Jeffrey Epstein’s  Inmate Companion: “I Do Think He Killed Himself”

By: Joyce Leemonhauf

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘inmate companion’ for prisoners on suicide watch who spent dozens of hours having one-on-one conversations with Epstein, spoke to Page Six and believes Epstein killed himself

Epstein’s prison confidante Bill Mersey was  the first person to speak out about Epstein’s weeks inside New York’s notorious Metropolitan Correctional Center this summer, spending dozens of hours with him in his role as an ‘inmate companion’ while the multimillionaire was on suicide watch, according to The Daily Mai in December

Mersey spent a year in prison for tax evasion before signing  up as an ‘inmate companion’ – an MCC program where prisoners complete four hours of training then take shifts around the clock to observe fellow inmates on suicide watch, for which they are paid as little as 12 cents an hour.

When he first spoke, he described how Epstein was scared and wanted prison protection from another inmate in fear of extortion. Mersey recently spoke again, this time to Page Six. He is also promoting a book about his summer with Epstein in prison.

“I didn’t know those guards around him in that Special Housing Unit. They were end-of-the-line guys. Rotated. They punched a time clock. They were collegiate and hung out with inmates. It was not a crackerjack organization. When a wave of staff was brought in afterwards to assess what happened, they said: ‘This is the worst run prison we’ve ever seen in our lives.’

“That unit is a detention. A hole. You just sit in a corner. Lockdown 23 hours a day. The warden hadn’t seen fit to put somebody in there with him. So there was nobody to stop him. It’s been said that others heard Jeffrey tearing sheets that night.

“So do I believe Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide, my answer is yes.”

Mersey: “I haven’t yet seen the footage. But I am a principal character in it. Listen, I have done freelance writing before. So am I inclined to consider writing a book? Yes.”

Strangely enough Mersey also said “He was future oriented. Like, ‘How am I going to survive?’ He did not appear suicidal nor visibly depressed. He would sit on the toilet sideways to see me. Then, lying on his back, he would go to sleep”

“Epstein wasn’t depressed nor was he a diva. One-on-one we talked about everything. We hung out. He even asked if I needed money. Even about flying a private plane once with Donald Trump to Florida. I was like a kid he went to school with. He did not ask dumb questions about my life. And 7 p.m. to 11 I kept him entertained. Normal conversation”

Essentially, his statements are almost conflicting, he claims the sick pedophile did not act suicidal but has no issue accepting that he did commit suicide.