The inmate’s account has not been substantiated, but it nevertheless raises questions about Epstein’s in-custody death. Both the New York Medical Examiner and the U.S. Department of Justice concluded that Epstein died by suicide.
Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist hired by Epstein’s estate to attend the autopsy, has said he believes the injuries to Epstein were more akin to strangulation than suicide. Read More: Perversion of Justice, the Jeffrey Epstein story But the FBI report is likely to fan su ion, as the New York Post also reported on Saturday that Noel’s bank flagged a $5,000 cash deposit she made to her Chase Bank account on July 30, 2019 – a week after Epstein was found in his cell in what prison officials concluded was a suicide attempt on July 23, 2019. The official reports into that incident show that Epstein initially told prison officials that his cellmate had tried to kill him after extorting him for money.
The Post also reported that on the morning of Epstein’s death on Aug. 10, Noel searched the term “latest on Epstein in jail” twice – once at 5:42 a.m. and again at 5:52 a.m., about 40 minutes before the other guard, Michael Thomas, found Epstein.
Her bank records, which are in the files, showed that Noel received thousands of dollars in cash and Zelle payments in the months before Epstein died. She has not been charged with any crime. The Miami Herald was unsuccessful in reaching her attorney on Saturday.
Epstein’s former cellmate, Efrain Reyes, told prison officials that he told Epstein he would be safer if he paid inmates and guards for protection. Sources have told the Herald that Epstein did make protection payments.
Noel’s bank records also reveal that she was making payments on a brand new Range Rover.
But she was not asked about the cash during her DOJ interview.