Jeffrey Epstein suicide note echoes his past writings
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Updated · The New York Times · May 8
Jeffrey Epstein suicide note echoes his past writings
10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 8
A federal judge unsealed the purported 2019 jail note after a New York Times request; a cellmate said Epstein left it weeks before he was found unresponsive.
Phrases including “No Fun” and “watcha want me to do — bust out cryin!!” also appeared in Epstein emails and another handwritten note found in his cell.
Epstein, 66, was found dead in August 2019, and New York City's medical examiner ruled it a suicide; the newly public note may offer insight into his state of mind.
A convicted murderer held Epstein's note for years. Why was it just unsealed, and what does it really prove?
As UN experts call Epstein's network a 'crime against humanity,' does this note distract from prosecuting his powerful accomplices?