My base case is Epstein is still alive. One of the files had an eyewitness account of him being taken away the night before he was allegedly suicided. Little chance someone with the knowledge and dirt Epstein had would not have had a kill switch he made sure to let everyone know about. Not saying it's impossible he killed himself (with the cameras malfunctioning and guards AWOL) or was murdered and somehow let that happen without releasing information, but IMO he's likely still alive.