Correction officer testifies she was not the orange shape seen outside Epstein's cell
Summary
A former correction officer named Tova Noel testified to Congress that she was not the orange figure seen on video near Jeffrey Epstein's cell the night he died in 2019. Epstein died by suicide while in federal custody, but many details about that night remain unclear due to missing video footage and conflicting accounts.Key Facts
- Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019 at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
- A surveillance video showed an unidentified orange shape near Epstein’s cell stairs around 10:39 p.m. the night before his death.
- Tova Noel, a former correction officer, said she was not the person seen in the orange shape on the video.
- Most cameras failed to record the night Epstein died because of a hard drive failure; only limited footage is available.
- Noel admitted she did not follow all required inmate checks on the night Epstein died but denied any role in his death.
- Noel was working overtime on her first overnight shift back after a workplace injury.
- She said she did not know about Epstein’s special confinement rules, including the need for a cellmate.
- Noel denied receiving money from Epstein or anyone connected to him, though she would not disclose the full source of personal deposits.
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