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Jeffrey Epstein’s death has returned to public focus after a US judge released a purported suicide note allegedly written by the convicted sex offender weeks before he died in a New York jail cell in 2019.
The handwritten note, released on Wednesday by Judge Kenneth Karas of the US District Court for Southern New York, had remained sealed for years as part of separate criminal proceedings involving Epstein’s former cellmate. The document became public following a request by The New York Times.
According to court records, Epstein’s former cellmate said he discovered the letter hidden inside a graphic novel after what authorities described as a failed suicide attempt in late July 2019. Epstein later died on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.
The note, written on lined paper, contains a series of defiant and emotional statements.
“They investigated me for months, Found NOTHING!!!” one line reads. Another passage states: “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.”
The authenticity of the note has not been independently verified. However, its release is likely to intensify public debate surrounding Epstein’s death, which was officially ruled a suicide by medical authorities.
Questions have persisted for years due to reported failures inside the Manhattan detention facility where Epstein was held. Investigators previously pointed to broken procedures, exhausted guards, and missing surveillance footage from the jail on the night of his death.
The Epstein case has continued to cast a long shadow over American and British political and social circles because of the financier’s extensive network of powerful associates.
Court documents linked to investigations into his activities have continued to surface in recent years, keeping scrutiny on the circumstances surrounding both his crimes and his death.
