Epstein’s possible suicide note has been hidden for years and one group is now trying to force its release

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A possible suicide note, found by Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate weeks before his death, has been hidden from the public for nearly seven years — and even the Department of Justice says it’s never seen it, according to a report Thursday.

But the note is mentioned in a “cryptic” chronology of events that was made public by the Justice Department as part of the so-called Epstein Files, The New York Times said.

The document has reportedly been stored in a courthouse vault since a federal judge ordered it sealed during a dispute between lawyers for ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione, who was Epstein’s cellmate in New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center after the financier was arrested on child sex-trafficking charges in July 2019.

Tartaglione, who’s serving four life sentences in a drug-related quadruple murder in upstate New York, told the Times he discovered the note between the pages of a graphic novel sometime in late July 2019, following an apparent suicide attempt by Epstein.

The Times said it petitioned U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas, who sits in White Plains, New York, Thursday to unseal the note.

A possible suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein is reportedly stored in a courthouse vault (AFP/Getty)

The development is certain to renew speculation regarding Epstein’s Aug. 10, 2019, death by hanging, which was ruled a suicide by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office.

Two polls last year found that around half of American adults surveyed thought that Epstein was murdered, with as few as 16% believing he died by suicide.

During a series of interviews from a federal prison in California, Tartaglione told the Times that the note he found was written on a piece of yellow paper from a note pad and that in it, Epstein wrote that investigators had “found nothing” after looking into him for months.

Tartaglione said Epstein wrote, in essence, “What do you want me to do, bust out crying? Time to say goodbye.”

The Times said it couldn’t find the note in the DOJ’s online online repository of documents related to Epstein, and a department spokeswoman told the Times that it hadn’t seen the note.

If you are experiencing feelings of distress or are struggling to cope, you can speak to the Samaritans, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch. If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in another country, you can go to www.befrienders.org to find a helpline near you

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