Federal prosecutors back release of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFederal prosecutors back release of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide noteJay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, writes to judge arguing there is no longer any need to keep the letter secretJoe Sommerlad Tuesday 05 May 2026 13:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970650","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-note-release-b2970650.html","title":"Federal prosecutors back release of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note"}}CloseRelated: Donald Trump claims Jeffrey Epstein 'victims or whatever' don't want to testify under oathThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceM...