> it would have been a hell of a lot easier to whack him before he got arrested — when he was out in the open? <
True that. But then no way could it be ruled a suicide. If Epstein had been shot down in the street, there would have been a serious, ongoing investigation. But now, it’s a “suicide”. A few guards will get punished. Case closed.
it would have been a hell of a lot easier to fake an accident in the free world than in a federal prison.