A US federal judge has ordered the release of a handwritten note allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s final days, raising fresh questions over its authenticity and the circumstances surrounding his death.
A newly unsealed court document has reignited global attention on the controversial death of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after a US federal judge released what is being described as a purported handwritten “suicide note” attributed to him.
The document, disclosed following a legal request by The New York Times, contains emotionally charged and defiant language, including the line: “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.” The note’s contents have immediately triggered debate, with experts and observers divided over its meaning, context, and most importantly, its authenticity.
According to court records, the note was allegedly discovered in July 2019 inside a shared cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. It was reportedly found by Epstein’s then-cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer serving multiple life sentences for unrelated murders.
The document is said to have been written on a yellow legal pad and hidden inside a book. Its emergence is tied to a period shortly after Epstein was found with neck injuries, an incident that authorities previously described as a suicide attempt before his death weeks later in August 2019, which was officially ruled a suicide.
The text also includes dismissive and agitated remarks referencing legal pressure and investigations, stating: “They investigated me for month – Found NOTHING!!!” The tone of the writing has added further complexity to ongoing public skepticism surrounding the case.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ordered the note’s unsealing, ruling it qualified as a judicial document connected to Tartaglione’s separate criminal proceedings. However, the judge explicitly stated that he was not confirming its authenticity or verifying how it was handled before entering the court record.
Importantly, investigators had reportedly never included the document in their original case files, and it was not part of the extensive materials previously released by the US Department of Justice related to Epstein’s investigations.
While the court’s decision was based on transparency principles and public access rights, the absence of verification has left room for speculation. Legal analysts note that without confirmed chain-of-custody evidence, the document remains disputed and cannot be treated as definitive proof of Epstein’s intent or state of mind.
As scrutiny around Epstein’s death continues years later, the newly released note adds another layer of controversy to one of the most closely examined criminal cases in modern US history, ensuring that questions about what truly happened inside the MCC facility will persist.
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