Journalist Vicky Ward claimed in "Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich" that Epstein threatened to curse her unborn children if he didn't like a Vanity Fair profile on him that she was writing.
The disgraced financier reportedly had broken his hyoid bone, which is sometimes found in cases of self-hanging, but is more often associated with manual strangulation.
Legal analysts believe federal prosecutors will be feeling more pressure than ever to investigate others accused of helping Epstein lure young girls to his homes for sex, while many of his accusers could turn to the civil court system for justice.
The wealthy financier was found dead in his jail cell as information emerges that he was improperly monitored by an overworked corrections facility staff.
The wealthy financier has been accused of luring dozens of minor girls to his mansions in Florida and New York for repeated sex acts over a three-year period beginning in 2002.
