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"Bunkie" is not a person but prison slang for cellmate. All mentions refer to Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's cellmate at MCC who was accused by Epstein of attempting to kill him on July 23, 2019.
The term appears four times across FBI/DOJ documents describing the July 23, 2019 incident at Metropolitan Correctional Center where Epstein was found semiconscious with neck injuries. In each mention, correctional staff report Epstein claiming his "Bunkie" (cellmate) Nicholas Tartaglione tried to kill and extort him. Tartaglione, a former police officer facing quadruple murder charges, was later cleared of wrongdoing by internal investigation.
Key Highlights
- •All four mentions are duplicate reports of the same July 23, 2019 incident
- •"Bunkie" is prison slang for cellmate, not a person's name - this entity represents an NER extraction error
- •The actual person referenced is Nicholas Tartaglione, who appears as a separate entity in the database
- •Tartaglione was cleared by MCC investigation and claimed he tried to revive Epstein rather than harm him
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Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
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
Document Mentions (4)
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in he sat u on the bed and began telling me that he think his Bunkie, Tartaglione, Nicholas tried to kill him. Inmate Epstein also stated that his Bunkie also tried to extort money from him and stated that if he didn't pay hint that he would beat him up. He stated that this has been going on for a we
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ff. Moments afterwards, inmate Epstein became responsive. While observing inmate Epstein he sat up on the bed and began telling me that he think his Bunkie, Tartaglione, Nicholas #78514-054 tried to kill him. Inmate Epstein also stated that his Bunkie also tried to extort money from him and stated that
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up on the bed and began telling me that he think his Bunkie, Tartaglione, Nicholas #78514-054 tried to kill him. Inmate Epstein also stated that his Bunkie also tried to extort money from him and stated that if he didn't pay him that he would beat him up. He stated that this has been going on for a wee
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aff. Moments afterwards, inmate Epstein became responsive. While observing inmate E stein he sat u on the bed and began telling me that he think his Bunkie, tried to kill him. Inmate Epstein also stated that his Bunkie also tried to extort money from him and stated that if he didn't pay him that he wou
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Nicholas
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PersonAmerican property developer, brother of Jeffrey Epstein
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