Epstein's note from first suicide attempt unsealed by US judge
On Wednesday, Judge Kenneth Karas from the U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York, released a note penned by Jeffrey Epstein. Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's former cellmate, claimed to have discovered this note following Epstein's initial suspected suicide attempt in jail. The document had remained in a courthouse vault for almost five years due to a separate legal matter. The New York Times recently sought its release, along with additional records regarding Tartaglione, a former police officer serving a life sentence. The note, difficult to decipher, contains phrases like "They investigated me for months – found nothing!!!" and "NO FUN."
Key facts
- Note released by US District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York
- Note had been sealed for nearly five years in a courthouse vault
- The New York Times petitioned to unseal the note and other documents
- Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's former cellmate, claimed he found the note
- Tartaglione is a former police officer serving life for killing four people
- Epstein was found on July 23, 2019 with a strip of bedsheet around his neck
- Note text includes 'They investigated me for month – found nothing!!!'
- Note concludes with 'NO FUN' and 'NOT WORTH IT!!'
Entities
Institutions
- The New York Times
Locations
- White Plains
- New York
- United States