A US federal judge has released a document described as a “suicide note” associated with Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in custody in 2019. Multiple outlets report that the note had been sealed in court records for several years and was kept in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute. The document is attributed to Epstein based on claims by his former cellmate, who previously said he discovered the note after Epstein’s earlier suicide attempt in jail, described as occurring less than a month before his death. Several reports say the cellmate described finding the message in a graphic novel. One widely cited point across coverage is that the New York Times did not authenticate that Epstein wrote the note. The release follows a petition by the New York Times to unseal the document, according to the reports. Overall, outlets characterize the document as an alleged note released by a judge, with attribution relying on prior accounts from Epstein’s cellmate and not on independent verification in the reporting.
Federal judge releases alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note from sealed court records
A US federal judge has released a document described as a “suicide note” associated with Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in custody in 2019. Multiple outlets report that the note had been sealed i...
- A US federal judge releases a document described as an alleged “suicide note” involving Jeffrey Epstein.
- The note was previously sealed and stored in a courthouse vault for years as part of another legal dispute.
- Epstein’s former cellmate previously claimed he found the note after an earlier suicide attempt, and described it as being in a graphic novel.
- The New York Times reported it has not authenticated that Epstein wrote the note.
- The release follows legal action involving the New York Times seeking to unseal the document.
NEW YORK: A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: “It is a treat to be able to choose ones time to say goodbye.” Epstein, the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker, was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 in what was ruled a suicide. The handwritten note was said to have been found by his former jail cellmate, convicted murderer and ex-police officer Nicholas Tartaglione. US District Judge Kenneth Karas, who oversaw the Tartaglione case, released the note after a request by The New York Times, which reported its existence last week. Karas ruled that the note qualified as a judicial document subject to the public’s right of access because it was submitted in connection with Tartaglione’s criminal case. Tartaglione is serving four consecutive life sentences for drug-related murders. Karas oversaw that case. Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2026
12 hours agoA federal judge has made public an apparent suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
18 hours agoAt the request of the New York Times, a judge unsealed a goodbye note that Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate says he found after the convicted sex offender's first suicide attempt in July 2019.
20 hours agoJudge does not make claim on authenticity of document, filed in court as part of criminal case of former cell mate.
23 hours agoThe note had been sealed for years as part of an unrelated case
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