Jeffrey Epstein's possible suicide note released by judge
A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.
Updated on: May 6, 2026 / 7:59 PM EDT / CBS News
An apparent suicide note written in 2019 by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday.
A U.S. district judge ordered the release of the document at the request of The New York Times.
Tartaglione claimed in a podcast interview that he found the note in a book the morning after Epstein's death, and he gave it to his lawyers, who included it in his appeal. The note was not mentioned in Bureau of Prisons records.
CBS News has not independently verified the note. CBS News has reached out to the FBI and Justice Department for comment.