A U.S. judge has revealed excerpts from a letter believed to be the suicide note of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, amid questions surrounding his death.
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026 GMT+7, a federal judge released documents identifying parts of what is considered Jeffrey Epstein's suicide note. Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's cellmate, claims he discovered the letter.
The unsigned letter contains passages such as, "They’ve been investigating me for months – but found nothing!!!", "It’s a relief to be able to choose the time to say goodbye myself," and "It’s no fun – not worth a bit!!"
The cellmate stated the letter was written during Epstein's failed suicide attempt in July 2019, just weeks before he was found dead in his cell while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. Autopsy reports concluded his death was by suicide.
The existence of this alleged suicide note was first reported by The New York Times last week, revealing it had been withheld from the public for nearly seven years. The Times petitioned District Judge Kenneth Karas to release the letter and related documents concerning the cellmate’s criminal case, with no objection from the Department of Justice.
“The public appears highly interested in the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death as outlined in the disclosure request. However, since the government lacks information verifying the factual accuracy of the described content, it defers to the court’s discretion,” the Department of Justice stated.
In a letter to Judge Karas on Monday, the Department of Justice noted it was unaware whether the referenced letter is authentic.
Reports say the letter was found in 2019 by Tartaglione, a convicted four-time murderer, who claims he saved Epstein during his first failed suicide attempt.
“Jeffrey Epstein tried to take his own life while he was in the cell with me. I woke up and saved him by performing CPR. To prove this, Epstein wrote a suicide note,” Tartaglione said last year. “That letter was inside my book. Yes... when I returned to the cell, I opened the book to read and found it there. He wrote it and slipped it inside.”
The Times reported Tartaglione confirmed his lawyer had a handwriting expert verify the letter’s authenticity. The Times included these statements in a filing to the judge in late April arguing the letter should be made public.
However, questions remain about Epstein's initial suicide attempt.
In July 2019, sources told CNN that prison officials were unsure if marks on Epstein’s neck were self-inflicted or from an assault. Epstein told authorities he had been beaten and called a pedophile.
Initially, Epstein accused Tartaglione of trying to kill him, but later retracted the claim. Prison suicide watch reports indicated Epstein told prison psychologists he did not recall the incident and that Tartaglione did not threaten him.
A report dated 24 July 2019, a day after the incident, quotes Epstein saying, “I have no interest in killing myself,” and reaffirming during a medical exam, “I am too committed to my case to give up. I am alive and I want to continue living my life.”
Nevertheless, the Department of Justice stated last year there is no evidence Epstein was murdered. Ten hours of prison surveillance footage showed no one entered Epstein’s cell on the day he died.
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Source:cnn