Posted on 03/21/2026 6:40:23 PM PDT by Libloather
A newly revealed surveillance video from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death shows the prison guards casually milling about only a few feet from the cell where he killed himself.
Correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas are seen lounging in front of the officer station in the Special Housing Unit of Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center at around 3:15 a.m., both writing on a piece of paper, walking back and forth and talking on the phone — instead of conducting the mandatory 3 a.m. rounds, according to video unearthed in the trove of DOJ documents recently released.
Epstein was just a few feet away — the first cell on the block, just down a short set of stairs behind the officer station of the ninth floor L tier wing, according to schematics of the prison.
The sex predator is believed to have killed himself sometime between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 9 — the last time Noel, who was working a double shift, checked on inmates — and 6:30 a.m. Aug. 10, when Noel and Thomas discovered his lifeless body while serving breakfast to inmates, according to the Department of Justice.
The guards apparently ignored the bright-orange warnings and reminders that the officer in charge of the Special Housing Unit had plastered on their computers.
The notes reminded everyone that Epstein was fresh off suicide watch, needed a bunkmate at all times, and regular check-ins, the DOJ documents reveal.
“Manadatory [sic] rounds must be conducted every 30 minutes on Epstein, as per God!!!” read one order.
The SHU boss, Lt. Roberto Grijalva, later told DOJ investigators, “I put it next to the computer. It was just something between us, that said, make sure rounds are conducted and he has a bunkie at all times. It’s bright orange paper and black lettering.”
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Here we go -
Epstein prison guard will testify before Congress one way or another: ‘If she doesn’t, I’ll subpoena her’
another new video? amazing considering all the cameras were broken.
Prison guards not following procedure? Who would have thunk it?
One guard just out of camera view.
“milling about”...
They wanted to watch it happen... but at the same time, didn’t want to be considered “Witnesses”
NOT shocking!
Untouchable. “Look for the Union label.”
Mandatory rounds? Are you kidding me?...these guys sleep on duty for 8 hours.
We were told they were asleep.
“Mandatory rounds? Are you kidding me?...these guys sleep on duty for 8 hours.”
Just what I was thinking. Before Epstein “suicided” himself, the news networks made this place out to be a well-run, efficient, super-secure operation. It turns out to be something Barney Fife would be ashamed to be associated with.
They need to be asked about all those documents they shredded.
I’m not even slightly shocked. If I were in her position, I’d do some subtle digging too...BFD case against “Curious Guard” will go nowhere, though she may be escorted out the door.
Halfway decent lawyer can make quick work of this.
No. They were told they were asleep.
Patel and Bongeno said so.
Wasn’t that guy following Seth Rich too?
No he didn’t kill himself. Max security prison bedsheets are made of fibrous PAPER and CANNOT be formed into a noose as they depict. Look it up folks.
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