Purported Epstein suicide note unsealed by judge : NPR

Key Points:

• A suicide note allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in prison has been publicly released nearly seven years after his former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, claimed to have found it; the note was unsealed by Judge Kenneth Karas following a New York Times petition.
• The note, consisting of five sentences, expresses Epstein's thoughts on choosing the time to say goodbye and dismisses crying as "not worth it," but its authenticity has not been independently verified by NPR or the Department of Justice.
• Tartaglione, who shared a cell with Epstein briefly in July 2019 and was convicted of quadruple homicide, stated in a 2025 podcast that he found the note after saving Epstein from an apparent suicide attempt, a claim supported by his lawyer but not formally authenticated.
• The Department of Justice has no knowledge of the note's accuracy and did not object to its release, citing public interest in Epstein's death and Tartaglione's voluntary public statements about the matter.
• Epstein’s death and related documents continue to spark conspiracy theories and political scrutiny, with the House Oversight Committee actively investigating the federal handling of Epstein’s case and interviewing officials connected to him.