Jeffrey Epstein, who was on trial for allegations of sexually abusing and creating a prostitution network for dozens of underage girls, the youngest being 14, was found dead in his cell at the New York Manhattan Metropolitan Central Prison on August 10, 2019.
Authorities had declared Epstein's cause of death as suicide, but family members expressed their doubts and rejected this explanation.
Epstein's girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, was found guilty in her trial for allegedly aiding Epstein's illegal activities by orchestrating the entrapment of underage girls into prostitution for some wealthy individuals, celebrities, and government officials.
The release of the Epstein case files at the beginning of January brought this issue back to the forefront of the news. Over 4,500 documents, published in four parts by the judge's decision, revealed Epstein's connections with numerous famous figures.
The disclosed case files included prominent names such as Prince Andrew, US President Donald Trump, former US President Bill Clinton, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, former US Vice President Al Gore, actor Kevin Spacey, singer Michael Jackson, illusionist David Copperfield, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.