{"id":2477885,"date":"2025-08-23T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-airs-epstein-death-theory-to-doj-says-of-course-murder-is-possible-but-not-likely\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:10:46","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-airs-epstein-death-theory-to-doj-says-of-course-murder-is-possible-but-not-likely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-airs-epstein-death-theory-to-doj-says-of-course-murder-is-possible-but-not-likely\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell Airs Epstein Death Theory to DOJ, Says &#8216;Of Course&#8217; Murder Is &#8216;Possible&#8217; But Not Likely"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fghislaine-maxwell-airs-epstein-death-theory-to-doj-says-of-course-murder-is-possible-but-not-likely%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2477885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ghislaine Maxwell, in her Department of Justice interview, expressed disbelief that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. She suggested that if Epstein&#8217;s death was murder, it likely resulted from mismanagement within the Bureau of Prisons rather than an external directive. Maxwell mentioned that prison violence coudl be bought cheaply by inmates, but she did not believe anyone outside the prison wanted Epstein dead too silence him. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-reacts-to-trump-musk-feud-in-real-time-with-joe-rogan\/\" title=\"Kash Patel reacts to Trump-Musk feud in real time with Joe Rogan\">dismissed conspiracy theories<\/a> about blackmail and said that if someone truly wanted Epstein dead, opportunities existed before he was incarcerated. The DOJ released the full transcript of Maxwell&#8217;s interview, which was conducted in July 2025. There remain controversies surrounding Epstein&#8217;s death,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including disputed autopsy results<\/a>,malfunctioning jail cameras,and guards&#8217; alleged misconduct. The DOJ maintains Epstein died by suicide, though some evidence, such as missing video footage and altered metadata, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-videos-of-trump-shooter-explosion-raise-unanswered-questions-for-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Watch: Videos of Trump Shooter Explosion Raise Unanswered Questions for Mainstream Media\">raise unanswered questions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ghislaine Maxwell does not believe Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide, according to her Department of Justice (DOJ) interview.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche she doesn&rsquo;t believe anybody outside the prison directed his murder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/storage\/audio-files\/Interview%20Transcript\/Interview%20Transcript%20-%20Maxwell%202025.07.24-cft%20(Redacted).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suggesting<\/a> instead his death resulted from Bureau of Prisons (BOP) mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In prison, where I am, they will kill you or they will pay &mdash; somebody can pay a prisoner to kill you for $25 worth of commissary,&rdquo; Maxwell said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s about the going rate for a hit with a lock today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blanche asked if there was anybody &ldquo;who wanted him [Epstein] dead so badly&rdquo; that they would have &ldquo;caused him to be killed on the inside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s &mdash; I don&rsquo;t see that,&rdquo; Maxwell replied. &ldquo;I think, is it possible? Of course it&rsquo;s possible. But I don&rsquo;t know of any reason why, and I don&rsquo;t believe in the blackmail or in any of this, I don&rsquo;t think Epstein had a hit on like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it is indeed murder, I believe it was an internal situation,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  The DOJ has released its interview with Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Except for the names of victims, every word is included,&rdquo; Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated. &ldquo;Nothing removed. Nothing hidden.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RS8BV8jpFR\">https:\/\/t.co\/RS8BV8jpFR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ixnWXK7q0D\">pic.twitter.com\/ixnWXK7q0D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1958971968503652518?\">August 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maxwell didn&rsquo;t believe anybody killed Epstein to silence him, stating that was &ldquo;just part of the story that&rsquo;s been created that started back in 2008, &rsquo;09.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also think it&rsquo;s ludicrous, because if that &mdash; I also happen to think if that is what they wanted, they would&rsquo;ve had plenty of opportunity when he wasn&rsquo;t in jail,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;And if they were worried about blackmail or anything from him, he would&rsquo;ve been a very easy target.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ released the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/maxwell-interview\">interview<\/a> with Maxwell, which Blanche conducted on July 24 and July 25, on its website Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein&rsquo;s brother hired a forensic pathologist in 2019 who disputed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laundrie-family-cancels-press-conference-following-fbi-raid\/\" title=\"Laundrie Family Cancels Press Conference Following FBI Raid\">official autopsy<\/a>, claiming &ldquo;the evidence points to homicide rather than suicide,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/30\/nyregion\/jeffrey-epstein-homicide-autopsy-michael-baden.html\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Video evidence from the Special Housing Unit (SHU) where Epstein&rsquo;s cell was located is only available from one camera due to a malfunction with the recording system, according to a June 2023 DOJ Inspector General&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/23-085.pdf\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two jail guards working the night Epstein died were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/19\/nyregion\/epstein-prison-guards-arrested.html\">charged<\/a> in 2020 for stating in records they made rounds to check on inmates when they had not.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ released over ten hours of &ldquo;raw&rdquo; footage from the night Epstein died in its July <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1407001\/dl?inline\">memo<\/a>, which stated he died by suicide and had no client list.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&rsquo;s video was missing around a minute, which Attorney General Pam Bondi attributed to old systems that reset at the same time every night.<\/p>\n<p>The metadata on the footage appeared to be modified using professional editing software, Wired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/metadata-shows-the-dojs-raw-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-was-likely-modified\/\">reported<\/a> on July 11.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So every night, the video is reset and every night should have the same minute missing, so we&rsquo;re looking for that video to release that as well showing that a minute is missing every night,&rdquo; Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/08\/pam-bondi-missing-minute-epstein-jail-footage\/?ref=tippinsights.com\">said<\/a> on July 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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