Episode
Why Would Jeffrey Epstein Claim That Tartaglione Beat Him Up?
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- Beyond The Horizon
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- Jul 3, 2026
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- 1600
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Summary
Jeffrey Epstein told his attorneys that his cellmate, former police officer Nicholas Tartaglione, had “roughed him up” during the July 23, 2019 incident in which Epstein was found injured and semiconscious on the floor of their cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. According to a source familiar with Epstein’s account, he blamed Tartaglione for the marks around his neck and maintained that the injuries were not the result of a suicide attempt. Epstein was placed on suicide watch after the incident, while authorities investigated whether he had attempted to take his own life or had been attacked by another inmate. Tartaglione’s attorney strongly denied that he had harmed Epstein, describing the two men’s relationship as cordial and saying Tartaglione had actually tried to help him. Tartaglione, who was awaiting trial for the killings of four men at the time, was later cleared of involvement by an internal investigation. The competing accounts left the July 23 incident unresolved in the public record, particularly because the relevant surveillance footage was later reported to have been erased after officials initially said it had been preserved. to contact me: [email protected]