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RussBLib

(9,006 posts)
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 02:41 PM Feb 2022

The Guardian: Jean-Luc Brunel, held on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found hanged.

Source: The Guardian

Former model agency boss accused of rape and suspected of trafficking minors has died in prison

The former boss of a French model agency accused of rape and under investigation on suspicion of supplying underage girls to the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in prison.

The body of Jean-Luc Brunel, 75, was reportedly found hanging in his cell in the early hours of Saturday. The French prosecutors’ office confirmed the report and said an inquiry had been opened into the exact cause of death, but early indications pointed to suicide

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/19/jean-luc-brunel-held-on-suspicion-of-supplying-girls-to-epstein-found-hanged



Another cog in the sex trafficking biz dead. Will we ever get the whole truth on this?
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The Guardian: Jean-Luc Brunel, held on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found hanged. (Original Post) RussBLib Feb 2022 OP
"Didn't see that coming!" RockRaven Feb 2022 #1
As they used to say in the old Westerns malaise Feb 2022 #2
As they used to say in the old Westerns malaise Feb 2022 #3
I thought it was pirate movies Miguelito Loveless Feb 2022 #18
It's way older than that malaise Feb 2022 #19
Oh thank you for that site! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2022 #20
Hi there sis malaise Feb 2022 #21
Now ain't that weird? Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #4
Trump/Barr's Traildogbob Feb 2022 #6
Nobody was more surprised about this occurrence... LiberatedUSA Feb 2022 #5
The reach is astounding and alarming...from Epstein's cell now to France. Where next? live love laugh Feb 2022 #7
another Trump friend who has been 'Epsteined'? RicROC Feb 2022 #8
Didn't Jean-Luc once help run a modeling Co. for the "donald"? Yoyoyo77 Feb 2022 #9
Correction! Yoyoyo77 Feb 2022 #11
And the RWNJ's will be blaming justgamma Feb 2022 #10
Must be some very big mob names that are very nervous. Wonder who?? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #12
Was He "Hanged" Or... GB_RN Feb 2022 #13
Omerta Icanthinkformyself Feb 2022 #14
No one can escape the long arm of Richie Rich. Kablooie Feb 2022 #15
they don't like child perv's in prison's !! known fact ! monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #16
The tin foil hat nutters are all over social media about this. Initech Feb 2022 #17

Jilly_in_VA

(9,963 posts)
4. Now ain't that weird?
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 02:57 PM
Feb 2022

Do you suppose Ghislaine will be next? The Slobfather is too egotistical to do it, and probably can't tie a knot anyway.

Traildogbob

(8,711 posts)
6. Trump/Barr's
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 03:08 PM
Feb 2022

Preferred method. Polonium tea is so yesterday. Takes too long. They could talk before radiation kills them. Besides, GQP has stockpile of hanging nooses stored in the same warehouse where Jared’s medial equipment is. Was the insurrection gallows used?

Yoyoyo77

(267 posts)
11. Correction!
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 03:59 PM
Feb 2022

My bad. I just checked wiki and it was the late John Casablancas who was directly connected to the Donald. I see that J-L apparently had some connection with Mnuchin according to a just posted thread.

Icanthinkformyself

(219 posts)
14. Omerta
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 04:44 PM
Feb 2022

Word was passed through the 'associates' of the 'boss' to their 'family friend' that his 'family' would be taken care of, prompting the jailed capo to 'do the right thing'. Either that or he was, as many suspect, 'Epsteined', the new old fashioned way of eliminating 'problems'.

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