Purported Jeffrey Epstein suicide note had echoes of messages he had sent earlier
Key takeaways
- The disgraced financier would ultimately die weeks later in the same New York facility in what was ruled a suicide.
- Department of Justice this year in response to the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- In the short handwritten note released Wednesday, Epstein allegedly wrote, “They investigated me for month — Found nuthing!!!”
A photo of Jeffrey Epstein is seen on an inmate report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons that was included in the Department of Justice release case files in February. (Jon Elswick / Associated Press) By Ben Wieder Staff Writer May 6, 2026 5:37 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New York unsealed a suicide note Wednesday purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in July, 2019, before a failed suicide attempt soon after he had been taken into federal custody on sex trafficking charges.
The disgraced financier would ultimately die weeks later in the same New York facility in what was ruled a suicide.