New York court releases Jeffrey Epstein's final letter

A federal court in New York, USA, has released a document allegedly written by financier Jeffrey Epstein and described as a "suicide note." Reuters reported this.

 

The handwritten document includes, among other things, the sentence: "Having the ability to choose your own time to say goodbye is a privilege."

 

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019. Officials ruled his death a suicide.

 

According to court documents, this note was found by Epstein's former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer charged with murder. He was housed in the same cell as Epstein for approximately two weeks in July 2019.

 

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ruled that this document could be disclosed because it was relevant to the materials in Tartaglione's case. The document was released in response to a request from The New York Times.

 

The judge's order noted that there was no legal basis for keeping the document confidential. At the same time, the court did not assess its authenticity or chain of custody.

 

The text, written on a yellow legal pad, reportedly contains Epstein writing about the charges against him, including phrases such as: "What do you expect from me — that I should cry?! No, that's not interesting!"

 

Jeffrey Epstein had previously pleaded guilty in 2008 in Florida to soliciting prostitution from a minor and received a short sentence. In 2019, he was arrested again and faced charges related to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors.

 

This note appeared after an incident in July 2019 when Epstein was found alive in his cell with marks on his neck. That incident was later assessed as a "suicide attempt." Shortly thereafter, on August 10, 2019, he was found dead in his cell, and his death was officially ruled a suicide.