A federal judge unsealed a purported suicide note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The document was released by Judge Kenneth Karas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The unverified and undated note was added to the court's docket in connection with a case involving Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's former cellmate. Tartaglione, a former New York police officer and convicted sex offender, told The New York Times that he had discovered the note.
The contents of the note have not been independently verified. The document was made available to the public via DocumentCloud.
Key Details:
- Date of Release: August 28, 2019
- Judge: Kenneth Karas
- Case Context: Related to Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's former cellmate
- Document Source: DocumentCloud
Background: Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on August 10, 2019. His death was ruled a suicide by prison officials, though the circumstances remain the subject of ongoing investigations and speculation.
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