Why Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note is still being kept secret: ‘Time to say goodbye’
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly wrote a suicide note before his 2019 death in which he proclaimed his innocence, according to claims by his former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, but the note remains under court seal and has not been released to the public or reviewed by federal investigators. Tartaglione says he found the note in a graphic novel left behind after Epstein was moved to another cell and provided it to his lawyers to support his defense in an unrelated murder case. Despite verification that the note was written by Epstein, a federal judge has kept it sealed, and it was not included in the recent batch of Epstein-related documents released by the Department of Justice.
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US News Why Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note is still being kept secret: ‘Time to say goodbye’ By Alex Oliveira Published April 30, 2026, 2:46 p.m. ET Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note before his 2019 death in a New York City federal lockup, his cellmate claims – but its contents remain secret seven years after his death because a judge ordered it sealed, a new report revealed Thursday. Epstein, 66, reportedly proclaimed his innocence in the note, which he scrawled on a piece of yellow legal paper and tucked into a book in his cell at Metropolitan Correctional Center. “What do you want me to do, bust out crying?” the note reportedly read, in part, disgraced cop and convicted killer Nicholas Tartaglione told the New York Times.
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