Jeffrey Epstein allegedly plotted to have Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson killed. Europa Press / MEGA "He spoke to a hitman who was a former member of the British SAS and said he wanted the Yorks dead. He wanted to remove them," historian Andrew Lownie told The Daily Beast. "I've been told this by two reliable sources, one in Paris and a former FBI agent in Florida, and I can believe it's true." "Epstein said all sorts of things, and you can't always believe what he said," Lownie added. Ferguson and Mountbatten-Windsor's ties to Epstein ended their public careers. Despite the damage their relationship with Epstein caused to their reputations, the disgraced financier remained fearful that the duo would spill his secrets. Supplied by Capital Pictures / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com "I don't know how far he got with the plans. But I think he was very nervous before he died," Lownie noted. "It's extraordinary and like a scene from The Day of the Jackal - but nothing about this saga is normal." "She was worried about her safety and that of her daughters. Epstein mixed with some pretty nasty people, so the fear was real," Lownie continued of Ferguson. "Jeffrey became paranoid the Palace would kill him. If Jeffrey hadn't died, Andrew and Fergie would have been murdered. They knew too much." Ferguson's rep echoed how scary Epstein could be. "People don't understand how terrible Epstein was. I can remember everything about that call," James Henderson told The Telegraph after his client called Epstein a "supreme friend." "It was a chilling call, and I'm surprised anybody was ever friends with him given the way he talked to me," Henderson stated. "He said he would destroy the York family and he was quite clear on that. He said he would destroy me. He wasn't shouting. He had a Hannibal Lecter-type voice. It was very cold and calm and really menacing and nasty. The pressure she was put under to protect her family must have been huge. I am sure there were legal actions." "And this was long before the duke's life had been ruined by his association with Epstein," Henderson added. "It was 14 years ago and everyone will do what they have to do to protect their family. Her family and children will always come first for her." The post Andrew and Sarah assassination attempt revealed appeared first on Wonderwall.com.