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Judge releases possible Epstein suicide note allegedly discovered before he was found semiconscious in 2019

Nbcwashington · · 505 words · By Tom Winter; Jonathan Dienst; Laura Strickler; NBC News
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“A purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein obtained by his former jail cellmate was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a federal judge unsealed a purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein that had been obtained by his former cellmate.
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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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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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“The letter... dates to what was believed to be Epstein’s unsuccessful suicide attempt on July 23, 2019”
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Multiple sources, including a report on the DOJ Inspector General's findings, confirm an incident on July 23, 2019, where Epstein was found with a cloth around his neck, interpreted as an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
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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 — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated an elite social circle of prominent individuals from across Western high society. He was acquaintances or friends with public f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Jeffrey_Epste…
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“Epstein was found “with an orange cloth around his neck” and “friction marks” on his neck, according to a report from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General.”
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Web search results explicitly cite a report from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General stating Epstein was found with an 'orange cloth around his neck' and 'friction marks'.
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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 — The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. Attorney General to "make …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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“Epstein’s cellmate told officers Epstein tried to hang himself.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the cellmate informed officers that Epstein tried to hang himself on July 23.
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web search NEUTRAL — The noose investigators think Jeffrey Epstein used to hang himself. When Epstein was placed in the Security Housing Unit (SHU), the jail informed the Justice Department that he would have a cellmate a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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web search NEUTRAL — On July 23, correctional officers found Epstein in his cell with an orange cloth around his neck, and his cellmate informed them that Epstein had intended to hang himself.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jeffrey-ep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate has called for an inquiry into the missing security footage from outside the cell he shared with the sex criminal.Officials have said that Epstein unsuccessfully atte…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7885657/Epsteins-ce…
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“Epstein was discovered by his cellmate, a former New York City police officer named Nicholas Tartaglione.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Nicholas Tartaglione, a former NYPD officer, was Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of television series that were produced, distributed, or owned by Warner Bros. Discovery's brands, including Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Warn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nicholas John Tartaglione is an American former police officer who was convicted of drug trafficking and the murder of four people. He is also known for being a cellmate of Jeffrey Epstein.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tartaglione
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“Immediately after the incident, Epstein said he was attacked by Tartaglione but later told investigators he did not know what occurred... according to a report from the Department of Justice’s office of inspector general.”
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While the evidence confirms the July 23 incident and the DOJ OIG report, the specific detail about Epstein claiming he was attacked by Tartaglione and then later denying knowledge of the event is not explicitly present in the provided evidence snippets.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — He stated that Epstein "had two fractures on the left and right sides of his larynx, specifically the thyroid cartilage or Adam's apple, as well as one fracture on the left hyoid bone above the Adam's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Whether Epstein actually wrote the note that Tartaglione claims he found is unknown. Tartaglione told the newspaper the note was written on a page ripped out of a yellow legal pad and said something a…
https://www.ibtimes.com/epsteins-possible-suicide-note-remai…
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“According to Tartaglione’s former attorney Bruce Barket the purported suicide note was written on a yellow legal pad.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Bruce Barket, Tartaglione's attorney, stated the note was written on a yellow legal pad.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Tartaglione’s former attorney Bruce Barket the purported suicide note was written on a yellow legal pad. Juez de Distrito de EEUU para el Distrito Sur de NY.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/je…
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web search NEUTRAL — A suicide note purportedly written by the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is locked inside the case file of his former cellmate, convicted quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione, who told The …
https://abc11.com/post/ex-cellmate-says-he-found-suicide-not…
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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 Jul…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/jeffrey-epstein-suicid…
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“Barket was referring to an image of another alleged Epstein note also written on a yellow legal pad that was obtained by 60 Minutes that also ends with the line, “NO FUN!!””
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Web search results confirm that CBS 60 Minutes obtained a separate note from Epstein's cell that also contained the phrase 'no fun', written on a yellow legal pad.
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web search NEUTRAL — The note continues: “Watcha want me to do — burst out cryin! No fun - not worth it.” The words “no fun” were also included in a separate note obtained by CBS from Epstein’s cell after his death. In bo…
https://time.com/article/2026/05/07/alleged-jeffrey-epstein-…
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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 Jul…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/jeffrey-epstein-suicid…
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web search NEUTRAL — A suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein has been released by a federal judge, which had been sealed for years as the criminal case of his cellmate, as per reports.
https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/international/alleg…
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“Epstein, 66, was arrested in July 2019 on multiple sex-trafficking charges from alleged incidents spanning from 2002 to 2005 related to the sexual abuse of girls as young as 14.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific dates of the alleged incidents (2002-2005) or the specific age of the girls (14) mentioned in this claim, although his general arrest in July 2019 is common knowledge.
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“Despite being placed under suicide watch after he was found semiconscious in his cell that same month, he denied being suicidal.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Epstein's specific denial of being suicidal while under suicide watch in July 2019.
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“He was found dead by suicide in his jail cell that August”
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“the result of what federal investigators concluded in 2023 was a cascade of misconduct, negligence and errors by staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.”
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