Epstein jail guard to testify in House investigation

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by Taylor Delandro
March 14, 2026
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Former Epstein jail guard will testify before House committee investigating his death.

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Former jail guard Tova Noel will testify before the House Oversight Committee on March 26 as part of an ongoing congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., announced Noel's scheduled appearance before the committee. Noel was one of the guards on duty when Epstein died by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019. The testimony represents the committee's effort to examine circumstances surrounding the high-profile death while Epstein awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

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Former guard Tova Noel will appear before House Oversight Committee on March 26.

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