What does this document reveal?

The document provides Tartaglione's contemporaneous account of what would become known as Epstein's first suicide attempt. According to Tartaglione, he was sleeping on the floor past midnight when he felt something hit his foot, woke to find Epstein sitting on the ground staring at him without responding to questions, and immediately banged on the cell door to call for staff assistance.

Why is this document significant?

This is a primary source document recording the cellmate's statement on the same day as the incident. It preceded Epstein's death by less than three weeks and documents the event that led to his placement on suicide watch. Tartaglione was later cleared of wrongdoing, and surveillance footage from this incident was reportedly not properly preserved.

What happened to Nicholas Tartaglione?

Tartaglione was cleared of any wrongdoing related to the Epstein incident. He was later convicted in 2023 of killing four people in a drug-related quadruple murder case. His attorney alleged that after the Epstein incident, prison guards threatened him to 'shut up' and 'stop talking' about what he knew.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides Tartaglione's contemporaneous account of what would become known as Epstein's first suicide attempt. According to Tartaglione, he was sleeping on the floor past midnight when he felt something hit his foot, woke to find Epstein sitting on the ground staring at him without responding to questions, and immediately banged on the cell door to call for staff assistance.

Why is this document significant?

This is a primary source document recording the cellmate's statement on the same day as the incident. It preceded Epstein's death by less than three weeks and documents the event that led to his placement on suicide watch. Tartaglione was later cleared of wrongdoing, and surveillance footage from this incident was reportedly not properly preserved.

What happened to Nicholas Tartaglione?

Tartaglione was cleared of any wrongdoing related to the Epstein incident. He was later convicted in 2023 of killing four people in a drug-related quadruple murder case. His attorney alleged that after the Epstein incident, prison guards threatened him to 'shut up' and 'stop talking' about what he knew.

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This is an official Federal Bureau of Prisons memorandum dated July 23, 2019, documenting an interview with Nicholas Tartaglione, Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate, about an incident that occurred in their shared cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York.

This Bureau of Prisons memo records Tartaglione's account of the July 23, 2019 incident that would later be characterized as Epstein's first suicide attempt. Tartaglione, a former police officer facing murder and drug conspiracy charges, stated he was sleeping on the floor when he felt something hit his foot, woke to find Epstein sitting on the ground staring at him unresponsively, and immediately called for staff assistance. This contemporaneous official record corroborates the timeline of events that led to Epstein being placed on suicide watch, though he would later be found dead on August 10, 2019.

Key Highlights

•Documents the exact account given by cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione on July 23, 2019 at 2:50 pm about the overnight incident
•Tartaglione was housed in the Special Housing Unit for possession of a cell phone and faced murder/drug conspiracy charges
•Epstein was unresponsive when Tartaglione woke and asked what he was doing, prompting Tartaglione to bang on the cell door for staff
•Tartaglione was later cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident after investigation

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Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

Bradley J. Edwards

Victims' attorney's firsthand account

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Prisons Office Memorandum 150 Park Row New York NY 10007 DATE: July 23, 2019 REPLY TO ATTN OF: SUBJECT: TO: , Acting Warden , Captain Inmate is a 51 year old white male. He is a pre-trial inmate with the following pending charges of; 21:848 ( E ), Murder and Drug Conspiracy. He currently has a CIM assignment of Separation. He has a Chronological Disciplinary Record. His last incident report dates back to February 2018, for Fighting with Another. He is currently housed in the Special Housing Unit for being in Possession of a Cell Phone. An interview was conducted with inmate today on July 23, 2019, i at 2:50 pm based on an incident that occurred with his ce ein, Jeffrey Edward #76318-054. During the interview inmate stated it was past midnight. He was sleeping on the floor. He felt some ing hit his foot. He woke up and observed inmate Epstein sitting on the ground staring at him. He as . at he was doing and inmate Epstein did not reply. When inmate saw that he was not responding he immediately banged on the cell door and called for staff assistance. EFTA00035576

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INMATE PROFILE REG REGNO: FUNCTION: PRT DOB/AGE.: NAME.: R/S/ETH.: W/M/O RSP..: NYM-NEW YORK MCC MILEAGE.: 62 MILES PHONE: FAX: PROJ REL METHOD: PROJ REL DATE..: PAR ELIG DATE..: PAR HEAR DATE..: PSYCH: OFFN/CHG RMKS: 21:848(E) MURDER/DRUG CONSP (FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT) CAUTION • 07-23-2019 19:52:14 NYMDH 535.03 PAGE 001 OF 001 78514-054 78514-054 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN / 51 WALSH: YES FBI NO..: 922067DC2 INS NO..: SSN NO DETAINER: NO CMC..: YES FACL CATEGORY - - - - - CURRENT ASSIGNMENT EFF DATE TIME NYM ADM-REL A-PRE PRE-SENT ADMIT, ADULT 03-19-2019 1806 NYM CARE LEVEL CARE1 HEALTHY OR SIMPLE CHRONIC CARE 10-31-2017 1354 NYM CARE LEVEL CARE1-MB CARE1-MENTAL HEALTH 12-22-2016 1446 NYM COR COUNSL UNT 5N VACANT 03-19-2019 1806 NYM CNC SEPARATION SEPARATION 12-30-2016 1511 NYM CASEWORKER UNT 5 , EXT 6457 03-19-2019 1806 NYM CUSTODY IN IN CUSTODY 01-22-2018 1854 NYM EDUC INFO GED UNK GED STATUS UNKNOWN 12-20-2016 1036 NYM FIN RESP UNASSG FINANC RESP-UNASSIGNED 12-20-2016 1036 NYM LEVEL UNASSG UNASSIGNED 12-20-2016 1036 NYM MED DY ST NO PAPER NO PAPER MEDICAL RECORD 01-24-2010 0910 NYM MED DY ST REG DUTY NO MEDICAL RESTR--REGULAR DUTY 01-22-2018 1332 NYM MED DY ST YES F/S CLEARED FOR FOOD SERVICE 01-22-2018 1332 NYM PGM REVIEW AUG AUGUST PROGRAM REVIEW 08-30-2019 1707 NYM QUARTERS Z06-215UAD HOUSE Z/RANGE 06/BED 215U AD 07-22-2019 0855 NYM RELIGION CATHOLIC CATHOLIC 04-18-2017 0624 NYM SECOND RSP 54N USM NYS 54N NEW YORK, NY 03-19-2019 1806 NYM UNIT 5 UNT MGR. N. REID EXT 6421/6301 03-19-2019 1806 NYM WAITNG LST CIM COMP CIM PACKET COMPLETE 07-01-2019 0709 NYM WRK DETAIL UNASSG UNASSIGNED WORK DETAIL 03-19-2019 1806 G0000 TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED EFTA00035577

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NYMDH • INMATE DISCIPLINE DATA PACE 001 OF 001 • CHRONOLOGICAL DISCIPLINARY RECORD REGISTER NO: 78514-054 NAME..: FUNCTION...: PRT FORMAT: CHRONO LIMIT TO • 07-23-2019 • 19:49:29 MOS PRIOR TO 07-23-2019 REPORT NUMBER/STATUS.: 3100366 - SANCTIONED INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 02-12-2018 0021 DHO HEARING DATE/TIME: 04-02-2018 1304 FACL/CHAIRPERSON • NYM/ REPORT REMARKS • INMATE DENIED COMMITTING THE PROHIBITED ACT 201 FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER PERSON - FREQ: 1 DS / 30 DAYS / CS / SUSPENDED 180 DAYS COMP: LAW: DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION FOR 30 DAYS SUSPENDED PENDING 180 DAYS CLEAR CONDUCT DS / 1 DAYS / CS COMP: LAW: DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION FOR 1 DAY REPORT NUMBER/STATUS.: 3041845 - SANCTIONED INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 10-04-2017 2103 UDC HEARING DATE/TIME: 10-10-2017 1015 FACL/UDC/CHAIRPERSON.: BRO/K/M./ REPORT REMARKS • BSD ON RPTNG OFFCR ACCT & I/M'S OWN ADMISSION, UDC FINDS RPT TRUE. 328 GIVING/ACCEPTNG MONEY W/O AUTH - FREQ: LP PHONE / 60 DAYS / CS COMP: LAW: START: 10-10-2017 END: 12-08-2017 1 REPORT NUMBER/STATUS.: 3041847 - SANCTIONED INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 10-04-2017 1804 UDC HEARING DATE/TIME: 10-10-2017 1010 FACL/UDC/CHAIRPERSON.: BRO/K/M./ REPORT REMARKS • BSD ON RPTNG OFFCR ACCT & I/M'S OWN ADMISSION, UDC FINDS RPT TRUE. 328 GIVING/ACCEPTNG MONEY W/O AUTH - FREQ: 1 LP VISIT / 60 DAYS / CS COMP: LAW: START: 10-10-2017 END: 12-08-2017 REPORT NUMBER/STATUS.: 2965313 - SANCTIONED INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 03-04-2017 2113 DHO HEARING DATE/TIME: 06-20-2017 0810 FACL/CHAIRPERSON • BRO/ REPORT REMARKS • WROTE ANOTHER INMATE THRU EMAIL 296 MAIL ABUSE, DISRUPT MONITORING - FREQ: 1 LP COMM / 180 DAYS / CS COMP: LAW: 6/20/17-12/16/17 G0005 TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED - CONTINUE PROCESSING IF DESIRED EFTA00035578