A federal judge released the unverified suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.  Read on for all of the details of what the note said and how the contents came to light.

Details of Alleged Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Note

After years of speculation, a judge in New York has released the purported suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The undated document was put on the court docket as part of a case of Epstein's former cellmate.

The unsigned note read: “They investigated me for month – found NOTHING!!!

It is a treat to be able to chose ones time to say goodbye.

NO FUN – NOT WORTH IT!!"

According to Epstein's former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, the note was discovered in July 2019. Tartaglione is a former police officer who is in prison after being convicted of a quadruple murder.

Tartaglione said that the note was from Epstein's unsuccessful suicide attempt just weeks before he was found dead in his prison cell prior to his trial on sex trafficking charges. The death was ruled a suicide by a medical examiner; however, questions and conspiracies still swirl around the manner of death.

The release of the record this week came shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that it had released millions of documents about the Epstein case. The New York Times was the first to report the existence of a suicide note. The publication said last week that the note had been concealed for nearly seven years. The Times requested that District Judge Kenneth Karas make the note and other documents related to Tartaglione's criminal case public record.

The DOJ did not oppose the judge's transparency in the matter, leading to the release of the note. In a letter to Karas on Monday, the DOJ wrote that, "There appears to be a strong public interest in the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death as described in the unsealing motion. That said, because the Government has no knowledge as to … the accuracy of the factual narrative described in the unsealing motion, the Government defers to the court."

Tartaglione had previously said that he revived Epstein after the first unsuccessful suicide attempt. According to law enforcement officials, Epstein was found in his jail cell in Manhattan with marks on his neck. Tartaglione told writer Jessica Reed Kraus last year that, “Jeffrey Epstein tried killing himself when he was in the cell with me. I woke up, I brought him back with CPR. And to prove this point, Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note."

According to Tartaglione, Epstein wrote the suicide note and then put it in his cellmate's book. Tartaglione said he found the note stuck in his book after returning to the shared cell. The Times reported that Tartaglione had his lawyers authenticate the handwriting, pointing it back to Epstein.

Questions Surrounding Epstein's Suicide Remain a Hot Topic

There are lingering questions surrounding Epstein's first alleged suicide attempt. While the injuries that were a result of that attempt were not serious, there is still doubt that they were self-inflicted. Some experts believe that the injuries could have been the result of an assault by another inmate. Epstein had previously told law enforcement authorities that he was called a child predator and beaten up.

There was also a time when Epstein accused Tartaglione of trying to kill him. However, Epstein later recanted that allegation, telling a prison psychologist that his cellmate never threatened to harm him.

A document from the Manhattan prison labeled "Post Suicide Watch Report" detailed that Epstein was found “lying in the fetal position on the floor with a homemade fashioned noose around his neck.” This report was released as part of the document dump by the DOJ.

According to the report from the prison psychologist who evaluated Epstein, he had no intent to kill himself. The psychologist reported that Epstein said, “I am too vested in my case to fight it, I have a life and I want to go back to living my life."

Despite Epstein's declaration that he did not want to take his life, he was still officially on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. This is the same facility where Epstein later committed suicide, fueling the conspiracy theories that he might have been murdered.

The DOJ released 10 hours of prison security footage last year to try to dispel the rumors that Epstein was killed. The footage shows that nobody entered Epstein's cell on the day that he died.

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