I'm not sure I follow you here. Which claim do you consider to be extraordinary, the claim that Epstein was killed, or the claim the Epstein was a suicide? Neither claim seems "extraordinary".
Suicide is as high as a third of all prison deaths depending on facility. Homicide is like 2-4%.
The claim that someone entered a locked prison cell, killed Epstein, and then left without getting caught is the definition of extraordinary.
It's possible, but then it's possible I'm being paid to post this by his killers rather than just be some schmuck in Chicago waiting for a meeting to be over.
We're talking about the speculation that a homicide was committed to look like a suicide. I'm not sure I see what "Suicide is as high as a third of all prison deaths" has to do with anything in this instance.
At best, maybe we could say that both potential instances (suicide and homicide) are extraordinary, since what we would expect to happen in the ordinary circumstance is neither suicide nor homicide; but that wasn't the impression given by the original statement.
It could be equally said, therefore, that the claim Epstein hung himself with dental floss inside a secure facility without being captured on camera is also extraordinary. So, when I asked, I wasn't sure which of these two events was supposed to be "extraordinary", because neither really seemed to rank more extraordinary than the other, and still don't.
My condolences about being stuck in Chicago. I spent a good amount of time downtown around Merchandise Mart. Crazy traffic.
