An urgent email exchange from August 10, 2019, the morning Jeffrey Epstein was found dead, showing prosecutor Michael Miller seeking confirmation of the death from Epstein's defense attorneys Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten.

This document captures a pivotal moment in the Epstein case: the email sent by prosecutor Michael Miller on the morning of August 10, 2019, seeking confirmation from Epstein's defense team that he had died. The email thread also includes earlier correspondence from July 26, 2019, where defense attorney Martin Weinberg sent a formal preservation request for materials related to Epstein's controversial 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). This NPA had been a central defense strategy, as Weinberg's team argued it should bar the new federal charges. The document shows the legal teams actively litigating the NPA issue just two weeks before Epstein's death in his Manhattan jail cell.

Key Highlights

• •Prosecutor Michael Miller emails Epstein's defense team on August 10, 2019 seeking confirmation of Epstein's death after news reports
• •Martin Weinberg sent a formal preservation request for NPA-related materials on July 26, 2019, just two weeks before Epstein died
• •Reid Weingarten, who later publicly questioned whether Epstein's death was suicide, was copied on all correspondence
• •The email thread shows active litigation over the 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement that Epstein's lawyers planned to use as their primary defense

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