Jeffrey Epstein’s barely legible alleged suicide note revealed: ‘Time to say goodbye’

Nypost · May 06, 2026 · 216 words · By Ben Kochman; Alex Oliveira

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Jeffrey Epstein’s barely legible alleged suicide note revealed: ‘Time to say goodbye’ Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note was finally revealed — and the convicted pedophile appears to claim investigators “found nothing” on him.

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Why it matters

“They investigated for month — found nothing!!!” read the barely legible note, released by a New York court order Wednesday in response to a New York Times petition.

Common ground

“So 16 year old charges results!” the note appeared to read.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Epstein succeeded in killing himself in August 2019”

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Multiple independent cross-references (The Hindu, CNBC) and Wikipedia confirm Epstein died by suicide in August 2019.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Epstein died in August 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail. The death was ruled a death by suicide.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/up-to-75-women-e…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Epstein killed himself in August 2019, while in a New York City federal jail, weeks after his arrest on child sex trafficking charges.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/gates-foundation-jeffrey-eps…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail in New York City in August 2019, weeks after he was arrested on child sex trafficking charges.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/jeffrey-epstein-doj-gao-cong…

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Claim 2: “released by a New York court order Wednesday in response to a New York Times petition.”

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While web search results mention the New York Times petitioning the court, the provided Wikipedia entries for this specific claim do not contain the information about the court order or the petition. The evidence is primarily driven by the NYT reporting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with many members of the transn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and a child sex offender, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:30 a.m, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

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Claim 3: “He was unsuccessful in that attempt and blamed his cellmate — disgraced cop and convicted quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione.”

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Web search results from multiple sources (NYT, AOL) confirm that Tartaglione was Epstein's cellmate and that the note was linked to the July attempt.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas John Tartaglione ( TAR-tal-YOH-neh; born October 10, 1967) is an American former police officer who was convicted of drug trafficking and the murder of four people. He is also known for being…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tartaglione

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Claim 4: “Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note was finally revealed — and the convicted pedophile appears to claim investigators “found nothing” on him.”

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Multiple web search results (WION, AOL, and others reporting on the NYT story) confirm the existence of an alleged suicide note and the petition to unseal it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Ep…

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Claim 5: “The note was purportedly written after Epstein tried to hang himself in his Manhattan jail cell in July 2019, just days after his arrest for sex trafficking.”

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Web search results explicitly mention a failed suicide attempt on July 23, 2019, and Wikipedia confirms his arrest for sex trafficking and subsequent death in August 2019.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The estate of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was established following his death on August 10, 2019, for the purpose of administering his property and settling his legal issues. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_of_Jeffrey_Epstein

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Claim 6: “Tartaglione found the note and gave it to his lawyers as purported proof that he did not attempt to murder the disgraced financier.”

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Multiple web search results (AOL, NYT reports) confirm that Tartaglione found the note and used it as evidence to argue against the claim that he murdered Epstein.

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Claim 7: “The note was later verified as being written by Epstein, according to the Times.”

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The evidence provided indicates the New York Times reported on the note, but there is no independent verification from other authoritative sources provided in the evidence that the note's authenticity was officially 'verified'.

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web search NEUTRAL — A suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in a Manhattan jail has been kept secret for nearly seven years, locked up in a New York courthouse. A cellmate said he discovered the note in ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/jeffrey-epstein-suicid…

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web search NEUTRAL — Purported suicide note by Jeffrey Epstein found by former cellmate, NYT reports Convicted quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione told The New York Times the note was written on paper from a yellow le…
https://abcnews.com/US/cellmate-found-suicide-note-jeffrey-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — A newly revealed suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein was reportedly found by his cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, tucked inside a graphic novel just weeks before his death.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jeffrey-epstein-s-secre…

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Claim 8: “Nicholas Tartaglione... convicted quadruple murderer”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly state that Nicholas Tartaglione was convicted of the murder of four people (quadruple murderer).

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web search NEUTRAL — Nicholas John Tartaglione (/ ˌtɑːrtæɡˈliːoʊn / TAR-tal-YOH-neh; born October 10, 1967) is an American former police officer who was convicted of drug trafficking and the murder of four people. He is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tartaglione

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web search NEUTRAL — Former police officer Nicholas Tartaglione will spend the rest of his life in prison for a quadruple murder and kidnapping in Westchester County.
https://abc7ny.com/post/former-briarcliff-manor-police-offic…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nicholas Tartaglione, an ex-New York cop who was once Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate, will spend the rest of his life behind bars in the slayings of four men.
https://nypost.com/2024/06/11/us-news/ex-cop-nicholas-tartag…

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