The True Crime Tapes

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

Jeffrey Epstein has become a major factor in the closing stretch of the 2026 midterm elections, with his name appearing in campaign ads, debates, donor attacks, and arguments over congressional transparency in races across the country. Senate contests in Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, and Georgia, along with key House races in Colorado and Pennsylvania, have all seen candidates use Epstein-r...

Jeffrey Epstein has become a major factor in the closing stretch of the 2026 midterm elections, with his name appearing in campaign ads, debates, donor attacks, and arguments over congressional transparency in races across the country. Senate contests in Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, and Georgia, along with key House races in Colorado and Pennsylvania, have all seen candidates use Epstein-r...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could face a fresh demand to testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee if Democrats take control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the committee, said Democrats intended to continue investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s network and would use congressional subpoena power to compel testimony from Andrew and others who had...

Day thirteen of Chad Daybell’s trial focused heavily on cellphone-location evidence and the increasingly inconsistent accounts Chad gave about Tammy Daybell’s death. FBI cellular analyst Nick Ballance walked jurors through the movements of Alex Cox’s phone on September 9, 2019, the day after Tylee Ryan was last seen alive, showing Cox’s device traveling to Chad’s property and remaining near the ar...

Day eleven of Chad Daybell’s trial focused heavily on the attempted shooting of Tammy Daybell, Alex Cox’s activity in the days surrounding it and additional evidence showing that Chad’s “light” and “dark” rating system extended well beyond Lori Vallow and the murder victims. Fremont County Detective Vince Kaaiakamanu testified that Cox had searched for information about rifle accuracy, AR componen...

Day nine of Chad Daybell’s trial shifted heavily toward the events surrounding Tammy Daybell and the attempted shooting of Brandon Boudreaux. Brandon testified that someone driving Tylee Ryan’s Jeep fired at him outside his Arizona home on October 2, 2019, and he later identified JJ Vallow’s body after the children were found on Chad’s property. Gilbert Police Officer Ryan Pillar testified that Al...

Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal enterprise did not survive for decades because he acted alone or possessed some supernatural ability to evade scrutiny. It survived because major financial institutions continued to provide the banking services, cash access, wire transfers, private banking relationships, and institutional legitimacy that allowed his operation to function. JPMorgan maintained Epstein as a...

Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal enterprise did not survive for decades because he acted alone or possessed some supernatural ability to evade scrutiny. It survived because major financial institutions continued to provide the banking services, cash access, wire transfers, private banking relationships, and institutional legitimacy that allowed his operation to function. JPMorgan maintained Epstein as a...

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Sean “Diddy” Combs was transferred from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania on October 16, 2026, with federal prison officials declining to publicly explain why he was moved. Both facilities are low-security federal prisons, but Allenwood is smaller and houses fewer inmates, making the transfer notable after months of problems surrounding Combs’ incarceration at Fort Di...

The Justice Department’s October 13 filing in Phang v. Blanche was a reply defending its request to postpone the deadline for producing the administrative record in Katie Phang’s lawsuit over the Epstein files. DOJ argued that there was no procedural violation in asking for the delay because it had simultaneously filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings that, if successful, could resolve the c...

The Justice Department’s October 13 filing in Phang v. Blanche was a reply defending its request to postpone the deadline for producing the administrative record in Katie Phang’s lawsuit over the Epstein files. DOJ argued that there was no procedural violation in asking for the delay because it had simultaneously filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings that, if successful, could resolve the c...

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman contributed $500,000 on September 24, 2026, to Kentuckians Not Corruption, a super PAC supporting Democratic congressional nominee Zach Dembo in Kentucky’s 6th District. Hoffman’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein immediately became a campaign issue, with Republican nominee Ralph Alvarado attacking the contribution as “dirty Epstein-class money” and calling on...

A federal judge dismissed with prejudice the civil lawsuit brought against Leon Black by an anonymous woman who had accused him of raping her after she was allegedly “handed off” to him by Jeffrey Epstein. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said she had been a teenager when the alleged assault occurred in 2002. She asked the court to end the case because she was “medically incapable of continuing,...

Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Justice Department turned over handwritten FBI notes connected to three interviews with a woman who alleged that Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump when she was approximately 13 years old and that Trump subsequently sexually assaulted her. The allegation remains an allegation and has not been established in court. The notes became a major point of conten...

Day eight of Chad Daybell’s trial began with retired FBI Special Agent Doug Hart continuing his testimony about the messages exchanged between Chad and Lori Vallow. Jurors saw texts showing the two arguing over when they could be together while Chad was still married to Tammy, including messages in which Chad described family members as “telestial relatives” and “obstacles” and told Lori that bein...

Day seven of Chad Daybell’s trial began with defense attorney John Prior continuing his cross-examination of Melanie Gibb, attempting to undermine her credibility and separate Chad from some of Lori Vallow’s actions. Prior pressed Gibb about inconsistencies in her memory, her admitted lie to police about having JJ Vallow, and the fact that investigators had never taken possession of her phone, ema...

Day six of Chad Daybell’s trial was dominated by testimony from Melanie Gibb, Lori Vallow Daybell’s former close friend, who gave jurors an inside look at the belief system Chad and Lori developed as their relationship intensified. Gibb described how Chad assigned people “light” and “dark” ratings, taught that evil spirits could possess human bodies and participated in “castings” intended to drive...

Larry Visoski was far more than Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime pilot. For nearly three decades, he occupied a critical logistical position inside Epstein’s world, flying him between New York, Palm Beach, New Mexico, the Virgin Islands and other destinations while gaining firsthand familiarity with Epstein’s properties, travel patterns, employees and associates. Visoski’s importance was underscored by...

Larry Visoski was far more than Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime pilot. For nearly three decades, he occupied a critical logistical position inside Epstein’s world, flying him between New York, Palm Beach, New Mexico, the Virgin Islands and other destinations while gaining firsthand familiarity with Epstein’s properties, travel patterns, employees and associates. Visoski’s importance was underscored by...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...