Articles
19 in-depth reports on locations, evidence & legal proceedings
Articles & In-Depth Reports
19 investigative articles covering Epstein properties, key evidence, court proceedings, and case milestones. Each article is grounded in court records, property filings, and public testimony.
9 East 71st Street: Epstein's Manhattan Townhouse
The seven-story limestone townhouse at 9 East 71st Street, just steps from Fifth Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side, stands as one of the most significant addresses in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Ori...
358 El Brillo Way: The Palm Beach Mansion
The waterfront estate at 358 El Brillo Way in Palm Beach, Florida, occupies a singular place in the Epstein case — it was here that the first formal law enforcement investigation began, and it was her...
Little St. James: Epstein's Private Island
Little St. James Island, a 70-acre private island in the United States Virgin Islands, became the most notorious property in Jeffrey Epstein's real estate portfolio. Purchased by Epstein in 1998, the ...
Great St. James Island: The Second Island
Great St. James Island, a 165-acre island located adjacent to Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands, was the last major real estate acquisition in Jeffrey Epstein's portfolio. Purchased in 2016 fo...
Zorro Ranch: The New Mexico Compound
Zorro Ranch, a sprawling 10,000-acre property near the small town of Stanley in central New Mexico, represented the westernmost outpost of Jeffrey Epstein's real estate network. Purchased in the early...
The Lolita Express: N908JE Flight Records
The Boeing 727-31, registered as N908JE, became one of the most infamous aircraft in American criminal history under its widely known nickname: the 'Lolita Express.' The four-engine jet, a commercial ...
22 Avenue Foch: The Paris Apartment
The apartment at 22 Avenue Foch in Paris occupied a strategic position in Jeffrey Epstein's international network. Located on one of the most prestigious and expensive streets in the French capital — ...
The Black Book: Epstein's Contact Directory
Jeffrey Epstein's personal contact book — universally referred to as the 'Black Book' — is among the most scrutinized pieces of evidence in the case. The bound directory contained approximately 1,500 ...
The Maxwell Trial: SDNY December 2021
The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell in the Southern District of New York, which ran from November 29 to December 29, 2021, represented the most comprehensive public airing of evidence in the Jeffrey Epstei...
Death at MCC: August 10, 2019
The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Lower Manhattan — a federal detention facility at 150 Park Row operated by the Bureau of Prisons — became the site of one of the most controversial deaths...
The Palm Beach Massage Room
The second-floor massage room at 358 El Brillo Way in Palm Beach became the central location in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein, described in consistent detail by dozens of victims across mu...
FBI Raid: The Safe at 71st Street
The locked safe discovered during the FBI's July 6, 2019 raid of Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse at 9 East 71st Street yielded some of the most consequential physical evidence in the case. Locat...
The 2008 Work Release Controversy
The work release arrangement granted to Jeffrey Epstein during his 2008-2009 incarceration at the Palm Beach County Stockade remains one of the most controversial aspects of the entire case. After ple...
Maxwell's London Townhouse: 44 Kinnerton Street
The townhouse at 44 Kinnerton Street in London's exclusive Belgravia neighborhood served as Ghislaine Maxwell's primary London residence and became a significant location in the Epstein investigation....
Victims' Compensation Fund: $121M to Survivors
The Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund, established in June 2020 and administered by independent claims administrator Jordana Feldman, represented the largest effort to provide financial restitution t...
The Household Manual: Staff Instructions
The so-called 'household manual' — a detailed set of written instructions for domestic staff at Jeffrey Epstein's properties — became one of the most revealing pieces of evidence about the organized n...
Mar-a-Lago: The Recruitment of Virginia Giuffre
Mar-a-Lago, the historic Palm Beach estate that serves as a private club, was the site of one of the most consequential recruitment events in the Epstein case. In the summer of 2000, Virginia Roberts ...
Methodology: How Sources Are Handled
How Inside Epstein's Phone distinguishes primary-source documents from reconstructed messages and correspondence, how sources are cited, and what editorial limits apply...
Epstein Case Timeline: 1953 to 2026
Complete chronology of key events spanning seven decades, from Jeffrey Epstein's birth through the 2025 Transparency Act and the 2026 DOJ release of 3.5 million pages...