Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note released

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:59, 6 May 2026 | Updated: 00:20, 7 May 2026 A suicide note allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein has been released after being sealed for years.  The note, according to The New York Times reads: 'They investigated me for months — FOUND NOTHING!!!'. 'It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye. Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!' It concludes with 'NO FUN', with those words being underlined, followed by 'NOT WORTH IT!!'  The note was found after the pedophile financier was found with a strip of cloth around his neck in July 2019, he survived the suicide attempt. In August of that year Epstein killed himself inside Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City at the age of 66. The note was made public on Wednesday after The New York Times petitioned the court to unseal it. An undated handout photo made available by New York State Division of Criminal Justice showing Jeffrey Epstein, issued 25 July 2019 Epstein's cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione found the note after the failed attempt and it ended up being part of his own criminal case.  In an interview with the outlet, Tartaglione said the note was found tucked inside a graphic novel after Epstein was moved to a different part of the jail.  He then handed it over to his lawyers after Epstein claimed that it was Tartaglione that had hurt him, not himself. There was no mention of the note as part of the official investigation into Epstein's death.  A chronology which mentions the existence of the note was found inside the Epstein files which details its journey after being passed around numerous lawyers.  That file said that Tartaglione's lawyers managed to authenticate the note, an explanation as to how they did so is not revealed.  The note was made public on Wednesday after The New York Times petitioned the court to unseal it, Epstein is seen here outside of his New York City mansion  Judge Kenneth Karas asked the parties involved if they had any view on the note being made public.  The US attorney's office in Manhattan, who prosecuted Tartaglione, said 'there appears to be a strong public interest in the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death', the Times reported. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.