New Revelations Emerge as Jeffrey Epstein’s Purported Suicide Note is Unsealed
Amid ongoing speculations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s death, a recently unsealed note purportedly penned by the financier has sparked fresh controversy. Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, has voiced strong doubts about the note’s authenticity, claiming it is a forgery.
Mark Epstein has consistently maintained that his brother was murdered, and he reiterated this belief to Business Insider, describing the note as a fabrication. “It wouldn’t be hard to get some pro forger to forge a note,” Mark Epstein said. “That’s the easiest fucking thing in the world to do.”
The note, reportedly discovered by Epstein’s former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, was left in a Manhattan jail cell following an alleged suicide attempt in July 2019. Tartaglione, a former police officer with a criminal past, claimed that Epstein left the note in a book when he was moved to a different cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. The note was eventually unsealed by US District Judge Kenneth Karas after being sealed for nearly six years.
Interestingly, the note was not written immediately before Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019, but during an earlier suicide attempt in July, according to Tartaglione. Despite the note’s emergence, controversy continues to swirl around the circumstances of Epstein’s initial suicide attempt. The inspector general’s report labeled it as a precursor to the successful attempt weeks later.
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The note reads, “They investigated me for month — FOUND NOTHING!!!” It continues, “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye. Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!” This final line, “Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!,” has been used by Epstein in emails to friends and family, referencing the 1931 comedy video “Little Daddy” from the show “Little Rascals.”
Mark Epstein, however, remains unconvinced, suggesting that whoever forged the note mimicked his brother’s “voice” from the publicly available Epstein files to make it sound authentic. He pointed out, “It’s public knowledge. It’s in the emails. So they stole it from me to make it sound like it was him.”
The unsealing of the note has reignited debates about Epstein’s death. Mark Epstein believes that his brother did not commit suicide, arguing that if he had, there would be no need to leave a note. He also suggested that Epstein’s recanting of his initial claim that Tartaglione “roughed him up” was due to fear of being labeled a “snitch” in prison.
Judge Karas has indicated that additional court documents related to the note may be unsealed in the future, potentially providing more clarity on its authenticity. Meanwhile, Mark Epstein remains skeptical of the note’s legitimacy and the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death.
