Who is Colin in the Epstein files?

There is no single Colin. The name covers at least a half-dozen unrelated people: Colin Stair (2011 emails about auctioning paintings and other items), Colin Schermerhorn (a 2018 Carvana stock email forwarded by Richard Kahn), actor Colin Firth (in magazine coverage), a comedian friend, a Colin with a Montauk birthday party, and police and SEC officials with that first name. In the archive, 85 documents mention the name, and only 4 emails have a Colin in the header.

Did Jeffrey Epstein correspond with someone named Colin?

The files show Epstein-related mail that names a Colin, but the Colin is rarely the correspondent. In a 2013 message Epstein says he is going to "Colin's 40 bday party in montauk," and in 2012 a reply to Epstein says Colin will stay open to show him machines. In the Peggy Siegal emails, staff say they will check with Colin's office. The files do not give a surname in these cases, so the identity of that Colin is unconfirmed. The four direct-header emails involve Colin Stair and Colin Schermerhorn, and they are not shown as correspondence with Epstein himself.

Is the Colin in the Peggy Siegal emails Colin Firth?

The files do not say. Siegal's company emails refer to "Colin's office" in the context of a dinner and after-party, and another Colin, Colin Firth, appears elsewhere in the archive in Oscar-season coverage. Nothing in the documents ties the two together, so treat any such link as speculation.

Does Colin Firth appear in the Epstein files because of any relationship with Epstein?

The documents show no relationship. Firth appears in House Oversight pages that are Hollywood-season coverage. They describe him chatting with a writer at an awards event and hosting a charity dinner for Oxfam America with his wife Livia Giuggioli. Appearing in such text is not evidence of contact with Epstein.

What is the Colin Schermerhorn email about?

It is a forwarded message dated September 4, 2018, subject "CVNA - Carvana - for Southern Trust Company." Richard Kahn of HBRK Associates passes it along with a note about a 75,000-share position bought at an average of about $65 and a price of about $6.75 at the time. Southern Trust Company is an Epstein-linked entity. The files show Schermerhorn only as a sender in the forwarded chain, with no wider role.

Who is Colin in the Epstein files?

There is no single Colin. The name covers at least a half-dozen unrelated people: Colin Stair (2011 emails about auctioning paintings and other items), Colin Schermerhorn (a 2018 Carvana stock email forwarded by Richard Kahn), actor Colin Firth (in magazine coverage), a comedian friend, a Colin with a Montauk birthday party, and police and SEC officials with that first name. In the archive, 85 documents mention the name, and only 4 emails have a Colin in the header.

Did Jeffrey Epstein correspond with someone named Colin?

The files show Epstein-related mail that names a Colin, but the Colin is rarely the correspondent. In a 2013 message Epstein says he is going to "Colin's 40 bday party in montauk," and in 2012 a reply to Epstein says Colin will stay open to show him machines. In the Peggy Siegal emails, staff say they will check with Colin's office. The files do not give a surname in these cases, so the identity of that Colin is unconfirmed. The four direct-header emails involve Colin Stair and Colin Schermerhorn, and they are not shown as correspondence with Epstein himself.

Is the Colin in the Peggy Siegal emails Colin Firth?

The files do not say. Siegal's company emails refer to "Colin's office" in the context of a dinner and after-party, and another Colin, Colin Firth, appears elsewhere in the archive in Oscar-season coverage. Nothing in the documents ties the two together, so treat any such link as speculation.

Does Colin Firth appear in the Epstein files because of any relationship with Epstein?

The documents show no relationship. Firth appears in House Oversight pages that are Hollywood-season coverage. They describe him chatting with a writer at an awards event and hosting a charity dinner for Oxfam America with his wife Livia Giuggioli. Appearing in such text is not evidence of contact with Epstein.

What is the Colin Schermerhorn email about?

It is a forwarded message dated September 4, 2018, subject "CVNA - Carvana - for Southern Trust Company." Richard Kahn of HBRK Associates passes it along with a note about a 75,000-share position bought at an average of about $65 and a price of about $6.75 at the time. Southern Trust Company is an Epstein-linked entity. The files show Schermerhorn only as a sender in the forwarded chain, with no wider role.

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Colin

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Ambiguous first name reference to multiple individuals in Epstein documents

"Colin" is a first name shared by many unrelated people in the files, not one person. The strongest items are a July 2011 email chain with a Colin Stair about auctioning paintings and other items, and a September 2018 email from a Colin Schermerhorn about Carvana stock held for Southern Trust Company.

Of the 85 documents that mention the name, 58 are emails, but only 4 have a Colin in the From/To/Cc header. Three of those are the 2011 "Photos" emails to Colin Stair. The fourth is the 2018 Schermerhorn email, forwarded by Richard Kahn of HBRK Associates. Most other appearances are passing references: actor Colin Firth in Vanity Fair and Oscar-season coverage, a Colin whose office is mentioned in Peggy Siegal event emails, a Colin who is a comedian friend in 2015 scheduling emails, and a Colin whose 40th birthday party in Montauk Epstein says he is attending. The rest are law-enforcement names, a Kenya travel guide, a hurricane and garbled financial scans. Only 10 of the 85 documents are substantive non-email records, and the name there is mostly a stray word or an unrelated person.

Key Highlights

•Colin Stair: in July 2011 emails, someone offers Colin several items to auction and attaches photos across a numbered series ("Photos 1", "Photos 2", "Photos 3"). A reply says the paperwork on the purchases can't be found but the pieces are probably prints, and another says they are excited to look at the paintings. These are the clearest direct correspondence, and they read as a routine art or auction-house exchange.
•Colin Schermerhorn: a September 4, 2018 email about CVNA (Carvana) stock "for Southern Trust Company" is forwarded by Richard Kahn, with a note about 75,000 shares bought at an average of about $65 and the stock then at about $6.75. This is the only item that touches Epstein-linked finances, and the files show Schermerhorn only as a sender in a forwarded chain.
•Colin Firth: several House Oversight documents are Vanity Fair-style Oscar coverage. They describe a conversation with Firth and his wife Livia Giuggioli, and a dinner Firth hosted at Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America. They show no link between Firth and Epstein.
•Peggy Siegal's company emails to Epstein, sent by her staff about a dinner and after-party, say they will "check with Colin's office about bringing extra guests." The files do not identify which Colin. This is the likely source of the Peggy Siegal connection among the top shared names.
•2015 scheduling emails mention a comedian named Colin who couldn't make one night and has Jerry Seinfeld's birthday party on another. A 2013 message has Epstein saying he is going to "Colin's 40 bday party in montauk." A 2012 email says "Colin will stay open to show you machines." The files do not say whether these are the same Colin.
•Law-enforcement and government names include Colin Cunningham of South Australia Police (SAPOL) in a legal document, and "Whelehan, Colin" in an SEC case record (Securities and Exchange Commission, case 1:16-cv-07398) marked grand-jury confidential. Other appearances are a "Colin Lucas" in a contact book, Colin and Rocky Francombe's Kenyan ranch in a travel guide, and "hurricane Colin" in a 2016-era weather note about St. Thomas.
•Many financial-record hits are OCR noise (scanning errors) on bank, brokerage and passport scans. In several, "Colin" appears to be a garbled word such as "Code" or "Only" rather than a name.

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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 (20 of 85)

EFTA00666524.pdf

EFTA00666524

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brought HW in. Then went to Eric Felner/Working TitleNogue dinner party and was seated next to Nick Jones, owner of Soho House and right in back of Colin, Elizabeth Murdoch...yes I got her and Colin nuts with the Logue/Keith Murdoch letters sitting in 102 Dame Elizabeth's attic in a shoebox....and the

ing TitleNogue dinner party and was seated next to Nick Jones, owner of Soho House and right in back of Colin, Elizabeth Murdoch...yes I got her and Colin nuts with the Logue/Keith Murdoch letters sitting in 102 Dame Elizabeth's attic in a shoebox....and they roared when I told them I put Mark Logue on

09-COVER STORY.01

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Mar 11, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee

1 mention

slip into Colin Firth’s booth to have a téte-a-téte with him and his wife Livia Giuggioli. Jokingly, I suggest he say “I’m speechless” when he wins. Colin patiently assures me many | people, far more clever than I, thought of this. He then says that others are waging bets on whether he might subconscio

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EFTA00262282.pdf

EFTA00262282

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04-FINALPEGGY SIEGAL OSCARS.3.pdf

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Mar 21, 2012Source: House Oversight Committee

1 mention

d to be more parties than ever. Vanity Fair publisher Edward Menicheschi staged a staggering six nights of “CAMPAIGN HOLLYWOOD? Ermenegildo Zenga and Colin and Livia Firth hosted an intimate dinner at the Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, Colin’s pet charity. Editor Graydon Carter and Edward gree

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Peggy Siegal 2017 Oscar Diary.pdf

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Mar 30, 2017Source: House Oversight Committee

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nything again." We hear last year's best actress Brie Larson and activist/documentary nominee Ava DuVernay speak. Back at the Sunset Tower, Livia and Colin Firth host their annual dinner for 50 to celebrate The Green Carpet Challenge and The Journey to Sustainable Luxury. Spotted: Emma Stone, Meryl Stree

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EFTA00123832.pdf

EFTA00123832

1 mention

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EFTA01276243.pdf

EFTA01276243

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EFTA01282593.pdf

EFTA01282593

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EFTA00161819.pdf

EFTA00161819

1 mention

NAL EMAIL] - Fwd: [EXTERNAL] from: Epstein's home >; / The New York Times; re: evidence seized from Hey guys, would you be okay with us referring Colin to you on some of the process questions below? I think if you'd be able to give him the default retention policies for seized evidence in a criminal

EFTA00165905.pdf

EFTA00165905

1 mention

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EFTA01317541

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EFTA01321366.pdf

EFTA01321366

1 mention

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EFTA01337179.pdf

EFTA01337179

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march 13th rough Peggy 2012 Oscar (2).doc

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Mar 13, 2012Source: House Oversight Committee

1 mention

to be more parties than ever. Vanity Fair publisher Edward Menicheschi staged a staggering six nights of “CAMPAIGN HOLLYWOOD.” Ermenegildo Zenga and Colin and Livia Firth hosted an intimate dinner at the Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, Colin’s pet charity. Editor Graydon Carter and Edward gree

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EFTA00348174.pdf

EFTA00348174

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e In the orchestra. But if JE can make magic happen, we are there! I know Jackie can do Friday, Jay Thomas will be out of town, AND as it turned out Colin couldn't make Weds. HE just cancelled on me but now maybe HE can do Thursday. I think Nick Dipaulo is also available. So I know I have at LEAST 2/3

EFTA00348181.pdf

EFTA00348181

1 mention

EFTA00348183.pdf

EFTA00348183

1 mention

, wrote: > Thank you for the apartment AND the tix. Moved the comics to Thursday. Jay Thomas changed his plane ticket, Jackie and Nick are in, but Colin has Jerry Seinfelds birthday party, but I think we have plenty of hilarity to hold us. > Sent from my iPad >> On May 4, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Lesley

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EFTA00737313.pdf

EFTA00737313

1 mention

a tropical depression by wed or Thursday. that is the time its expected to reach St. Thomas USVI, if it develops further it will be called hurricane Colin. storm is to far away to predict its path„ thanks Larry The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client

Oscar story.doc

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Mar 4, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee

1 mention

ront bar to have a tete-a-tete with him and his wife Livia Giuggioli about tomorrow night. Jokingly, I suggest when he wins to say, “I’m speechless”. Colin patiently assures me many people, far more clever than I, have already mentioned this. He then says that others are waging bets on whether he might s

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Connected Entities(20 of 1,171)

Jeffrey Epstein