"Bruce Barket, who represented Nicholas Tartaglione, who bunked with Epstein in the weeks before the apparent suicide, said he did not seek to authenticate the handwriting through formal tests, but used other means to show it was the real thing. “We came to the conclusion that it was authentic for various reasons,” said Barket, a founding partner at Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco and a former prosecutor now a defense attorney."
"“It was found in a book that belonged to Mr. Tartaglione,” Barket told amNewYork. “Only one other person had access to it. That was Epstein.” Epstein scribbled on yellow paper what appeared to be a disjointed suicide note, including “They investigated me for a month FOUND NOTHING!!!” It then refers to old charges in nearly illegible letters, before saying, “It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye.”"
"The note continues, “Watcha want me to do Bust out cryin!!” before stating “NO FUN NOT WORTH IT!!” Barket said similar writing, also on a yellow pad, was found in Epstein's cell after he killed himself, including identical language. “You have two pieces of paper in a cell that only Epstein has access to,” he said. “It was just some scribbles on a piece of paper, not a suicide note.”"
"Judge Kenneth M. Karas of Federal District Court in White Plains ordered the note to be unsealed on May 6 after a request from The New York Times, which broke the news about the note on yellow paper. The New York City medical examiner concluded Epstein committed suicide, amid theories that he might have been murdered to silence him. Questions remain about Epstein suicide A document including the line “It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to”"
A defense attorney for Nicholas Tartaglione said a yellow-paper note was found in a book that belonged to Tartaglione after an unsuccessful attempt to obtain it. The attorney said the note’s language matched a note found in Epstein’s cell after Epstein’s death, using comparisons rather than formal handwriting tests. The note contained disjointed statements referencing investigations, old charges, and a line about choosing one’s time to say goodbye, followed by emotional and dismissive phrases. The attorney said only Epstein had access to the relevant papers in the cell. The medical examiner concluded Epstein died by suicide, while other theories persisted.
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