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The death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has now led to a big

investigation with the main question how was he able to apparently kill himself

in federal custody we're talking about about the multimillionaire who had connections

and famous friends from Wall Street to the White House. Recently the 66 year old was accused

of sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of young girls and he was facing 45 years behind bars if found guilty.

Well now the New York Times reports he was found dead in his jail cell in New York Saturday morning.

The Times reports Epstein was recently taken off Suicide Watch less than two weeks

before this happened yet guards were still supposed to check on him every 30

minutes which may not have happened. The AP reports Attorney General William Barr is calling on the

FBI and Justice Department to find out why. In the meantime there are plenty of

conspiracy theories going around. Like some people guessing Epstein was

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