A note believed to be written by Jeffrey Epstein while in jail has been reportedly concealed for almost seven years. Sources suggest that the disgraced financier’s message is stored in a secure vault within a New York courthouse.
The note came to light in July 2019 when Epstein’s cellmate found it after Epstein was discovered unconscious with a cloth around his neck. Although Epstein survived that incident, he was later found dead in jail. Recently, The New York Times requested the judge to reveal the note, which allegedly included the phrase “time to say goodbye,” as reported by the cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione.
The note had been sealed by a federal judge as part of Tartaglione’s criminal case, hindering detectives investigating Epstein’s death from accessing potential crucial evidence. According to documents and interviews, a two-page document describes how the note became entangled in Tartaglione’s legal proceedings.
Tartaglione’s lawyers supposedly verified the note, although the method of authentication remains undisclosed. Despite calls for transparency in the investigation, the contents of the note, mentioned by Tartaglione in a podcast last year, have not been disclosed. The Justice Department has released numerous documents related to Epstein since December.
Tartaglione, a former police officer serving four consecutive life sentences for multiple murders, initially accused Epstein of attacking him but later retracted the claim, stating they had no issues. The Justice Department confirmed they had not seen the note despite extensive efforts to gather all relevant records.
Allegedly, Tartaglione found the note hidden in a graphic novel after Epstein was relocated within the jail. The message reportedly indicated that investigators found nothing substantial during their probe into the sex offender. It supposedly read, “What do you want me to do, bust out crying? Time to say goodbye.” Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, with his death ruled as a suicide.