Epstein’s Cellmate Was Transferred Out Shortly Before His Death

Add another element of mystery to the mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein.

The apparent suicide of one of the most notorious criminal defendants in the country has spurred a rising tide of conspiracy theories since Epstein’s body was found in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on Saturday morning.

Now, one question arising is: Why was Epstein alone?

According to The Washington Post, which cited corrections union officials and a source familiar with the case, an inmate like Epstein – who had recently been on suicide watch – should have had a cellmate.

”But a person who had been assigned to share a cell with Epstein was transferred on Friday, and — for reasons that investigators are still exploring — he did not receive a new cellmate, the person familiar with the matter said Sunday night,” The Post reported.

“That left Epstein, who had previously been placed on suicide watch, alone and unmonitored — at least in the hours before his death — by even those officers assigned to guard him.”

There’s little question he should have at least been considered at risk.

Epstein, a high-flying figure whose friends and acquaintances included the likes of former President Bill Clinton, was facing at least 45 years in prison on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.