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Reports: Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself with bed sheet

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Posted at 6:17 PM, Aug 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-13 04:21:08-04

The New York Post is reporting, Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself using a bed sheet secured to the top of a bunk bed.

The 66-year-old was unresponsive when he was found inside his federal prison cell Saturday morning.

The New York City Medical Examiner says an autopsy was completed, but more information is needed before determining his official cause of death.

Meanwhile U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is promising to go after anyone who conspired with Epstein.

Another major development, NBC News is reporting FBI agents are now searching Jeffrey Epstein's home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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