Judge releases possible Epstein suicide note allegedly discovered before he was found semiconscious in 2019

A purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein obtained by his former jail cellmate was unsealed by a federal judge.

A purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein obtained by his former jail cellmate was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge.

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The letter, which is handwritten on lined paper and has not been authenticated, dates to what was believed to be Epstein’s unsuccessful suicide attempt on July 23, 2019, less than two weeks before he died.

Epstein was found “with an orange cloth around his neck” and “friction marks” on his neck, according to a report from the Justice Department Office of the Inspector General. Epstein’s cellmate told officers Epstein tried to hang himself.