though he should have been according to normal operations. according to a person familiar with the situation, he should have been checked on by guards every 30 minutes and the fact epstein did not have a cell mate on the night of his death is also unusual. according to the associated press, epstein had recently been taken off suicide watch despite reportedly being found in his jail cell with bruising on his neck two week ago and the jail gards in his unit may have been overworked. one guard was reportedly working a fifth straight day of overtime. another working mandatory overtime. the criminal case against the 66-year-old convicted pedophile was facing federal charges for sex trafficking dozens of underaged girls but the investigation can continue into suspected co-conspirators including epstein s former lover