Who is Rich Tennant in the Epstein files?

He is the cartoonist credited on 'The 5th Wave' cartoons that open the sections of a massage instruction book found in the archive. All 5 documents that mention him are copies of that book. The files show no personal or professional connection between him and Jeffrey Epstein.

Does Rich Tennant appear in any emails, flight logs or legal documents?

No. The archive has no emails with him in the header, and none of the 5 documents is a legal, government, financial or travel record. His name appears only as an illustrator credit in book pages.

Why would a cartoonist's name appear in the Epstein files?

The files include the text of a massage book, and its part-opener pages carry his byline and cartoons. His name appears because it is printed in the book. It does not suggest he had any contact with Epstein or knowledge of him. Nothing in the files shows how the book came to be in the archive.

Who is Rich Tennant in the Epstein files?

He is the cartoonist credited on 'The 5th Wave' cartoons that open the sections of a massage instruction book found in the archive. All 5 documents that mention him are copies of that book. The files show no personal or professional connection between him and Jeffrey Epstein.

Does Rich Tennant appear in any emails, flight logs or legal documents?

No. The archive has no emails with him in the header, and none of the 5 documents is a legal, government, financial or travel record. His name appears only as an illustrator credit in book pages.

Why would a cartoonist's name appear in the Epstein files?

The files include the text of a massage book, and its part-opener pages carry his byline and cartoons. His name appears because it is printed in the book. It does not suggest he had any contact with Epstein or knowledge of him. Nothing in the files shows how the book came to be in the archive.

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Rich Tennant

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Rich Tennant is the credited cartoonist on 'The 5th Wave' cartoons that open the parts of a massage instruction book (apparently a For Dummies-style title). He appears in the files only as a printed byline, with no link to Jeffrey Epstein.

All 5 documents are 'Other' records, and none is an email, legal filing, travel record or correspondence. Each is a copy of the same massage book, with two versions of the text under different document numbers. His name appears in the part-opener pages for Part II (The Art of Receiving Massage), Part III (The Art of Giving Massage) and the final 'Part of Tens'. Each page carries a 'The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant' credit, and the first two have a cartoon caption. The files show no communication with him, no mention of him by anyone else, and no sign he knew Epstein.

Key Highlights

•Every appearance is the printed credit 'The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant' on a part-divider cartoon in a massage book.
•The cartoons show a massage-themed gag, such as a spouse who has to 'knead the turkey's spine before he'll carve it'. The caption text is garbled by scanning.
•The same book text appears under two sets of document numbers (EFTA000080xx–83xx and EFTA017210xx–1397xx), so the 5 documents are really two copies of one book.
•No direct correspondence, no substantive records (legal, financial, travel), and no references to him by name outside the byline.
•The listed connections (Shiatsu, Marc Rich, Courtney Wild, Wesley, Bob Hope) are likely co-occurrences within the same documents or entity-matching artifacts, not evidence of a relationship.

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Document Mentions (5)

EFTA00008020 - EFTA00008119

Source: DOJ EFTA Records

5 mentions

ok how flatmy stoniadh it" is actually the intestines. EFTA00008108 --- PAGE BREAK --- Part II The Art of Receiving Massage The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant ' This is what I get £or marrying a massage therapist. Every Thanksgiving he's got to knead the tvrheiA, spine before YKYJ1 calve it." EFTA000081

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EFTA00008120 - EFTA00008219

Source: DOJ EFTA Records

5 mentions

jacent to a bank of two dozen noisy hair- drying machines. EFTA00008160 --- PAGE BREAK --- Part III The Art of Giving Massage The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant ' 1 many dont think a simple neck message is ping -Eo FAE. rid. o£ your headaches" EFTA00008161 --- PAGE BREAK --- In this part ... ou're no d

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EFTA00008320 - EFTA00008408

Source: DOJ EFTA Records

5 mentions

e it a shot! It is truly a path worth pursuing. Best of luck to you. EFTA00008348 --- PAGE BREAK --- Part in The Part of Tens The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant EFTA00008349 --- PAGE BREAK --- In this part ... yen with all the nifty photos and detailed instructions n this book, there still might be tim

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