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> The chances of this happening on a high profile case are infinitesimally small

Even if they are ([citation needed] on the claim that the high profile nature of the case decreases the odds of mechanical accident), infinitesimally small events can still happen once. The fact they happened at a time most inconvenient for holding a wealthy man accountable doesn't change the nature of probability.



Sure it’s perfectly possible, just really improbable, that he happened to kill himself when the video happened to be deleted.


I've heard it happens far more often in the US prison system than it should, regardless of profile.




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