we saw some of those documents last week, they specifically named ghislaine maxwell and accused her ofherself and recruiters to go out. >> virginia was like a lieutenant to ghislaine? >> well, -- no. >> virginia is the victim. >> she, too, had become the sex slave accusiining epstein and ghislaine making her a sex slave and putting her on her men as well. it talks about ghislaine maxwell running this operation. the reason the defamation suit was filed in the first place is because ghislaine maxwell when this allegation surfaced came out publicly and said this is all a lie. none of this is toerue. she denied all of these things. we have not heard from her publicly since epstein was arrested in july and we have not heard from her publicly when the explosive article came out since the miami harald back in the fall >> how does ghislaine maxwell support herself? where does this luxury style be able to live in hiding and exist? >> her father is a con man and she goes on and lives the life of riley. it does not make sense >> stephanie gauss. >> one of the high-profile figure swept up into the

sex trafficking ring ensuring approximately three girls a day were made available to him. >> ghislain maxwellas a great deal to be worried about right now. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki kleman says now that jeffrey epstein is dead maxwell may become the focus. >> she has to be concerned there may be a criminal case coming down the pike. >> reporter: maxwell has mostly avoided the public eye in recent years but in the past has rubbed shoulders with the wealthy and elite. "daily mail.com" obtained these photos reportedly showing the tech ceo scott boringerson walking maxwell's dog. he owns the mansion where she may be staying. when we spoke to him he told us she is certainly not in his house but he did admit they are friends. >> there are rumors all over the place about ghislain maxwell. the trufth is we do n-- the trus we do not know her status. perhaps the government does. but the rest of us don't. >> reporter: the property managers we spoke to said borgerson and maxwell were a couple and they saw them running together every morning. maxwell has not been charged with any crime and

represented several alleged victims of jeffrey epstein. >> there are multiple victims who claim that ghislaine maxwell participant in recruiting them for jeffrey epstein. there are allegations that miss maxwell was an active participant in the sexual abuse. >> reporter: ghislaine maxwell has been described as epstein's ex-girlfriend and assistant. his best friend, according to epstein, and a socialite who helped connect him with the wealthy and famous. she's pictured here attending chelsea clinton's wedding. she even founded a charitable environmental group. but maxwell has also been described as a madam. epstein was able to shield his co-conspirators from prosecution with a 200 evan plea deal. jack says that included ghislaine maxwell. >> when a nonprosecution agreement is entered into that grants immunity to ghislaine maxwell and other named and unnamed co-conspirators for unspecified crimes, that just doesn't make any sense at all. >> reporter: another famous britt caught up in this scandal is prince andrew, pictured here in 2001 with epstein's alleged victim, virginia, and maxwell. the unsealed do

she even claims that ghislaine maxwell made sure there were three yo at jeffrey epstein's mansion. i must add that we tried to reach out to ghislaine maxwell for comment but she has seways denied tllegations. laura: what has come to light about the prison guards who were supposed to be looking at epstein on the night he killed himself? nada: according to law enforcement sources who have spoken to cbnews, they say the guards were actually asleep for three hours and they hadalsely recorded that they were checking on jeffrey epstein every 30 minutes. of course now the questions about falsifying federal records, whether that is in fa a crime. instead, these guards, it said,o did not followcol. the fbi is investigating all of this, trying to speak to those two guards, reviewing cameraom quotage he prison. another lingerintion is why jeffrey epstein was taken off suicide watch. that is another investigation that the bureau of prisons is looking into, looking at what protocols were followed there. laura: nada tawfik, thank you. o er news, u.s. rapper asap rocky has been found guilty of ct

>> dana: ghislaine maxwell. >> juan: and she is doing maxwell, the person that nobody can find.hat strikes me is the morality of these people, like yesterday there was a piece in which i think it was -- james stewart, the columnist, said what epstein said to him, today we think gay people are okay. there was a time when that was considered out-of-bounds. i think that's the way they're going to view adult men and teenage girls in the future and i think these people have a perverse sense of morality and i think it comes from the same kind of entitlement and privilege that has protected epstein and other rich men who act in a predatory manner with regards to sex. >> jesse: some of these men could face some exposure even after his death, isn't it right? >> emily: we have heard attorney general barr say that the hunt won't stop, the investigation won't stop. in james stewart's article, as well as charlie gasparino, we know there is apparently a trove of photographs and evidence. none of those coconspirators or actors are safe if there's direct evidence for it. i want to point out a c

none of the women have been charged and ghislaine maxwell vehemently denies the investigation.illiam barr have reassigned the worden here pending outcomes of investigations by the fbi and inspector general. the warden of otisville will take over here. the department of justice announced two guards have been placed on leave. the doj may not be done saying in a statement that additional actions may be taken as the circumstances a circumstances warrant. the shake-up comes as law enforcement source tells cbs news prison guards working when epstein apparently died by suicide may have falsified reports to make it look like they were checking in on epstein when they were in fact not. we are told the alleged sex trafficker may have been dead for one to two hours before his body was found saturday morning. sources say the fbi is mcc, the metropolitan correctional center here, where epstein was being held. at least two of the prison guards have hired attorneys. it's unclear if they are the same prison guards who have been placed on leave. >> thank you very much. >>> turning overseas, hon

swarming with fbi agents >> stephanie, has ghislaine maxwell responded to any of these allegations? >> reporter: maxwell has denied similar allegations in sworn testimony. but she has not responded to our repeated requests for comment. no one's seen her. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> there is no controversy this evening over comments by congressman steve king of iowa, this time involving his views on abortion and cases of rape and inaccesin acce incest it prompted calls for him to step down >> what was your point, sir >> thank you >> reporter: tonight republican congressman steve king refusing to answer reporters' questions after he once again ignited a firestorm with these controversial comments captured by "the des moines register. >> what if they went back through all the family trees and pulled those people out who are products of rape and incest would there be any population in the world left if we did that, considered all the sxwhawars and rape and pillage that's taken place. >> reporter: tonight, liz cheney, the highest ranking republican woman in congress, calling the comments

miami herald," giuffre spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. it started with one, and then it trickled into two and before you know it, i'm being lent out to politicians and academics and people that -- royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. and in the court filings unsealed, maxwell's lawyers wrote that giuffre had "utterly failed to substantiate" her "patently incredible" claims of being trafficked to well-known men. tonight, giuffre's lawyer who represents other alleged victims writes in a statement, the fact that epstein took his own life within 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed and devastating documents and exhibits in virginia giuffre's lawsuit against ghislaine maxwell, is no coincidence. >> stephanie ramos joins us now from outside the prison where epstein was discovered dead this morning. prosecutors made it clear they're looking into potential accomplices into his crimes? >> reporter: that's right, tom. part of the investigation will be to see if an

his long time ghislaine maxwell, accused of recruiting under age girls.well has never been charged and repeatedly denied of being an enabler. while she stacey lent the shakeup isn't over. epstein's death means there's no longer a criminal case against him but the legal battle over his estate is just beginning. at least three alleged victims have already filed civil lawsuits. >> you mentioned there in your piece epstein's lawyers say they are not satisfied with the m.e.'s report. what's their next step? >> reporter: the attorneys released a statement last night and believe the jail broke protocol. right now they believe that they can potentially pursue legal action by getting ahold of any footage that may have been around epstein's jail cell to see if there are some more questions that can be answered there. >> a lot of people wondering if there was surveillance footage. our thanks to you. >>> there is a new footnote to the report. the aforementioned ghislaine maxwell was reportedly spotted in los angeles fast food restaurant in and out, supposedly reading

we've heard a lot about ghislaine maxwell. four of these accusers mentioned her specifically by name. and they're looking for her to face charges as well. she has not, it should be said, ever been criminally charged and has denied the allegations. >> but she's been named by some. almost all of them who've spoken publicly have referred to other people being involved. in other words, nobody has described this as just jeffrey epstein. jeffrey epstein found me outside of my school, jeffrey epstein recruited me. and we know in the florida deal there were unnamed co-conspirators. so where does your reporting lead you in terms of is there something under way? is there going to be a step two to this? >> there certainly is an investigation that it is ongoing. that has come from the u.s. attorney. that has come from the attorney general himself. they have said that they're doing -- we also heard today from the attorneys for some of these victims, who said -- gloria allred specifically said i'm getting calls every single day at night, on

we should note that both licata and araoz say they never actually met ghislaine maxwell, and the threee does in the lawsuit because their identities at this point are still unknown that is something attorneys tell us they hope to learn through what's called the discovery process of the civil case. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. struggling to clean tough messes with wipes? try new mr. clean magic eraser sheets. just wet, squeeze and erase icky messes in microwaves and on stovetops for an amazing clean, get the power of mr. clean magic eraser in new disposable sheets. but we were made to move. so move more! live more! ♪ degree motionsense made to move. a women's natural lubrication varies throughout her cycle. this can effect how pleasurable sex can be. to supplement your lubrication for even better sex try ky natural feeling. the lubrication you want, nothing you don't. ky natural feeling get what you want ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> a mother over in california is suing her son's charter school after a sickening act of bullying was caught on video. the mo

to the criminal business, do you think any potential criminal cases against ghislaine maxwell or anybodyll go anywhere or will that just fade away? >> when law enforcement being zeroed in and focussed on this epstein investigation, it's possible that criminal charges could come out against others involved. there is talk about the 2007 plea agreement that epstein signed that gave immunity to co-conpirato co-conpirators. that has issues and may get thrown out. >> you are a former prosecutor. i am not. you i am just a lay man. that plea agreement was very whacky. they cut a deal with this guy and absolve his potential pals. >> never once did i and i don't recall anybody putting down we won't go after co-conspirators. it's like they are a 3rd party to this contract between the state and the defendant. what we do know that plea agreement violated the law. the victims had no idea what was going on. that could end up getting thrown out. law enforcement is so focussed on these co-conspirators that they should be worried. >> the civil cases. lower burden of proof. will they go anywhere? >> yes. a

ghislaine maxwell has been identified a the madam that coordinated this.he knows where to find a good burger. the question is does she know where to find a good criminal defense lawyer? i suspect she will need one. >> so, as of yet, she has been unundieted, unnamed. but that said, there are unnamed co-conspirators in the charging documents. she has a lot to answer for. accused in the organize stration of the vast network but also an abuser herself. she is right now the confident of civil lawsuits in state of new york in terms of -- as well as the defendant estate of epstein. note for the viewers to keep track of this all there is also an f.b.i. and a d.o.j. investigation in to this correctional institution. there are many threads. bottom line as well with maxwell, with ghislaine maxwell, if she proves a useful source of information, then it would behoove her to -- >> flip. >> to be as transparent as possible to the government. yes. she would have to be charged first with something because of now, we don't know. >> we need leverage. manny, there was back in

she filed a lawsuit that makes claims about ghislaine maxwell, allegedly an enabler of this alleged sex trafficking ring of underage girls the lawsuit includes three unnamed employees. you may remember the indictment against jeffrey epstein had three unnamed employees as part of it. this will be i think a model for some of these accusers going forward in how to take legal action against jeffrey epstein's estate >> right around the time we did that interview, she had filed some kind of anticipatory paperwork for a lawsuit against epstein. so as you say, it's very significant to see how some accusers are still going forward in the justice system absent him by trying to bring in some of these alleged conspirators >> and it also raises a very big question of where is ghislaine maxwell. we have not heard from her, we have not seen her. her name is coming up more and more, guys >> thanks, steph >>> another big story we're following, the weather powerful storms including several tornadoes caused damage yesterday and there is new threat of severe weather today dylan is in for al once again. dyl

the reality is, you know, one of the questions we had is where is ghislaine maxwell and why hasn't she been charged? one of the alleged victims also had a civil suit already, in which she directly implekted maxwell in threatening her, along with jeffrey epstein, if she did not have sex with them and with others and sex trafficking doesn't have a statute of limitations. these civil suits in and of themselves will make sure there's also a public accounting, because unlike criminal cases, that can't be under seal. >> mimi roka, maya wiley, thank you so much. awful story. >>> later this hour, more on this. talking to police commissioner bill bratton. >>> conspiracy theorists, president trump using his powerful megaphone to spread unfounded conspiracy theories about his political rivals. stay with us. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" here on msnbc. one leso serve a community. i just don't want to let these people down. excedrin migraine. relief that works as hard as you do. (kickstart my heart by motley crue)) (truck honks) (wheels screeching) (clapping) (sound of can hitting bag a

were unsealed in federal court related to a 2015 defamation case against an epstein associate ghislaine maxwell. virginia giuffre says she was an underage sex slave and directed to have, quote, sex with many powerful men, including numerous prominent american politics, powerful business executives and other world leaders. those allegations have not been proven. tonight that accuser's lawyer who represents other alleged victims writes in a statement, quote, the fact that epstein took his own life 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed and devastating documents and exhibits in virginia giuffre's lawsuit against ghislaine maxwell is no coincidence. >> there will now be two federal investigations into jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide, one by the fbi and another by the inspector general. >>> law enforcement sources tell abc news the criminal case against epstein will not end with his death. the fbi and the u.s. attorney's office in manhattan will continue to evaluate the evidence and hear from his accusers. prosecutors point out epstein was facing a conspiracy charge indicating that others could be

interesting in the background of that photo is epstein's former girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, who you mentioned earlier. she, by the way, is the daughter of the former british media mogul, robert maxwell. he died in mysterious circumstances in 1991 after falling from his yacht named lady ghislaine in the middle of the night. shep? >> jonathan hunt live for us. thank you. u.s. officials are sending new warnings to americans about traveling to hong kong. this after police shot tear gas at protester there's again today. details ahead. and plus, rapper jay z teaming up with an unlikely partner. the nfl. why jay z decided to work with the league after saying in one of his songs that he didn't need the league? ♪ it was that voice asking me, "is your daughter ok?" that's where i felt relief. we're the rivera family and we plan to be with usaa for life. see how much you can save with usaa insurance. whlet's do it.? see how much you can save ♪ come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. hurry in and lease the glc 300 suv for just $419 a month with credit toward your first month's pay

somebody i have not heard about ten years, the daughter of robert maxwell, i think her name is ghislaine maxwelltions that she was kind of a pi’ocu rer allegations that she was kind of a procurer of girls for epstein. she denies this, but it is in the front page of the times. i think this story is only just page of the times. i think this story is onlyjust beginning. that is the real point of it, if there are diaries with friendships and all these things recorded, this could get wider and wider. exactly. it does feel like it is building up a head of steam, and maybe we are getting towards another watershed moment. we have seen that in the uk in terms of sexual abuse scandals around that. these things always do start with stories. it sometimes takes a while to make the connections between them. it does feel like this is where this could unfortunately be going. this is unpleasant reading. in america, they do go for, thejustice department ts, do go for, thejustice department ‘s, once they get hold of something like this, i do not think they are going to let go of this one. —— justice departments. i

there are also several pictures of epstein's former girlfriend ghislaine maxwell that orchestrated theg ring. they from lying naked and jeffrey epstein what appears tok be the white house press release room. we don't know if the photos are verified but we do know a long relationship with bill clinton and that clinton flew one of epstein's private plane dozens of times. clinton said he knew nothing of epstein's crimes, but if the authorities go after ghislaine maxwell for criminal wrongdoing, she might save yourself by giving up information on powerful people and epstein surrounded himself with like the prince who was seen after he was labeled a sex offender. >> sean: trace gallagher very disturbing. the video.why give him a sweet. we will never be the hate media and let not your heart be troubled, laura ingraham in washington i know you have a big show. >> laura: fantastic show tonight, sean and waiting for the ig report. thank you so much i am laura ingraham the "the ingraham angle" and we are hours away from what we expect to be the first of many doje inspector general reports lookin

of documents unsealed in federal court related to a 2015 defamation case against an associate ghislaine maxwell. that accuser, virginia guffre said she was sa sex slave and was directed to have sex with many, quote, powerful men and numerous prominent politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents and other world leaders. those allegations have not been proven. that accuser's lawyer who represents other alleged victims writes in a statement, quote, the fact that epstein took his own life 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed and devastating documents and exhibits in virginia giuffre's lawsuit against ghislaine maxwell is no coincidence. there will now be two federal investigations into epstein's apparent suicide. one by the fbi and another by the inspector general. megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. >>> law enforcement sources tell abc news the criminal case will not end with his death. fbi and u.s. attorneys office in manhattan will continue to evaluate the evidence and hear from his accusers. prosecutors point out epstein was facing a conspiracy charge indicating others could

so ghislain maxwell, unlike jeffrey epstein, was very educated. when she came to this country after the death of her father, which was a disgraced tycoon who died soon after it was exposed he had robbed pension funds. >> okay. >> so she'd grown up with a very lavish lifestyle but was in fact penniless when she came here and she needed jeffrey epstein to facilitate her expensive lifestyle. in return, she gave him social cache. she flounintroduced him to prin andrew and to a lot of the very rich people he would try and solicit for business. but she also was a great front for him for the women. i spoke to annie farmer, one of epstein's alleged victims back in 2002. she would never have gone and stayed with jeffrey epstein where she says he molested her when she was underage. >> but she felt comfortable because of this woman. >> because of ghislain. she was the acceptable face, great enabler so it's being claimed. we shall see. >> thank you both. i still have a gazillion more questions. we'll save it for another day. now to politics and a man who was

criminal business, monica, do you think any of these -- any potential criminal cases against ghislaine maxwelllly going to go anywhere, or is that just all going to fade away now? >> i think with law enforcement being so zeroed in and focused on this epstein investigation, that it's very possible that criminal charges could come out against the coconspirators and others involved. there has been talk about the 2007 plea agreement that epstein signed that allegedly, basically gave immunity to his coconspirators. that plea agreement has a lot of issues, and it might end up getting thrown out, so that might be the only hurdle that law enforcement has against the coconspirators. >> mark: well, you are a former prosecutor, i know i'm just a layman, but that plea agreement reads very wacky to me, that the united states not only cuts a deal with this guy, but absolves any potential house he might have had to. >> you know, out of all of the plea agreements that i've written and offered, never once did i say -- i don't recall anybody ever putting down that we won't go after coconspirators. especially wh

bottom line as well with maxwell, with ghislaine maxwell, if she proves a useful source of informationthen it would behoove her to -- >> gregg: flip. >> to be as transparent as possible to the government. yes. she would have to be charged first with something because as of now, we don't know. >> gregg: we need leverage. manny, there was back in the original case in 2007, in which there was a plea deal to two charges, a non-prosecution immunity agreement that apparently affects others. i suspect that is not worth the paper it's written on. for a couple of a reasons. first of all, it doesn't immunize you from future acts, so acts after 2007 are not covered. second, it appears that it victims the crime rights act, in which the victims were never notified. >> you are absolutely right. he had a hubris that he was falling under double jeopardy and he would not be prosecuted --nd not found guilty for this, and it would be thrown out of court. w clearly, that was not the case. he obviously was desperate, and apparently committed suicide. that being said, it still does not excuse the actions of

we do know is ghislaine maxwell is a free woman. she is walking around. >> exactly. >> prosecutors know where she is and there are a ton of allegations right now against her. >> yeah, there is. i don't know how fast the prosecutors are going to move on all of this, but there is certainly a lot of pressure for them to do something for these advice. >> that's wild. so they were naming her and looking at the prosecutors while doing so today in that courtroom? >> exactly. >> rennae merle, thank you. that was great reporting. >> thank you. >>> fighting the opiate epidemic. my interview with the attorney general who just won a fight against big pharma, after this. >>> today nbc news is reporting that purdue pharma owned by the sackler family and the makers of the new notorious oxycontin has offered to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits over purdue's role in accelerating the opiate epidemic for $10 billion to 12 billion which tells you how enormous the scale of the issue is and how profitable the company that could settle for that and still w

and the associate that the women have been looking for --n ghislaine maxwell -- emerge from hiding in and out in los angeles area. that is the life. mark steyn had an excellent run of hosting this. and he joins us now. this is burning up now for an encore appearance. >> you're stepping into my red pumps. >> tammy: they look awfully darn good. if we could ever have imagined ever saying "painting of bill clinton wearing a blue dress and red pumps." even we would have thought we were insane. >> i think i saw this as a cartoon in whatever year that was. 1998.ea where his defense supposedly was it was my blue dress. you know, nothing is going to change. the way the people feel about this. certainly not the autopsy report. basically, as you said, it was a perfect storm. it was, in fact, too perfect a storm. when everything goes wrong. when everything in the system goes wrong. and then you have an autopsy report that is at odds, as jen was just saying. a she basically said what is in the autopsy report does not explaine the medical examiner's verdict. i mean, the only survey they have done o

of documents unsealed in federal court related to a 2015 defamation case against an associate ghislaine maxwell. in court filings, that accuser, virginia guffre she had -- said she was an underaged sex sklaf and was directed to have sex with many, quote, powerful men and numerous prominent politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents and other world leaders. those allegations have not been proven. that accuser's lawyer, who represents other alleged victims, writes in a statement, quote, the fact that epstein took his own life 24 hours of the unsealing of detailed and devastating documents and exhibits in virginia giuffre's lawsuit against ghislaine maxwell is no coincidence. there will now be two federal investigations into epstein's apparent suicide. one by the fbi and another by the inspector general. megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. >>> law enforcement sources tell abc news the criminal case will not end with his death. fbi and u.s. attorneys office in manhattan will continue to evaluate the evidence and hear from his accusers. prosecutors point out epstein was facing a

so ghislaine maxwell, according to civil suits that we reviewed was at the top of the organization, all the way down to a recruiter in palm beach who was 16 years old at the beginning when she was recruited into jeffrey epstein's world and then recruited dozens of other high school girls. >> so what you just said jumped out to me when i read your piece. it seems to me there is a pretty big ethical and legal line. again, we're talking about allegations here, but there is a lot of these allegations -- between ghislaine maxwell who does seem to be at the top, and many victims mentioned in the same breath as epstein and in the case of the farmer sisters was actually accused of assault herself. and someone who is maybe a victim of epstein before they became a victimizer. what does the law do with those people in that latter category? >> what we know is two of the home with are under scrutiny from federal prosecutors were potentially victims themselves. one of them is nadia marcinkova, who was one of jeffrey epstein's associates who was accused in palm beach court records of participating in

it's interesting because there are numerous pictures of epstein's former girlfriend ghislaine maxwell the alleged victim orchestrated the ring. the pictures of maxwell range from her lying on the beach to her and jeffrey epstein in what appears to be the white house press briefing room. again, we don't know if any of these photos have been verified, but we do know that jeffrey epstein had long-standing ties to former president bill clinton and between 2001 and 2003, clinton took at least 26 trips on epstein's private plane. quentin says he knew nothing of epstein's crimes. but legal experts say if authorities decide to go after ghislaine maxwell for criminal wrongdoing, she might decide to cut a deal to save herself in exchange for giving up information on the powerful people that epstein surrounded himself with like prince andrew, for example, who was seen with epstein even after he was labeled a sex offender and got out of jail. spoon trace, thanks for that. well, we spent a lot of time talk about the crisis of the u.s.-mexico border. not a lot of time talking about why so many migr

i will say this, york post now reporting that ghislaine maxwell has been spotted at an at in in-n-out burger in los angeles. >> think you very much come appreciated. joining us down the phone, forensic pathologist, therapist dr. sarah whacked. he thinks this "washington post" is very troubling. what exactly has you worried the doctor? speak of the reports that there were multiple fractures, including the hyoid bone. yes, it's correct that you can get a fracture of the hyoid bone from a hanging, but it's very rare. an extensive study done by the medical examiner's office in montreal, canada, of 239 cases of apparent reported suicide come but there were six that had fractures of the hyoid bone and there were only five that had fractures of both hyoid vault bone and thyroid cartilage in the adam's apple. it troubles me greatly and i would like to know if there were other fractures, including the top ring of the trachea, located beneath the adam's apple because that is even rarer, with only one case out of 239 having been reported. we have to wait and see the final report, which will incl

the recruiter in our case was not ghislaine maxwell. apparently, he at many recruiters. t miss maxwell has certainly been named by a lot of other victims as being held responsible. what can i say? i think she needs to be held accountable for her role in this. surely, she knew what was going on. she is alleged to have beeeen an inintegral part of bringing victims to jeffrey epstein to be sexually assaulted. nermeen: you have suggested that perhaps out of the $500 million worth,stein is allegedly if not much more, that the victims compensation fund should be set up. and you talk about that? >> yes. i don't know who his beneficiaries are, probably friends and family. i'm going to enter -- i'm going to guess they may want to voluntarily do something for the victims. i'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt to do the right thing in the first instance and a set of a victims compensation fund. i would save $500 million were victims can come forward with their attorneys, like me, and present the evidence we have put that they are credible and they are who they say they are

davies claims she was introduced to epstein by ghislaine maxwell. another one also said she was introduced by maxwell. gloria allred represents the accusers. >> epstein's death, whether it was a suicide or murder, does not end the case. it does not end their fight for justice. >> epstein's attorneys say they also want answers after questioning the medical examiner's finding that epstein died by hanging himself. they say the report is inadequate. they believe the broken bones in epstein's neck are more consistent with assault and homicide. adriana? >> in the next hour we will talk with epstein accuser shawntae davies about the claims she made in court and what it was like hearing the other women's stories. >>> the ceo of juul, the top-selling e-cigarette company, is responding to the growing number of breathing cases of people who vape. they're looking into 200 possible cases of severe lung diseases that may be tied to the use of e-cigarettes. the cases are reported now in at least 22 states. in his first broadcast interview as juul lab ceo, kevin bur

ghislain referring to ghislain maxwell and jeffrey took me in the woman said. they made me feel like i feels part of a family something i desperately needed. the accuser described a rape from epstein that left her vomiting for days. quote we have all suffered and he is winning in death the woman said. his death has robbed me of that justice. you represent other clients. >> yes. >> of jeffrey epstein. is this a shared view? >> very much so. this is really a tragedy for them because they were so close to being able to confront their abuser and that's a very important step for all abused victims. they just need to have that closure. this is one of the things that was very positive about the nassir proceeding. >> there was someone there to hear their testimony and say this is what effect you had on me. >> exactly. this was probably one of the first if not the first federal court hearings with such a large group of victims speaking. i was just there. it was very moving and a very powerful set of statements from different women. >> is it cathartic? >> definitely. >>

we do know is ghislaine maxwell is a free woman. she is walking around. >> exactly. >> prosecutors know where she is and there are a ton of allegations right now against her. >> yeah, there is. i don't know how fast the prosecutors are going to move on all of this, but there is certainly a lot of pressure for them to do something for these advice. >> that's wild. so they were naming her and looking at the prosecutors while doing so today in that courtroom? >> exactly. >> rennae merle, thank you. that was great reporting. >>>. >> thank you. >>> fighting the opiate epidemic. my interview with the attorney general who just won a fight against big pharma, after this. s expert tech advice and one-on-one partnership. call an advisor today at 877-buy-dell. ♪ doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> today nbc news is reporting that purdue pharma owned by the sackler family and the makers of the ne

one person who remains of interest is ghislaine maxwell who according to a growing number of women wasy massages and reportedly paid for and recruited the girls that came to his mansion. what do we know about the role of his partner, if you will, this woman. >> well, ghislaine was everything to him. first of all, she comes from a huge family in england, and she had a massive rolodex. so she was able to introduce him to everybody in society. but it was his money but her contacts. she was in a lot of ways his entree. but she also was completely in love with him, and she was willing to do anything that he wanted her to do, including, you know, recruit these young women, which i spoke with something who said she was quite glib about it. she said yes, of course, this is what i do. in some ways he must have made her feel like it was her fault for not being enough for him, that she was then go get them. >> just to talk about the law here, because that's what we're talking about, the age of consent in florida is 18. these were girls younger than that age. she must have known she was breaking t

she says ghislaine maxwell and the other unnamed staff members facilitated the abuse. it is one of the first lawsuits to be filed under new york's child victims act, which takes effect today. meanwhile, questions are mounting surrounding epstein's death. the warden at the manhattan metropolitan correctional center has since been reassigned and two guards who were tasked with monitoring epstein were put on leave. reports emerged tuesday that the guards may have been sleeping during their shift, failing to check on epstein for three hours and then falsifying time logs. they were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes. the facility, which has housed many high-profile prisoners, has been plagued with reports of under-staffing, over-crowding, and dire conditions for years. the mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman called the prison torture. the fbi, the justice department, and the house judiciary committee have launched investigations into epstein's death. in related news, the fbi has raided jeffrey epstein's private caribbean island. the fbi search is being overse

the lawsuit names ghislaine maxwell, as well as the recruiter, secretary, and maid. >> they robbed me of my youth, my identity, my innocence, and my self-worth. >> reporter: courtney wild claims epstein assaulted her as a teenager. she alleges one of his assistants was actively recruiting others. >> jeff wants to know if you can get ahold of so and so. >> reporter: with epstein dead, wild is now pushing to toss out a 2007 agreement made in florida which granted immunity to potential co-conspirators. >> a man and a woman reportedly working overtime at the jail. and one of the alle of the alle >>> a disturbing turn after the shooting in dayton. an obituary of connor betts, calling him funny and articulate, but making no mention of the fact that he killed so many, including his sister. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: a funeral director posting a glowing obituary of the man who shot people in downtown dayton. calling him a funny, articulate, striking man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile. saying he was an avid reader, a boy scout, and was in marching band. it does not mention that

giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> the training started immediately. give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: giuffre also claims epstein and maxwell directed her to have sex with powerful men including prince andrew, former new mexico governor bill richardson, and former maine senator george mitchell. all of the men have denied those allegations. richardson and mitchell say they've never met her. >> before you know it, i was being lent out to politicians and academics and royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with a crime and denies the allegations. but in today's raid, authorities looking for evidence that would connect her to the inner circle. >> let me assure you that this co-conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice and they will get it. >> tonight, sources telling abc news the decision to remove him from the suicide watch was at least in part at the urging of epstein's attorneys? >> reporter: yes. and we're also told he underwent at least one psychological investigation. and we're told the deputy attorney general was informed epste

it was her court case against ghislaine maxwell, on the right, that brought today's allegations.took his own life in detention 11 days ago. he was convicted in 2008 for sex offences. epstein was alleged to have trafficked underage girls, both for himself and for his circle. here he is in 2010, and here is prince andrew in epstein‘s house, just two years after the businessman‘s criminal conviction. epstein was a highflyer with a private jet. in court documents seen by the bbc, the private jet‘s pilot is that several times prince andrew travelled with virginia roberts and jeffrey epstein. the pilot gives dates and locations. curious company for the queen's second son. the palace has pushed back hard. the fact that some of the dates and locations in this are wrong does cast doubt over the claim. it's also not evidence that's been put into a court of law with cross—examination. when it was released, it came with something of a health warning from the court. but there are more papers to come, and alongside the video released earlier this week, today's allegations are a reminder of, at

. >> reporter: tonight an answer to the question where is ghislaine maxwell, the picture reportedly snapped monday at in&out burger. jeffrey epstein's long time associate and alleged recruiter of underage girls right out in public nbc news has not been able to authenticate this photo. maxwell has not responded to repeated requests for comment. in the past she's denied allegations against her. meanwhile, speculation still swirling over how jeffrey epstein died in federal custody. the 66-year-old's body was claimed from the medical examiner's office by one of epstein's associates according to a source close to the case. but there is still no official cause of death multiple law enforcement sources have called it an apparent suicide while a person familiar with the matter tells nbc news the autopsy revealed the hyoid bone in epstein's neck was broken the hyoid is u-shaped and in older men can fracture more g, bnt trauma, and in cases of manual strangulation but medical experts say it is not on its own a conclusive way to determine cause of death. >> with strangulation, the hyoid bone fractures

there is a new lawsuit that names ghislaine maxwell.hen she was just 14. we have jill winebanks, msnbc contributor and prosecutor. i want to start with you, which is the medical examiner saying this was a suicide by hanging. it's going to be tough for a lot of people, perhaps, to accept that, but where and how does that change any dynamic for the investigation going forward? >> so, you know, we have two separate cases going forward. we now have the investigation of epstein's death because of the circumstances surrounding it. that's not the conspiracy theories that have been swirling around, it's just a question at this point of looking into whether there was a failure at mcc, which is part of the bureau of prisons, and seeing whether that sort of a problem is widespread and what the fix is. >> and jill, i wanted to get your thoughts on this, because obviously one of the points that has been made a lot about this entire case is the plea deal that was agreed to several years ago in which the co-conspirators would be part of it. jeffrey ep

all this as epstein's longtime associate ghislaine maxwell was reportedly seen in public for the first time since the millionaire's death. according to "the new york post" this image of her reading a book about cia operatives was taken monday at a los angeles fast food restaurant. abc news has not been able to verify the photo. >> jeffrey epstein's network of enablers stole from me. they robbed me of my youth, my identity, my innocence, and my self-worth. >> reporter: maxwell and three others were named this week as co-conspirators in a new lawsuit brought by jennifer araoz, who claimed they helped facilitate her sexual assault by epstein when she was just 14. maxwell has denied similar allegations in the past and has not been charged with any crime. >> the alleged co-conspirators are now under the microscope even more so now that epstein has died. >> reporter: tonight, two more women are suing epstein's estate, claiming they were recruited by an epstein employee who may have also been one of his victims. the southern district of new york and nypd say they will continue to investigate.

do is obey. >> reporter: virginia roberts giuffre's 2015 defamation suit was unsealed against ghislaine maxwellpstein associate. giuffre says maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> "give jeffrey what he wants." a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. accusers are calling for those who enabled epstein to be held accountable. >> the people who really have to be concerned are the ones who worked with jeffrey epstein or the ones who may have helped facilitate what he was doing. >> reporter: federal prosecutors here in new york are still investigating the alleged sex trafficking conspiracy, asking more accusers to come forward. so, it's still possible that others may be charged. separately there are two federal investigations into epstein's suicide and how that happened. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >>> turning now to a tragic fire that ripped through a day care center in erie, pennsylvania, killing five children. the flames broke out after midnight sund

trafficking victim virginia roberts gufray and long-time epstein associate the british socialite ghislaine maxwellrz describe as his madam. in deposition testimony she says maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave taupestein and that epstein directed her to have sex with powerful men including former governor bill richardson, former senator george mitchell, and prince andrew. all of these men have adamantly denied these accusations. mitchell and richardson issued statements that they never met gufray. maxwell has not been charged and consistently denies the accusations against her. over the weekend a medical examiner performed an autopsy on epstein but released a statement saying that their determination is pending further information at this time. >> medical examiner's offices often want to see any pictures, any video, hear any witness accounts before they announce their determination of cause and manner of death. i'm told, though, there is no doubt in the medical examiner's office that jeffrey epstein took his own life by hanging. >> reporter: a private pathologist, dr. michael bawden, ob

the prince has his arm around virginia roberts, 17 at the time — it was her court case against ghislaine maxwell's allegations. at the heart of it, this billionaire businessman, jeffrey epstein, who took his own life in detention 11 days ago. he was convicted in 2008 for sex offences. epstein was alleged to have trafficked underage girls, both for himself and for his circle. here he is in 2010, and here is prince andrew in epstein's house, just two years after the businessman's criminal conviction. epstein was a highflyer with a private jet. in court documents seen by the bbc, the private jet‘s pilot is that several times prince andrew travelled with virginia roberts and jeffrey epstein. the pilot gives dates and locations. curious company for the queen's second son. the palace has pushed back hard. the fact that some of the dates and locations in this are wrong does cast doubt over the claim. it's also not evidence that's been put into a court of law with cross—examination. when it was released, it came with something of a health warning from the court. but there are more papers to come, and al