Epstein dies by apparent suicide in jail: report

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls, reportedly died Friday night by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell.

ABC News reported Saturday morning that Epstein, 66, had committed suicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center overnight, though no other information was immediately available.

ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Jeffrey Epstein commits suicide overnight in his jail cell, officials tell @ABC News. https://t.co/Co4vIMzfHW

— ABC News (@ABC) August 10, 2019

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