The Vault: The Epstein Files

As more context to our previous episode examining just how many opportunities authorities had to intervene against Jeffrey Epstein, an amended lawsuit brought by 32 Epstein survivors added another extraordinary allegation to the timeline. According to the complaint, former Playboy Playmate Audra Lynn Christiansen told Hugh Hefner in 2005 that Epstein had raped and trafficked her, and that she had...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

Glenn Dubin is a billionaire hedge fund manager and major figure in New York’s high society whose long, troubling relationship with Jeffrey Epstein went far beyond casual acquaintance. Even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for sex crimes involving a minor, Dubin — along with his wife, Eva Andersson-Dubin — kept him close, inviting him into their home, allowing him to spend holidays like Thanksgivin...

Glenn Dubin is a billionaire hedge fund manager and major figure in New York’s high society whose long, troubling relationship with Jeffrey Epstein went far beyond casual acquaintance. Even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for sex crimes involving a minor, Dubin — along with his wife, Eva Andersson-Dubin — kept him close, inviting him into their home, allowing him to spend holidays like Thanksgivin...

Tyler Robinson’s defense filed its written bindover argument on August 11, 2026, responding to the state’s 28-page memorandum asking Judge Tony Graf to order Robinson to stand trial. The defense filing was submitted after the five-day preliminary hearing, during which Robinson’s lawyers challenged several important parts of the prosecution’s evidentiary presentation, particularly the reliability a...

Digital evidence became one of the central pillars of the case against Bryan Kohberger, with investigators using his cellphone records, surveillance footage and other electronic data to reconstruct his movements before and after the November 13, 2022 murders. According to the probable-cause affidavit, historical cell-site records indicated that Kohberger’s phone had connected to cellular resources...

Kathryn Ruemmler’s congressional testimony exposed the same rot that has defined the Epstein scandal for years: powerful people minimizing obvious relationships while institutions pretend those explanations deserve endless deference. Ruemmler was not some clueless outsider who stumbled into Epstein’s orbit; she was a former White House counsel and elite attorney whose career depended on understand...

Senator Ron Wyden’s Senate Finance Committee investigation concluded that major Wall Street institutions repeatedly failed to detect, scrutinize, and promptly report financial activity that helped sustain Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. The report focused primarily on JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, alleging significant failures under federal anti-money-laundering...

Senator Ron Wyden’s Senate Finance Committee investigation concluded that major Wall Street institutions repeatedly failed to detect, scrutinize, and promptly report financial activity that helped sustain Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. The report focused primarily on JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, alleging significant failures under federal anti-money-laundering...

The U.S. Virgin Islands collected a substantial amount of money through civil litigation arising from Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in the territory, most significantly through settlements with Epstein’s estate and JPMorgan Chase. In 2022, Epstein’s estate agreed to pay the USVI more than $105 million to resolve allegations that Epstein had used the territory as a base for his trafficking operation...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Just days before Ghislaine Maxwell was quietly moved to a cushier minimum-security facility in Texas, anonymous “reports” began circulating that she was under threat at FCI Tallahassee. These claims—conveniently timed—suggested that Maxwell might be in danger for allegedly “cooperating” with the DOJ, though no details were provided about who was threatening her, what was said, or whether there was...

The Metropolitan Police (London) have opened an active investigation into allegations that Prince Andrew, Duke of York in 2011 asked one of his taxpayer-funded protection officers to dig up personal information on Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse when she was under 18. According to reports, the bodyguard was allegedly given Giuffre’s date of birth and U.S. Social Security number b...

Tyler Robinson’s defense filed its written bindover argument on August 11, 2026, responding to the state’s 28-page memorandum asking Judge Tony Graf to order Robinson to stand trial. The defense filing was submitted after the five-day preliminary hearing, during which Robinson’s lawyers challenged several important parts of the prosecution’s evidentiary presentation, particularly the reliability a...

The autopsy reports for University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin documented the extraordinary violence of the November 13, 2022 murders inside the King Road residence in Moscow. Spokane County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Veena Singh determined that all four died from multiple sharp-force injuries consistent with a large fixed-blade knife, includin...

Kathy Ruemmler told congressional investigators that she regretted associating with Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that she did not know he was continuing to abuse girls and young women after his 2008 conviction. The former Obama White House counsel acknowledged meeting with Epstein repeatedly, visiting his properties, exchanging numerous emails with him and accepting professional assistance and g...

Kathy Ruemmler told congressional investigators that she regretted associating with Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that she did not know he was continuing to abuse girls and young women after his 2008 conviction. The former Obama White House counsel acknowledged meeting with Epstein repeatedly, visiting his properties, exchanging numerous emails with him and accepting professional assistance and g...

Kathy Ruemmler told congressional investigators that she regretted associating with Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that she did not know he was continuing to abuse girls and young women after his 2008 conviction. The former Obama White House counsel acknowledged meeting with Epstein repeatedly, visiting his properties, exchanging numerous emails with him and accepting professional assistance and g...

Jeffrey Epstein’s work-release and probation conditions were portrayed as punishment, but in practice they often appeared remarkably porous and easy for him to circumvent. During his Florida sentence, Epstein was allowed extensive work release that took him out of jail for long stretches of the day, despite having pleaded guilty to offenses involving a minor. Afterward, allegations continued to em...

Virginia Roberts Giuffre spent years fighting a legal battle against Jeffrey Epstein and the network of powerful people she said participated in or enabled his abuse. After publicly accusing Epstein of trafficking her as a teenager, Giuffre became one of the most prominent survivors challenging the secrecy surrounding his operation. Her litigation against Ghislaine Maxwell was especially significa...