In a stunning development from her Florida prison cell, Ghislaine Maxwell has made the incendiary claim that her former associate, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was "assassinated" and did not commit suicide.
The British socialite, serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein's abuse ring, has laid out her allegations in a series of handwritten letters. She vehemently disputes the official narrative that Epstein took his own life while awaiting trial in a Manhattan jail in 2019.
The Heart of the Allegation
Maxwell's central claim is that powerful individuals had a motive to ensure Epstein never testified. "I believe that he was assassinated," she wrote. "There was no suicide. It's so obvious that he was killed. I was there. I know what happened."
She further posits that his death was a meticulously planned operation, stating, "Someone was paid to do it, and it was done." The letters suggest a wide-reaching cover-up, implicating the very systems meant to uphold justice.
Pointing Fingers at the FBI and US Government
Maxwell does not shy away from accusing high-level institutions. She directly questions the FBI's handling of the case and implies a level of complicity or incompetence from the US government.
"Why would the US government… not want to have a trial? To not have him name names, to not have him reveal what he knew?" she asks, framing his death as a convenient silencing of a man who held damaging secrets about powerful figures.
A Voice from Solitary Confinement
These revelations emerge as Maxwell continues to be held under a severely restrictive regime. She claims to be under 24-hour surveillance, even while sleeping, and alleges her food is routinely "tampered with." This environment, she suggests, is part of an ongoing effort to discredit and silence her, reinforcing her fears that she could share Epstein's fate.
The decision to put her claims in writing, she says, is a deliberate act to create a permanent record, ensuring her version of events cannot be easily erased or dismissed.
The Ongoing Mystery
Jeffrey Epstein's death was officially ruled a suicide by the New York City medical examiner's office. However, this conclusion has been the subject of intense speculation and conspiracy theories due to Epstein's wealth and the influential circles he moved in.
Maxwell's first-hand account, coming from a central figure in the scandal, is certain to fuel further scrutiny and demand for answers regarding the true circumstances of one of the most infamous deaths in modern history.
