The shadow surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s death refuses to dissipate. Nearly five years after the disgraced financier was found dead in a Manhattan correctional facility, his former confidante and partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, has once again reignited speculation by declaring that she does not believe Epstein committed suicide. Speaking in a Department of Justice (DOJ) interview conducted last month, the transcript of which was released on August 22, Maxwell offered her perspective on Epstein’s demise, the swirling conspiracy theories, and persistent claims about a so-called ‘client list’ that some allege implicates powerful individuals across politics, business, and entertainment.

Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in trafficking women-including a minor-to Epstein, made her views clear when asked about the official account of his death. “I do not believe he died by suicide, no,” she told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during questioning. Her statement puts her in alignment with a significant portion of the American public that remains skeptical of the government’s narrative surrounding Epstein’s death.

At the same time, Maxwell rejected the notion that Epstein was eliminated in an external “hit” ordered by powerful outsiders intent on silencing him. Instead, she suggested that if foul play was involved, it would likely have come from inside the prison system. “If it is indeed murder, I believe it was an internal situation,” she remarked.

Her words once again highlight the extraordinary circumstances of Epstein’s death in 2019, which occurred while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Officially, the cause was ruled a suicide by hanging. Yet the........

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