Jeffrey Epstein – Misryoum reports an Epstein cellmate says he found a purported suicide note hidden in a book before the death investigation.
Jeffrey Epstein’s jailhouse death story has taken another turn after Misryoum reported claims from a former cellmate about a possible suicide note.
Nicholas Tartaglione. the cellmate. told Misryoum that he discovered what he described as a note in Epstein’s cell in July 2019. the month before Epstein was found dead.. Tartaglione said he saw the note after opening a book in the cell and that the message appeared to address investigators’ handling of the case. including language about investigators “finding nothing.” He also characterized the note as saying. in substance. that it was “time to say goodbye.”
This matters because any document connected to a person’s final period can reshape how investigators and the public interpret what was happening in the hours leading up to a death that has already generated years of debate.
Misryoum also reports that a Department of Justice spokesperson said it would be difficult to comment on the matter because the DOJ and the New York Times had not seen the contents in question.. The spokesperson described efforts to compile records relevant to the request process and said millions of pages had been produced as part of those efforts.
In addition. Misryoum reported that the purported note was sealed in Tartaglione’s criminal case. a factor that allegedly meant it was not available to investigators reviewing Epstein’s death.. Misryoum said it has asked a federal judge to unseal the note. arguing it could be important to understanding what happened.
While the specifics remain contested, the question of what was sealed and when can be as consequential as the document itself, particularly for cases that draw intense public attention.
Epstein died on August 10, 2019, in a New York City jail cell in what authorities described as an apparent suicide. At the time, he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He was held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.
For many observers. the core issue is not only what was said in any final note. but how that information has been handled through the courts and record-review processes.. If the purported document is unsealed. it could become a new focal point in a story that has never fully settled in the public imagination.