FBI deputy director has given his verdict on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death, saying the sex predator died by suicide in 2019. Dan Bongino said there is no evidence to suggest that Epstein may have died in any other way. Epstein’s death fuelled various conspiracy theories, with many claiming he may have been murdered. During a Senate hearing this month, FBI director Kash Patel stressed that he believed Epstein’s death was nothing more than a suicide.