Note linked to Epstein’s first suspected suicide bid released by US judge

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-06 · 23:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A note allegedly found by Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate following Epstein's first suspected suicide attempt has been publicly released. US District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, ordered the release on Wednesday after The New York Times petitioned to unseal it. The note had been sealed in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute involving the cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione. Tartaglione, currently serving a life sentence for murder, revealed the note's existence on a podcast last year, bringing it to public attention. The release sheds light on a previously little-known aspect of Epstein's time in jail.

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Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein’s former cellmate, mentioned the note on a podcast last year.

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The New York Times petitioned last week to unseal the note and other documents.

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The note had been sealed in a courthouse vault for nearly five years.

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The note was released by US District Judge Kenneth Karas.

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A note linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected suicide attempt was made public.

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A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public on Wednesday after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute.US District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, ordered the note’s release after The New York Times petitioned last week to unseal it and other documents in a case involving the cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione.Few people had known about the note until Tartaglione, a former police officer who is serving a life sentence for killing four people, mentioned it on a podcast last year.

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