The Vault: The Epstein Files

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to murdering University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, avoiding the death penalty in exchange for four consecutive life sentences without parole. The agreement ended years of litigation over DNA found on a knife sheath, surveillance footage of a white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records, witness testimo...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s fall was especially dramatic because she spent decades presenting herself as a sophisticated, well-connected socialite who moved comfortably among royalty, billionaires, politicians and celebrities. The daughter of disgraced publishing magnate Robert Maxwell, she rebuilt her life in New York after his death and attached herself to Jeffrey Epstein, becoming one of the most recog...

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combine...

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combine...

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combine...

Bill Barr’s deposition before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein was a masterclass in calculated deflection. While Barr insisted that Epstein’s death was “absolutely” suicide, he conceded that the prison surveillance system had “blind spots”—a detail that conveniently leaves just enough room for speculation without providing definitive answers. His reliance on flawed or incomplete camera footage, combine...

Manhattan prosecutors in New York played a troubling role in allowing Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse to continue largely uninterrupted. As journalist Jane Coaston detailed, a Manhattan assistant district attorney even petitioned to classify Epstein as a low-risk sex offender—opting to call for the most lenient category possible under the law. This decision had consequences: Epstein never registere...

Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is one of the most underexamined yet telling indicators of how deeply entrenched he was in elite policy-making circles. Epstein donated at least $350,000 to the CFR and was listed as a member of its donor roster for years, despite his 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. His name appeared alongside respected dipl...

Day one of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing on July 6, 2026, largely centered on prosecutors beginning to construct a timeline of Charlie Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University and establishing the authenticity of the surveillance footage and investigative records they intended to use against Robinson. Former UVU police officer Chris Bagley described the moment the gunshot rang out during Ki...

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to murdering University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, avoiding the death penalty in exchange for four consecutive life sentences without parole. The agreement ended years of litigation over DNA found on a knife sheath, surveillance footage of a white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records, witness testimo...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission’s 119-page interim report described Zorro Ranch as a major and largely neglected component of Jeffrey Epstein’s broader operation, concluding that authorities failed for years to seriously investigate what happened there. According to the Commission, Epstein maintained an elaborate, highly controlled compound in New Mexico where survivors reported sexual...

New Mexico’s legislative “truth commission” investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in the state released its initial 119-page report, concluding that authorities had failed for years to adequately investigate what occurred at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe. The commission said federal investigators had concentrated primarily on Epstein’s crimes in New York, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Isl...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government sent mixed messages over whether it was considering a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in Britain. Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones said Burnham was taking the issue seriously, had agreed to meet Epstein survivors and was examining what action could be taken. Justice minister Jake Richards similarly said no stone should be left unturned an...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested at his residence on the Sandringham estate on February 19, 2026, his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police detained him on suspicion of misconduct in public office after newly released Epstein-related records appeared to show that he had shared sensitive British government information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested at his residence on the Sandringham estate on February 19, 2026, his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police detained him on suspicion of misconduct in public office after newly released Epstein-related records appeared to show that he had shared sensitive British government information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the...

Jeffrey Epstein used the secretive, lightly regulated world of high-end art as another financial arena in which ownership, value and the movement of money could be obscured behind trusts, limited-liability companies and private agreements. Records released in connection with Epstein showed that he helped structure major art purchases, sales, loans and joint-ownership arrangements, particularly for...

Deepak Chopra’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is being scrutinized through newly released Epstein files showing extensive email and text exchanges between the two men beginning in 2016, years after Epstein was already a registered sex offender. The messages suggest the relationship was warmer and more personal than a limited professional connection, with Chopra thanking Epstein for his hospita...

Deepak Chopra’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is being scrutinized through newly released Epstein files showing extensive email and text exchanges between the two men beginning in 2016, years after Epstein was already a registered sex offender. The messages suggest the relationship was warmer and more personal than a limited professional connection, with Chopra thanking Epstein for his hospita...

Tyler Robinson’s attorneys filed an objection to the prosecution’s proposed Exhibit 4.1, a close-range color video with audio showing the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors intended to introduce the video during a February 3, 2026, hearing on Robinson’s motion to disqualify the Utah County Attorney’s Office. The defense argued that the footage had no relevance to the actual issue before the cou...

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to murdering University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, avoiding the death penalty in exchange for four consecutive life sentences without parole. The agreement ended years of litigation over DNA found on a knife sheath, surveillance footage of a white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records, witness testimo...