days, JFK, RFK, MLK and "a few" others were murdered. Here's a list. usonian Tuesday #33
Then there's that very long list of mass shooters who have allegedly shot thrmselves Kaleva Tuesday #36
How exactly do the murder of human rights activists relate to Epstein? EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #43
Many Freepers believe Epstein was murdered Kaleva Tuesday #37
Another 20 years, and all the relevant info may finally come out Torchlight Yesterday #44
trump isn't just a pedophile predator --- he's a MURDERER Blue Owl Yesterday #45
Oh, good grief. Can we just say what we all know? hamsterjill Yesterday #47
I agree with you. people 21 hrs ago #52
I can attest that you said from day one Epstein was murdered. Your Mike 03 23 hrs ago #48
Thank you I appreciate the mature response, I just watched Epstein's brother Eliot Rosewater 20 hrs ago #53
Renowned forensic pathologist comments on the 3 broken bones in Epstein's neck republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #49
Thank you, yes he was murdered for sure. Eliot Rosewater 21 hrs ago #50
Yup republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #51
Who had him murdered? Mosby 20 hrs ago #54

ZDU

(613 posts)
1. Wisdom
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:24 PM
Tuesday

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
--Mahatma Gandhi

wcmagumba

(4,462 posts)
2. Trump probably has Epstein's bones and gets them out for playtime at Mar-a-hideo...
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:27 PM
Tuesday

On that stage with the boxes of secret documents...so much fun...

Skittles

(166,338 posts)
3. the real proof was how FAST he was offed
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:27 PM
Tuesday

that rich fuck would have seen what kind of sweet deal he could get - yup

H2O Man

(77,542 posts)
7. He had cards to play.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:42 PM
Tuesday

He understood the rules of the game he played. At first, I had no opinion, as both options seemed possible. One of the things I looked for was how Barr would react. His behavior convinced me to look closer at the possibility that Epstein was hit. It seems pretty clear when you do look closely.

hookaleft

(1,037 posts)
26. there is no way they could have went to trial
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:04 PM
Tuesday

imagine what discovery would have been like.

Ocelot II

(126,302 posts)
6. I'm not sure that whether he was or wasn't murdered even matters that much any more,
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:36 PM
Tuesday

at least as pertains to the way the story is being handled. It's all starting to look like the never-ending speculation over the JFK assassination and all the conspiracy theories that arose almost immediately afterwards when the Warren Commission was created and which concluded that Oswald acted alone. Documents relating to the assassination weren't released until 2017 (with more to come), and in the meantime the conspiracy theories exploded and haven't gone away. There are holes in the explanations of the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death as well, and the more the FBI insists he committed suicide without explaining the holes, the more their explanations will be questioned, and the conspiracy will grow. Of course this doesn't help Trump a bit - MAGA always thought of him as their hero in the fight against the Deep State, but now he is the Deep State.

moniss

(7,757 posts)
9. One of the most high profile monsters in history
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:49 PM
Tuesday

and nobody at the FBI or DOJ said "Let's be sure we have eyeballs on him 24/7 and not just cameras."? All the rest of the "circumstances" all lined up for him to "commit suicide"? Before he even got there millions were screaming about keeping a close eye on him. So despite all of the FBI agents who worked on this Bill Barr decided he needed to make a personal visit and no notes of what was said. No review of security by Barr. But I'm sure it happens all the time that the US Attorney General goes and has private talks with high profile criminals before trial.

sop

(15,328 posts)
11. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (latin for "false in one thing, false in everything").
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:08 PM
Tuesday

This legal principle holds that a witness who falsely testifies about one matter is not credible to testify about any matter. There are too many falsehoods in the government's story, their overall findings cannot be trusted.

Kaleva

(39,682 posts)
12. "The review doesn't refute the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide"
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:31 PM
Tuesday

That statement is in the article the OP provided a link to.

dpibel

(3,627 posts)
14. Then there's the next sentence...
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:07 PM
Tuesday
But it raises questions about the strength and credibility of the government's investigation, which appears to have drawn conclusions from the video that are not readily observable.

EdmondDantes_

(700 posts)
18. Still doesn't support the victory lap the OP is taking
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:50 PM
Tuesday

It also doesn't refute the autopsy or the 2023 Justice Department review. If someone is going to be telling us how wrong we were and such, it should be supported by more than this.

gab13by13

(29,065 posts)
28. Did they release the autopsy report?
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:20 PM
Tuesday

Last edited Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:50 PM - Edit history (1)

I don't believe they ever released the autopsy. It didn't say so in the link.

druidity33

(6,795 posts)
55. There was an autopsy of Epstein...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 02:34 PM
19 hrs ago

i'm not sure what you are trying to suggest here? People who die under suspicious circumstances are often autopsied.



dpibel

(3,627 posts)
39. It calls it into question
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:15 AM
Yesterday

Isn't that the point? Pretending that it's a proven fact that Epstein committed suicide may not be entirely supported by the available facts.

If, by "refute," you mean "proves beyond reasonable doubt," well...hardly anything meets that evidentiary standard.

dpibel

(3,627 posts)
41. The OP says those claiming other than suicide were laughed at
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:24 AM
Yesterday

Pretty sure that's what the OP says in actual English.

That is true.

The linked article calls the certitude that Epstein offed himself into question. And the linked article is not from a notably conspiracy-mongering source.

Kaleva

(39,682 posts)
42. Here is what the OP said
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 06:17 AM
Yesterday

“Some of us said Epstein was murdered day one”

Other then suicide, such as what you say the OP wrote , would also include accidental death or death by natural causes.

mopinko

(72,821 posts)
13. i think that's y this scandal has such legs.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:47 PM
Tuesday

i dont know anyone who thinks he killed himself.

Response to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Jimvanhise

(469 posts)
17. TRUMP'S HORNET'S NEST
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:34 PM
Tuesday

Trump's attempts to make this go away just makes it more suspicious. If an investigation into Epstein's death is opened, Trump will really have a meltdown even though one would think I'd like to see that done to insure that he is cleared of any involvement.

Warpy

(113,745 posts)
19. I can tolerate coincidences, even several coincidences at once
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:51 PM
Tuesday

but the number of coincidences that had to stack up to add up to suicide in his case completely beggar the imagination. The only way they could have made this one convincing to me is if they'd pulled his pants down around his ankles and posed his hands in front. Autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong might have been believable. A suicide consistent with his imjuries in a cell specifically designed to prevent them was not.

IMO, that cat got whacked. Not sure by whom or how, but enough people wanted him shut up and permanently disappeared to fund, plan, and finish the job.

AzTired64

(28 posts)
20. Murdered on day one
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:52 PM
Tuesday

I worked in AZ DOC for 20 years, been on a few suicide watches. For the amount of things to go wrong that went wrong for him to hang himself blow the odds.

1) Should have been in a bunny suit(to light weight to make a noose to chock yourself out)
2) Should have had a suicide blanket(almost impossible to tear and make into a noose). It can be torn, but NOT quickly.
3) CO are monitoring under camera.
4 Sgt. is suppose to note on a suicide log at least 4 times during an 8 hour shift that he made a visual inspection of the watch cell.

I call BS

cadoman

(1,545 posts)
46. amazing how many have jumped off the deep end with this one
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:03 AM
Yesterday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein

Not a single reputable news source claims he was murdered. There is no credible evidence he was murdered.

If OP cannot post evidence of the murder, this thread should be locked.

If I do not see a response from a credible source I will be forced to Alert the thread.

radical noodle

(10,305 posts)
22. Even if he wasn't murdered,
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:55 PM
Tuesday

they knew he was suicidal and they made it easy for him to do it, unimpeded. How much easier that no one had to dirty their hands and take a chance of being caught.

Response to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Eliot Rosewater

(33,268 posts)
29. Let me clarify, it would've been one thing if that crowd that instantly
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:23 PM
Tuesday

Argues with some of us about some of these things like this or the other day when I said maga piece of shit Ellison is going to control Paramount CBS and I was quickly told by someone that he had such a small financial interest in the merger that he couldn’t possibly be in charge, that turned out to be wrong.

My point being it’s one thing to say “well you might be right that he was murdered but I disagree with you“ but that’s not what the folks did, they laughed and said how foolish we were and called us conspiracy theorists.

Does this prove beyond any doubt he was murdered, no. Does it leave room for doubt about what happened, obviously.

I would never phrase it like I did had I not been made fun of when I said he was murdered, and it’s true that I have no doubt then or now that he was murdered. Obviously for now that’s just my opinion.

Kingofalldems

(39,747 posts)
30. Yes I remember a couple trolls jumped into threads
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:26 PM
Tuesday

exclaiming 'no way, you don't know what you are talking about'.

I remember it well. He was murdered IMO.

Eliot Rosewater

(33,268 posts)
32. Happens on several issues including like I said when I said without hesitation
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:55 PM
Tuesday

Ellison would run CBS Paramount and it would become a maga fascist operation, instantly someone came on to educate me about how little ownership he had and I even deferred to them and said well I guess if that’s correct I would be wrong and then of course I did some research.

I remember being scolded for calling Trump a traitor and a Nazi in 2016 or 2017.

Several people said I obviously did not understand the word “treason“ because since we were not in a war blah blah blah, it’s more nuance than that but I guess my reputation precedes me because I’m that guy that will not let go of the nose holders.

Kaleva

(39,682 posts)
35. And that's what he wants to believe
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:35 PM
Tuesday

Which is about all that the brother’s statement tells us.

usonian

(19,374 posts)
33. In my younger days, JFK, RFK, MLK and "a few" others were murdered. Here's a list.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:06 PM
Tuesday
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinated_human_rights_activists

TOO LONG TO POST.

There will be a quiz.


Consider me skeptical of ANY so-called suicide.



Kaleva

(39,682 posts)
36. Then there's that very long list of mass shooters who have allegedly shot thrmselves
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:41 PM
Tuesday

Are you skeptical of those suicides?

EdmondDantes_

(700 posts)
43. How exactly do the murder of human rights activists relate to Epstein?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:30 AM
Yesterday

Weird comparison given Epstein was a human rights abuser and was facing life in prison.

Not so fun facts. There were 22,830 murders in the US in 2023. On the other hand there were over 49,000 suicides in 2023. Suggests you should be more skeptical of murder given it's less common.

https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/data.html

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm



Kaleva

(39,682 posts)
37. Many Freepers believe Epstein was murdered
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:43 PM
Tuesday

But they believe it was the Clintons or the Deep State that committed the crime.

Torchlight

(5,199 posts)
44. Another 20 years, and all the relevant info may finally come out
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:02 AM
Yesterday

Until then, I'll give both prophets and sealions their full due. I presume he killed himself. I presume he was in cahoots with a lot of big name degenerates, trump being one. I'll presume something of consequence happens one day. That's all I've got.

hamsterjill

(16,153 posts)
47. Oh, good grief. Can we just say what we all know?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:23 AM
Yesterday

Of course, he was murdered.

Of course, Trump is guilty of having sex with young girls.

There. Put some common sense back into the equation. Now, can we go forward with convicting those responsible? Somebody knows SOMETHING and could be made to talk if the stakes were high enough.

Enough with all of the bullshit.

Mike 03

(18,643 posts)
48. I can attest that you said from day one Epstein was murdered. Your
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:43 AM
23 hrs ago

posts were very memorable.

I didn't laugh at them; I simply disagreed with your conclusion.

Eliot Rosewater

(33,268 posts)
53. Thank you I appreciate the mature response, I just watched Epstein's brother
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:21 PM
20 hrs ago

BBC interview say very simply that it was not a suicide.

And one of the responses here links to the renowned criminal pathologist autopsy guy saying in all the suicidal neck hangings he’s looked at never once has he seen those three bones broken. And then of course there is still missing jail tape etc.

And the brand new CBS report saying major discrepancies etc., I guess maga Paramount owner Ellison hasn’t gotten control yet because soon we won’t be able to trust anything on CBS.

But thank you again for your adult response, others could learn from you.

Eliot Rosewater

(33,268 posts)
50. Thank you, yes he was murdered for sure.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:32 PM
21 hrs ago

Same as the 2024 election was rigged presumably by musk and his team, it’s very obvious when people watch the now three parts on YouTube on the Christopher Titus page.

Mosby

(18,812 posts)
54. Who had him murdered?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:22 PM
20 hrs ago

You all understand what the conspiracy theory entails? It's quite similar to the antisemitic qanon conspiracy theories.

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