US judge releases Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note
Summary
A US judge has allowed the release of a handwritten note that may have been written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shortly before his death in 2019. The note was revealed as part of court proceedings involving Epstein’s former cellmate and contains sentences referring to an investigation that found nothing and mentions choosing the time to say goodbye.Key Facts
- The note is said to be a suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein about a month before he died in August 2019.
- Epstein's death was ruled a suicide while he awaited a sex-trafficking trial.
- Epstein's former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, found the note tucked in a book after Epstein's first suicide attempt.
- Tartaglione, a convicted ex-police officer, was charged with four murders and was in the same jail cell with Epstein.
- The note states that investigations "found nothing" and talks about choosing the time to say goodbye.
- The note was sealed during criminal proceedings but was unsealed after a court order following a request by The New York Times.
- Officials have not confirmed Epstein wrote the note, and the Department of Justice had no prior knowledge of it.
- The judge said releasing the note promotes public accountability and trust in the justice system.
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