Epstein death 'perfect storm of screw-ups'

By Michael Balsamo
Updated November 22 2019 - 10:08pm, first published 10:04pm
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Attorney-General William Barr says he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein's death while behind bars at one of the most secure jails in America but came to conclude his suicide was the result of "a perfect storm of screw-ups".

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