Epstein’s Brother Calls Newly Unsealed ‘Suicide Note’ a Fake, Doubts Official Story

A newly unsealed note, purportedly left by Jeffrey Epstein after an earlier suicide attempt, is being called a fake by Epstein’s own brother. Mark Epstein told Business Insider the note is almost certainly forged, crafted to sound like Jeffrey by lifting lines from publicly released emails.

The note surfaced this week after a judge unsealed it from a criminal case involving Epstein’s former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, who claims he found it in Epstein’s Manhattan jail cell following a July 2019 suicide attempt. Tartaglione’s lawyers submitted the note as evidence, but it was sealed until now.

The note includes a line referencing the 1931 “Little Rascals” comedy short “Little Daddy,” a phrase Jeffrey used in emails made public only recently. Mark Epstein says the forger must have copied that from the released emails to mimic his brother’s voice. Yet the judge’s order shows the note was sealed in 2021, before those emails became public, casting doubt on the timeline.

Mark Epstein has long maintained that Jeffrey was murdered and that his death was covered up by authorities. He rejects the official narrative that Epstein attempted suicide in July 2019, saying there was no attempt and no note. Instead, he believes someone near Epstein’s cell killed him out of camera view and that the Justice Department’s refusal to treat the death as a murder investigation is a deliberate cover-up.

The note’s authenticity is further clouded by conflicting accounts of Epstein’s first suicide attempt. Jail reports describe a noose found around Epstein’s neck, but Epstein initially accused Tartaglione of attacking him before later recanting, possibly out of fear of prison retaliation.

Judge Kenneth Karas, who unsealed the note, has indicated more related documents may be released, potentially shedding further light on the note’s origin and Epstein’s final days.

Mark Epstein remains skeptical of any official explanation, stating that if Jeffrey had truly intended to kill himself, he would not have felt the need to explain it in a note.

This ongoing saga underscores the deep mistrust surrounding Epstein’s death and the persistent questions about who was truly responsible — and whether justice will ever be served.