Epstein «body swap» theory resurfaces
After the leak of millions of pages of U.S. Department of Justice documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case, a conspiracy theory has resurfaced online that the financier was secretly removed from prison before his death.
Apr 24, 2026 0
An anonymous post detailed Epstein«s cell conditions shortly before his death was reported.
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Jeffrey Epstein, accused of human trafficking, died in August 2019 at a detention center in New York. The official cause was suicide, but many do not believe it.
Citibank responded to a subpoena requesting financial records for a social media account.
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The new speculation was sparked by an anonymous social media post published an hour before the media reported Epstein«s death. The post claimed that «suspicious activity» was observed at the prison and that the financier was taken out alive.
Prosecutor Geoffrey Berman initiated legal proceedings following the anonymous social media post.
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According to the released documents, in response to a subpoena, Citibank provided financial records related to the account from which the post was made. Online users speculated that the publication was tied to Roberto Grijalva, a prison employee at the time.
The anonymous message itself detailed how Epstein was taken out in a wheelchair, and an unmarked vehicle entered the grounds. Guards were reportedly bewildered by what was happening.
Official reviews concluded that Epstein died by suicide in his prison cell.
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After this post, prosecutor Geoffrey Berman initiated legal proceedings and requested data from companies such as Apple, AT&T, and Citibank to identify the author of the post.
Official investigations have repeatedly dismissed the «body swap» theory. The conclusions state that Epstein died by suicide, caused by guard negligence and procedural failures, including falsified logs and non-functional cameras.
Nevertheless, conspiracy theories persist, partly due to the circumstances of Epstein«s death and his lenient sentence in 2008. The new document leak has only fueled speculation, although no evidence of a swap has been found.
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