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gab13by13

(31,763 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:34 AM 10 hrs ago

Epstein Friend Also Hanged Himself In Prison

Jean-Luc Brunel
"Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his prison cell in La Santé, Paris. He was awaiting trial for charges of raping a minor and sexual harassment. Brunel's death has been ruled a suicide, and an investigation into the cause of his death has been launched. He was accused of supplying young girls and women to Epstein, and he had been held in custody since December 2020. Brunel's death has been described as another incident of wrongful imprisonment and has raised concerns about the treatment of prisoners in France. "
Wikipedia

Not much publicity about this even though he "hanged himself" in 2022.

He was a very good friend of Epstein he supplied girls who didn't speak English which was what Epstein wanted.

He also was set to testify about Epstein.

Andrew isn't going to say shit about Epstein, he should have moved to Florida and joined Mar-a-Lago where he would be protected.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/model-agency-boss-planned-to-testify-against-epstein-found-dead-in-cell-5HjdSYT_2/

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Epstein Friend Also Hanged Himself In Prison (Original Post) gab13by13 10 hrs ago OP
Ruled a suicide by whom again? malaise 10 hrs ago #1
I tossed in a link about Jean-Luc gab13by13 10 hrs ago #2
I read it - was being sarcastic malaise 10 hrs ago #4
There are bodies.................. Lovie777 10 hrs ago #3
Somehow I think Andrew might be protected MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #5
He'll talk to the investigators, but it will all be buttoned up FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #6
Epstein fronted him a million to start "MC2" modeling agency. Kid Berwyn 9 hrs ago #7
So that's at least 3 high-profile "suicides" - Epstein, Brunel, and Virginia Giuffre. TheRickles 9 hrs ago #8
Remember the DC Madame, who had a list of prominent Washington customers and their kinks? Midnight Writer 8 hrs ago #9
"ALSO hanged himself??" AZ8theist 8 hrs ago #10

gab13by13

(31,763 posts)
2. I tossed in a link about Jean-Luc
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:41 AM
10 hrs ago

He was another monster. He and Epstein laughed about the girls who couldn't complain because they didn't speak English.

Lovie777

(22,407 posts)
3. There are bodies..................
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:43 AM
10 hrs ago

I don't know if true, but rumors are that Epstein obtain gallons of acid.

The hideous treatment of young girls and boys as sex objects for the wealthy should never ever be forgotten.

That the people who did awful things to them will finally be punished.

Kid Berwyn

(23,841 posts)
7. Epstein fronted him a million to start "MC2" modeling agency.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 09:46 AM
9 hrs ago
The accomplice who was going to testify against Jeffrey Epstein—then went dark

by Khadeeja Safdar, Caitlin Ostroff
Wall Street Journal/MSN, February 18, 2026

Jean-Luc Brunel was ready to turn on the man who had been his patron and partner. The French modeling scout was prepared to tell prosecutors what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.

Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein’s victims, according to newly released Justice Department files. Brunel’s lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs. They discussed a date for Brunel to walk into the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York—in exchange for immunity.

“One of Epstein’s bfs, Jean Luc Brunel, has helped get girls. He is wanting to cooperate,” according to handwritten notes taken by a federal prosecutor in February 2016. “Brunel is afraid of being prosecuted.”

Snip...

Epstein had discovered that negotiations with Brunel were taking place, the files show. On May 3, he fired off an email to Kathy Ruemmler, an attorney he corresponded with regularly. He wrote that Brunel was planning to go to the U.S. Attorney’s office the following week and one of Brunel’s friends had “asked for 3 million dollars so that Jean Luc would not go in.”

Epstein told Ruemmler that Brunel was afraid he would be arrested if he didn’t show up. “I want to know more,” Epstein wrote. He also dismissed Brunel’s lawyer and his friend as “scammers” and cast doubt on their credibility.

Continues...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-accomplice-who-was-going-to-testify-against-jeffrey-epstein-then-went-dark/ar-AA1WCNSM?ocid=BingNewsSerp

TheRickles

(3,262 posts)
8. So that's at least 3 high-profile "suicides" - Epstein, Brunel, and Virginia Giuffre.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:32 AM
9 hrs ago

A much longer list has been compiled by investigative reporter and former NSA consultant Wayne Madsen, though some deaths are less clearly linked to Epstein:

https://wmadsen.substack.com/p/wow-an-actual-trump-epstein-suspicious|

Midnight Writer

(25,230 posts)
9. Remember the DC Madame, who had a list of prominent Washington customers and their kinks?
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:07 AM
8 hrs ago

She committed suicide and the investigation was closed.

Remember Craig Spence, the lobbyist who plied Federal government staffers with prostitutes and drugs, filmed them, and then blackmailed them into serving his interests?

He committed suicide and the investigation was closed.

This is not a new playbook.

AZ8theist

(7,184 posts)
10. "ALSO hanged himself??"
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:10 AM
8 hrs ago

You can't convince me Epstein wasn't "offed" since he was about to talk.

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