Prosecutors revealed Wednesday that surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein’s cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his suicide attempt has gone missing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Swergold acknowledged during a hearing in White Plains District Court that nobody could find the footage of the outside of the cell the multimillionaire pedophile shared with accused quadruple murderer Nick Tartaglione. A former Briarcliff Manor cop, Tartaglione faces the death penalty for the alleged murders in a drug deal gone wrong.
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An attorney for Tartaglione, Bruce Barket, confirmed the astounding revelation that the footage was not protected. The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office refused to comment.
Barket indicated that Tartaglione’s attorneys filed a request for the footage to be held two days after Epstein’s unsuccessful suicide attempt on July 23. Barket said:
“It is on the surface troubling. I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve found out more details.”
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Judge Kenneth Karas asked the government to look further into what happened to the footage, which was relevant to Tartaglione’s defense because it is potentially evidence of the ex-cop’s good character. If Tartaglione is found guilty and reaches the death penalty phase, the Epstein incident could be evidence showing why he doesn’t deserve to die.
Tartaglione claimed to have saved Epstein’s life after the pedophile perv tried to hang himself. Epstein reportedly claimed that Tartaglione attacked him.
Two weeks later, on August 10, Epstein allegedly hanged himself in a different cell while awaiting trial for sex trafficking of underage girls. Barket stated that Tartaglione has not yet been questioned about Epstein’s suicide. Multiple probes are underway about how Epstein managed to kill himself in the federal lock up.
Two correctional officers have been charged with ignoring their duties and falsifying records on the night of Epstein’s death.
