An article summarized by Straight Arrow News:
A federal judge in New York City has unsealed a note allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein before his death in 2019. The unsigned note, which has not been independently authenticated, was reportedly found by Epstein’s former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione after Epstein’s first apparent suicide attempt in jail. In the letter, Epstein claimed authorities had investigated him for months and “found nothing,” while also referencing choosing “one’s time to say goodbye.”
The document surfaced after The New York Times requested the release of court records tied to Tartaglione, a former police officer now serving multiple life sentences for murder. According to investigators, Tartaglione said he discovered the note hidden inside a book after Epstein was found injured in their shared jail cell in July 2019. Eleven days later, Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, with authorities ruling his death a suicide.
Court and jail records show Epstein had previously denied suicidal intentions, telling psychologists that suicide conflicted with his religious beliefs. Despite being placed on suicide watch after the July incident, he was removed from strict monitoring after roughly 31 hours and later housed alone, contrary to jail protocols. Records also revealed guards failed to perform required safety checks the night before Epstein’s death, continuing to fuel public scrutiny surrounding the circumstances of the case and the handling of one of the most high-profile inmates in recent history.
