Nicholas Tartaglione, who was also incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre, reportedly discovered a note tucked inside a graphic novel.

Scrawled on a yellow sheet torn from a legal pad, the note read: “What do you want me to do, burst into tears? It’s time to say goodbye.”

Just weeks before this, Epstein had refuted claims of attempting suicide and insisted to jail staff that the marks on his neck were the result of an assault by Tartaglione.

Subsequently, Epstein was relocated to a solitary cell where he was later found deceased.

Allegedly, Tartaglione informed his attorney about the note following Epstein’s demise.

The lawyer is said to have subsequently submitted the note to a federal district courthouse located north of New York City.

The New York Times reports the note is in the hands of the court and has petitioned to have it released.

It was not included in the as-yet-released Epstein files and has not been mentioned in formal investigations of his death.

Epstein’s suicide has been the subject of much conjecture and suspicion.

Tartaglione, a former police officer, is serving four life sentences after being convicted of killing four people.

He has repeatedly denied causing any harm to Epstein. 

He has been cleared of any involvement in Epstein’s death.

The Metropolitan Correctional Centre was closed two years later.

Epstein had been indicted on charges of sex trafficking minors at the time of his death.

The Trump administration has come under fire after only releasing a fraction of the files connected with the Department of Justice’s investigation of Epstein.

Under a law passed earlier, they are required to release every file.

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