The Vault: The Epstein Files

Teala Davies filed a lawsuit against the Jeffrey Epstein estate alleging that Epstein began sexually abusing her in 2002 when she was just 17 years old. The suit claims Epstein trafficked her to multiple locations—including New York, Florida, New Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and France—where she was repeatedly raped and abused over a period of years. Davies also alleged that Epstein used his p...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico has remained one of the most mysterious parts of his broader operation because so much of what happened there was concealed behind isolation, private security, controlled access and a sparse public record. The property sat on thousands of acres outside Santa Fe and functioned as one of Epstein’s most secluded residences, a place where he could host guest...

Bill Barr said publicly that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, but he also described the failures at the Metropolitan Correctional Center as extraordinary and unacceptable. Immediately after Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019, Barr said he was “appalled” and that the death raised “serious questions that must be answered.” Two days later, he said he was angry about the jail’s failure to properly sec...

Leon Black used his appearance before the House Oversight Committee to defend his long-running relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and explain the extraordinary $158 million he paid him between 2013 and 2017. Black maintained that the money purchased legitimate tax, estate-planning and family-office services that allegedly saved him between $1 billion and $2 billion. He said Epstein deceived him abo...

In April 1981, Jeffrey Epstein testified before the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an inquiry involving trading in St. Joe Minerals securities. Epstein described himself as a limited partner and account executive at Bear Stearns who assisted the sales force with commodities and financial-futures recommendations. The questioning focused heavily on his recent departure from the firm,...

As Jeffrey Epstein faced prosecution in Florida, multiple people from his personal, professional and social circles submitted letters to prosecutors or the court urging leniency and portraying him as someone whose charitable work, intelligence, generosity and relationships should weigh against a harsh punishment. The letters were part of a broader effort by Epstein’s legal team to humanize him and...

Karyna Shuliak, a 37-year-old Belarus-born dentist, emerged from newly released investigative records as Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and one of the potential principal beneficiaries of his remaining fortune. Shuliak met Epstein in 2011, when she was 21 and living in New York on a temporary student visa, and remained close to him for nearly eight years. Epstein financed her education, hel...

Karyna Shuliak, a 37-year-old Belarus-born dentist, emerged from newly released investigative records as Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and one of the potential principal beneficiaries of his remaining fortune. Shuliak met Epstein in 2011, when she was 21 and living in New York on a temporary student visa, and remained close to him for nearly eight years. Epstein financed her education, hel...

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...

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...

The fourth amended complaint, filed in the Southern District of Florida by more than 30 Jeffrey Epstein survivors against the United States, accuses the FBI and DOJ of decades of negligence that allegedly allowed Epstein’s abuse and trafficking operation to continue. The plaintiffs argue that federal authorities repeatedly received credible warnings about Epstein but failed to follow mandatory inv...

The fourth amended complaint, filed in the Southern District of Florida by more than 30 Jeffrey Epstein survivors against the United States, accuses the FBI and DOJ of decades of negligence that allegedly allowed Epstein’s abuse and trafficking operation to continue. The plaintiffs argue that federal authorities repeatedly received credible warnings about Epstein but failed to follow mandatory inv...

The co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, asked the Virgin Islands probate court to expedite approval of a voluntary compensation program for Epstein’s sexual-abuse survivors, arguing that continued delay would unnecessarily prolong the claims process and leave victims waiting for resolution. The proposed Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program was designed to cre...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico has remained one of the most mysterious parts of his broader operation because so much of what happened there was concealed behind isolation, private security, controlled access and a sparse public record. The property sat on thousands of acres outside Santa Fe and functioned as one of Epstein’s most secluded residences, a place where he could host guest...

Brice Gordon and his wife, Karen Gordon, were the longtime caretakers and property managers of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, where they handled the day-to-day operation of the sprawling estate. Brice Gordon told the FBI in 2007 that he had been working at the ranch for roughly four years and that the property typically employed five or six full-time workers along with seasonal staff...

The U.S. Virgin Islands brought a sweeping civil case against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and related entities under the territory’s Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, arguing that Epstein had used a network of companies, properties and financial arrangements in the Virgin Islands to facilitate and conceal years of sex trafficking and abuse. The lawsuit alleged that Epstein’s operat...

Rinaldo Rizzo, who worked for Glenn and Eva Andersson-Dubin, gave sworn testimony describing a deeply disturbing encounter with a 15-year-old Swedish girl who had been brought to the Dubins’ home by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in late 2004 or early 2005. Rizzo said the girl appeared visibly traumatized, shaking and close to tears, and eventually told him and his wife that she had been on...

Federal prosecutors built the case against Ghislaine Maxwell by combining survivor testimony with documentary evidence, travel records, household records and testimony from people who had seen how Jeffrey Epstein’s operation worked. The government’s central theory was that Maxwell was not merely present around Epstein, but actively helped recruit, groom and normalize the abuse of underage girls by...

Mother Jones filed a FOIA lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons after the BOP stonewalled basic questions surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell’s abrupt and unusually opaque transfer following her conviction. The magazine sought records explaining why Maxwell was moved, who authorized it, what security assessments were conducted, and whether any deviations from standard BOP transfer protocols occurred. In...

Al Seckel was an American collector, author and self-described expert on visual illusions who became known for books, lectures and appearances centered on optical perception and cognitive tricks. He also moved in wealthy and academic circles, cultivated relationships with prominent scientists and intellectuals, and later drew scrutiny over allegations that he had exaggerated parts of his backgroun...

Day three of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing focused largely on what happened after Robinson turned himself in following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Utah State Bureau of Investigation agent Brian Davis testified that he was sent to St. George after authorities learned that a man was preparing to surrender in connection with the shooting. Davis said Robinson arrived at the Washington County S...

In the late 1990s, Jeffrey Epstein donated money to the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, a relationship that later drew scrutiny after it was revealed he had access to a private cabin on or near the Interlochen campus. Reporting and survivor accounts indicate Epstein used the cabin while visiting the school, raising serious concerns about safeguarding and oversight, particularly given...

Katie Phang’s lawyers asked Judge Emmet Sullivan to reject Todd Blanche’s latest attempt to postpone production of the administrative record in her lawsuit, arguing that DOJ had once again waited until the last possible moment to avoid a court-ordered deadline. The filing noted that Sullivan had already ordered Blanche to file a certified index of the administrative record by October 1 and produce...

Katie Phang’s lawyers asked Judge Emmet Sullivan to reject Todd Blanche’s latest attempt to postpone production of the administrative record in her lawsuit, arguing that DOJ had once again waited until the last possible moment to avoid a court-ordered deadline. The filing noted that Sullivan had already ordered Blanche to file a certified index of the administrative record by October 1 and produce...

Jeffrey Epstein survivor Annie Farmer has joined the campaign to remove Les Wexner’s name from buildings at Ohio State University, aligning herself with survivors of former OSU team doctor Richard Strauss, who sexually abused hundreds of students. Farmer argued that the continued presence of Wexner’s name on university facilities is especially troubling given his long relationship with Epstein and...