Who of his competitors and 'clients' (victims of extortion) wanted him alive? How much money would they accept to allow that risk of further revelation and continued extortion to continue? No one, least of all the USG, whose political alliances with Israel and the UK were highly vulnerable to revelations of complicity certain to be revealed in Epstein's trial, wanted Epstein, or could tolerate, him to live.

He's dead, and only his victims and advocates of truth in government lament that fact - however ironically.

Thanks!