JEFFREY Epstein’s alleged suicide note has finally been released years after it was sealed away in a New York court house.
In appears to claim investigators “found nothing” on him.
Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note has been released by a court Credit: Reuters
In the note the convicted sex offender appears to claim his innocence Credit: AP
The message reads: “They investigated for month — found nothing!!!
“So 16 year old charge results!
“It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.
“Watcha want me to do — bust out crying!!”
The note concludes: “NO FUN”, with the words underlined, “NOT WORTH IT!!”
The bombshell letter was discovered by a cellmate with a strip of cloth around his neck.
Epstein survived the incident in July 2019, but blamed his cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione.
When questioned by jail officers about red marks on his neck Epstein claimed he was attacked by Tartaglione. He said he was not suicidal.
Epstein, who was awaiting trial over a slew of sex trafficking charges at the time, was then transferred to his own cell.
Tartaglione said he found the note tucked into a graphic novel after Epstein was moved.
The former cop said he gave the note to his lawyers in case Epstein continued to claim he assaulted him.
The note was later sealed by a federal judge as part of Tartaglione’s own criminal case, according to documents seen by the New York Times.
CCTV footage shows the moment prison guards found Epstein’s body Credit: CC Composite Editor
Epstein succeeded in killing himself in August 2019 Credit: Reuters
It was made public on Wednesday after the outlet petitioned the court to unseal it.
It comes after the Justice Department released a tranche of files related to the disgraced financier earlier this year.
The DoJ reportedly told the outlet the agency had not seen the note.
A two-page document in the records said Tartaglione’s lawyers verified the message, but it does not explain how.
Epstein succeeded in killing himself in August 2019, the month after the note was supposedly written for the initial attempt.
, aged 66, which was ruled a suicide by hanging.
A “homemade noose” was found next to the body, the medical examiner said.
Revelations of security lapses inside the now-closed Manhattan Correctional Center sparked rumours the paedo was murdered.
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It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
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But with the note sealed away, investigators looking into Epstein’s death lacked what could have been a key piece of evidence.
Tartaglione was behind bars serving four consecutive life sentences for murdering four people.
He was convicted in 2023 but is pursuing an appeal and maintains his innocence.
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