[AndrewBissell]

There is zero reason to think Epstein didn't at least entertain the possibility that he would get away with another slap on the wrist. Before the trial started the possibility was already being raised that his 2007 plea agreement would get him out of any legal consequences this time around.

The guy had such delusions of grandeur he wanted to freeze his head and penis and impregnate dozens of women simultaneously at his New Mexico ranch to "seed the human race with his DNA." He would have at least waited to see how the trial turned out before offing himself.

[nkrisc]

And perhaps he killed himself when he realized he wasn't going to get away with just a slap on the wrist.

He seems like the kind of guy for whom having his reputation and legacy destroyed while he watched would be a fate worse than death.

I've got nothing riding on any of this, but I'm just not convinced yet.

[AndrewBissell]

> And perhaps he killed himself when he realized he wasn't going to get away with just a slap on the wrist.

How could he have possibly "realized" that before the trial even started?

[nkrisc]

Because he knew he did it all and maybe he knew the prosecution knew enough to nail him? Is that really so surprising?