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Tova Noel Denies Being Orange Shape Seen Near Epstein’s Cell (6/8/26)
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Former correction officer Tova Noel testified before the House Oversight Committee that she was not the orange-colored shape seen moving near the stairs to Jeffrey Epstein’s cell tier around 10:39 p.m. on August 9, 2019, the night before Epstein was...
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What's up, everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. Over the past 24 hours, the house Oversight Committee has released the transcripts from their depositions with Tova Noel and with Pam Bondi. And over the next few days, we're going to be diving into both of those transcripts. But in this episode, we're going to talk a little bit more about Tova Noel and the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death. And look, I've never been of the mind that Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were people that, you know, were on Jeffrey Epstein's payroll. This goes much higher than them. And I've never been convinced of the official narrative. And now that we've went through a lot of those OIG interviews that were given by guards, that were given by people that were working at MCC at the time, I don't believe for a minute the official narrative. Nobody wants to take responsibility for the fact that Jeffrey Epstein was supposed to have a cellmate. Everybody knew it. And the people on high, they were the ones that screwed up at mcc. These guards, of course they should have done their job, but they're just a cog in the machine. They're just a spoke in the wheel. But the people who made these decisions, the people that are even above the warden, those are the people that have some explaining to do as far as I'm concerned. And of course, those are the people that will never, ever explain themselves. Today's article is from CBS News, and the headline, correction Officer Testifies she was not the orange shape seen near Jeffrey Epstein's cell the night that he died. Okay, then who was it? What was it? And why have we been told time and time again that it was Tova Noel? I mean, that was the official narrative for how long? And now she's out here telling Congress that it wasn't her. Okay, who was it? This article was authored by Daniel Rootnick, a former correction officer at New York Correctional Facility, where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019. Testified before the House Oversight Committee last month that she was not the orange shape seen moving up the stairs of Epstein's tear the night he died, furthering the mystery of what happened that night. Yeah, no shit. The cameras just happen to be broken, the guards fall asleep. Everybody forgets that Efren Reyes is wab. People happen to be out on sick leave. None of the guards remember anything. Nobody can explain why Nicholas Tartaglioni is in a jail cell with Jeffrey Epstein. None of it makes sense. And now, on top of all of that, we know that it wasn't Tova Noel that was in that video. So again I ask you, who was it? Because somebody was there. We saw the video. They can't gaslight us and tell us that there was nobody in that video. There was. So who was it? According to a transcript released Thursday, House Oversight Committee members questioned Tova Noel on May 18 about surveillance footage showing an unidentified orange colored figure moving up a staircase at approximately 10:39pm on August 9, 2019. The night before Epstein was discovered dead in his cell in the special Housing unit of the Metropolitan Correctional center in Lower Manhattan. His death has been ruled a suicide. And people say, look, nobody could get in that cell. Well, I'm not too sure about that. What's the AC system look like? Could somebody scurry through the H Vac? I mean, we heard from the securities guard that sometimes the doors were left unlocked. Was one of the shoe doors accidentally, and I'm using air quotes here, left open so that what happened could happen? Look, there's passive activity and then there's active activity. And even if Jeffrey Epstein did take his own life, I believe that that was all set up by the situation with Tartaglioni. And then after that, the government can just blame the fact that things were systematically screwed up. And that would be their cover story. Look, this wasn't some kind of conspiracy. Nobody was out to get Epstein. The facility was just shitty. It was managed poorly and the employees didn't do their job. And all of that might be true, but if that's the case, how come this didn't happen to more people? How come more people didn't commit suicide while at mcc? Look, when the narrative doesn't match up with the statistical probabilities, there's a problem. In her testimony, Noel steadfastly denied being the individual in the footage and maintained that she was not present at that moment. She offered no explanation for what the shape could be. Well, of course not. She's not going to be helpful. They're all in on it. And when I say they're all in on it, I mean covering their ass. That's what this was all about with the guards. How many times during those interviews with the OIG did we hear guards say, I'm not trying to throw nobody under the bus? How many times did the union reps jump in? So it's been a big problem as far as getting information from people that were there in the first place. And then you have Tova Noel here. She's not going to say anything that incriminates herself. Further, she already beat this rap. To be very honest, I don't know what it is, who it is, because I never went back to the tier, and I was never carrying anything orange at all. And I never issued anything orange to anyone in the shoe, not just only Epstein, just anyone. Noelle said. CBS News had previously been the first to report the presence of the shape, as well as the FBI and Justice Department Inspector general's failure to question her about it. The Inspector general's report had noted that it was likely her, but provided no evidence. An FBI log of the surveillance video had noted that it was possibly an inmate. The presence of an inmate outside of a cell at that time would have been highly unusual. Yeah, you think? Why do we have an inmate wandering around at that time of night? Especially in the shoe. We're not talking about GP we're not talking about, you know, unmanaged ward. We're talking about the shoe Special Housing Unit. You know, where everybody's supposed to be under guard, lock and key. But I guess in this instance, we should all just look the other way and chalk it up to a coincidence, right? Hell, maybe the inmate was doing the rounds for Tova Noel and Michael Thomas. Maybe that's what was happening. Yo, this whole entire thing is fubar. And anybody who's trying to pitch this as real and as the official story is telling you fairy tales, because something happened in that jail cell that is very different than the explanations that we've received. This was also the last time someone was seen approaching Epstein Celtier the night of his death. So the last time someone was near his cell was a person that was carrying a bunch of linen. And then, of course, Epstein ends up, quote, unquote, killing himself by using linen to hang from the side of the bed. Okay, sure. Not a big deal. We don't need to know who this person was. What are you, a conspiracy theorist? Time to move on, boys and girls. Because of a hard drive failure, a majority of the cameras were streaming but not recording that night. And the only available view of the special housing unit and specifically of the Altier where he was held, was from a camera on the other side of the common area that showed a partial view of the stairs leading to his tear, According to a 2023 report from the Department of Justice Inspector General. And we all know that that Inspector general report is a bunch of nonsense. Imagine writing up a report after having a bunch of non responsive guards give you interviews. And again, that's why we're going through all those transcripts. That's why we went through so many of them because I want you all to understand that this has never been about getting to the bottom of anything. This has always been about trying to close the door. And that's been my biggest problem from the beginning. Noel acknowledged that she failed to properly conduct required inmate rounds and counts on the night before Jeffrey Epstein's death, but denied any involvement in his death. Look, I don't think she was involved, maybe as a useful idiot, but I doubt whoever was behind the scenes reached out to Tova Noel and was like, hey, Tova, check this out. I think it goes way above that. Whoever set it all up, if somebody set it up, they had Michael Thomas, who wasn't, you know, somebody that was used to being in the shoe, and they had Tova Noel, who was relatively new to the shoe, as the two guards on duty that night. No senior officers. So who's in charge of the roster? Who put together the schedule? And why did they do it the way they did? Now they'll tell you it's because there were staff shortages. Oh, we needed this one, we needed that one. This one's not even a co. But they're going to pull overtime, the whole thing. But the truth is, none of it looks good. And I don't think that the OIG report that they came up with even comes close to explaining what really went on. Noel, an Antigua born immigrant and former National Guard member who served in Kuwait, who during Operation Enduring Freedom, testified that she had recently returned to work after a workplace injury and was working mandatory overtime during her first overnight shift in the Special Housing Unit. Yeah, who set it all up? Can't ask the warden anymore because, well, he's dead. But the whole entire situation about Efren Reyes leaving WAB and nobody putting another celli in the cell with Epstein is hella suspect. So maybe nobody actively went into that cell and killed Epstein. But like I told you before, I think Tartaglioni sent him a message. So if the circumstances were set up for Epstein to do what he did, in my opinion, that makes the government culpable. They wanted him gone. They set up the perfect circumstances for that to occur, and this was the end result. That. That's certainly a possibility. What I don't believe for a second is that Epstein just decided that he's going to take his own life one day. That's very out of character for who Jeffrey Epstein was. Noel said she didn't know who Epstein was when he was moved into the shoe, and she was unaware of several special conditions associated with his Confinement, including that he required a cellmate. I don't believe that for a minute. Sorry. She knew. Everybody knew, and they chose not to do anything about it. Whether that's incompetence or whether that's something that came from the top, we don't know. But to think for a minute that anybody didn't know that Jeffrey Epstein needed a cellmate, that's crazy. She also said she had not seen a posted notice requiring mandatory 30 minute rounds on Epstein. Everybody got 30 minute rounds, not just Epstein. This notice had been printed on an orange paper and attached to the computer monitor at her desk. She testified that she learned about Epstein's prior alleged suicide attempt from his cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglioni, the day after the incident occurred, and had never seen a note reportedly connected to that incident. Well, yeah, Nicholas Tartaglioni, he was the one passing the narrative around. Everybody just believed it. No real investigation. To hell with what Epstein said. And you know why I think that occurred? Because they wanted it to occur. They put Tartaglioni in that jail cell for this specific reason. Pass the message on to Epstein. Either you do it or we will. And I think that's the most logical explanation for the whole thing. Now, does that mean it's definitely true? No, of course not. I don't know. I wasn't there. But when you piece together the evidence, it seems like this is the likeliest of outcomes. This was in reference to the purported suicide note obtained by the New York Times last month. Tartaglioni had been Epstein's roommate when the alleged attempt occurred and has made claims to have saved his life that night. Oh, yeah, who believes that? Maybe that lady that has the substack page that's in love with Tartaglioni. Nobody with a brain should believe that a four time murderer is going to help a child molester in jail. Okay, cool. I guess. And for my next trick, I'm going to put an Aryan Brotherhood member with a Mexican mafia member in a jail cell in California. Noel was asked about the 12 cash deposits beginning in April of 2018 that had been previously identified by investigators. She said the money came from her personal savings and. And had no connection to Epstein or anyone associated with him. She repeatedly denied receiving money from Epstein or any affiliated individual, but refused to disclose the source of the funds. Oh, well, of course not. And it's not like Congress can make or disclose that because it's a dog and pony show. Like, I deposited my money into my bank account, and that's from my personal savings plan. And no One has ever approached me about money or. Or given me money in reference to Mr. Epstein at all, ever. Noel testified that she first spoke to Epstein on August 9, 2019, and that she and a fellow corrections officer delivered his dinner that evening, but she did not enter his cell. She stated that despite failing to complete required rounds, she believed Epstein's death would have occurred even if the checks had been properly conducted. I mean, maybe, but we don't know. That's quite the leap. I mean, there's a reason that that protocol is in place. She also denied intentionally searching for information about Epstein on a prison computer, explaining that she clicked on a news article link that appeared on a homepage regarding the discovery of Epstein. Noel testified that she never entered the cell, did not see the body initially, and only observed Epstein's feet while another corrections officer, Michael Thomas, perform cpr. She said that she first saw the body when it was removed on a stretcher. She recalled the inmates chanting, y' all in so much trouble after Epstein was found. And she said that she waited for others to respond when asked about an email released by the Justice Department records alleging that she and Thomas were paid 6, 500 to neglect their duties to so that a man named Michael Rose could enter Epstein's cell and kill him. Noel denied any knowledge of Rose and rejected the allegations. Well, look, I don't know anything about that. We've heard about that guy before, but who the fuck knows? What I do know, though, is that the story they're pitching. Unbelievable. Throughout the testimony, she maintained that while procedural failures occurred, she had no role in any conspiracy related to Epstein's death. There have been numerous conspiracy theories that Epstein was killed because of his connections to wealthy and powerful people. Oh, because that's so hard to believe. Big time conspiracy there. You might as well be talking about Chupacabra and Bigfoot. Meanwhile, people who believe that there's aliens all over the place are the same people telling you that Jeffrey Epstein's a hoax. In a statement, Noel's attorney told CBS News Thursday that Noel voluntarily appeared for an interview by the House Oversight Committee because she wanted to assist in providing clarity to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Ensure that the oversight Committee has all the facts known to her, not based on speculation or conspiracy theories about the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Epstein and bring closure to her involvement in this tragic situation. CBS News has reached out to the FBI and the Justice Department Inspector General for comment, but has not received a response. Well, look, we haven't read the testimony yet itself, the transcripts, so I'm not going to say one way or the other what I believe and what I don't believe as far as the exact words that Tova Noel said. But the overall story, very unbelievable. But what we'll do, like usual, is dive into the transcripts and then you can all decide for yourselves. So with that said, that's going to do it for this one. All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.