As a certain doctor used to say to his captain in the original Star Trek series, he's dead, Jim. Of course, this announcement is meant for everyone, not just those who share the captain's first name. Noted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, facing a slate of new charges, has rendered any new criminal trial moot, by apparently committing suicide while in jail. After being found unresponsive in his cell, he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In 2007, he agreed to a plea bargain under which he plead guilty to prostitution-related charges in Florida. His multi-million-dollar estate could be sued by his alleged victims.
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