Jeffrey Epstein had been taken off suicide watch before he killed himself, a person familiar with the matter says.

The FBI is investigating the suicide of Jeffery Epstein in a New York jail, where he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Attorney General Barr says he's 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein's death; orders inspector general to investigate.

  

The medical examiner's office in Manhattan confirmed the financier's death.

  

The former law enforcement official said Epstein was found dead Saturday morning at the Manhattan Correctional Center. The official had been briefed on the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss it publicly.

  

Epstein's arrest last month launched separate investigations into how authorities handled his case initially when similar charges were first brought against him in Florida more than a decade ago. U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned last month after coming under fire for overseeing that deal when he was U.S. attorney in Miami.

(Associated Press contributed to this report)