CHAPTER 19 -Cause Affidavit: ‘viewed Jose [sic] Alessi, a for- ipstein. Alessi stated he eis th Mr. Epstein, from approxt- \lessi stated he was the house 1aintenance person. It was his ¢ house for Epstein's arrival. - assistants, Alessi stated they rivate plane. I asked Mr. Alesst ve occurred at Epstein’s home. *s three massages a day. Each use was different. Alessi stated mployment, the masseuses were a asked how young, Mr. Alessi ‘xteen or seventeen years of age Firtuy RicwH at the most. The massages would occur in Epstein’s bedroom or bathroom. He knew this because he often set up the mas- sage tables. I asked if there were things going on other than a massage. Alessi stated that there were times towards the end of his employment that he would have to wash off a mas- sager/vibrator and a long rubber penis, which were in the sink after the massage. Additionally, he stated the bed would almost always have to be made after the massage. On January 4, 2006 I interviewed another former house- man, Mr. Alfredo Rodriguez. During a sworn taped state- ment, Mr. Rodriguez stated he was employed by Jeffrey Epstein for approximately six months, from November 2004 through May of 2005. His responsibilities as house manager included being the butler, chauffeur, chef, houseman [and to] run errands for Epstein and provide for Epstein’s guests. I asked Rodriguez about masseuses coming to the house. Rodriguez stated Epstein would have two massages a day. Epstein would have one massage in

Detectiv May 2006 CHAPTER 19 e Recarey, Probable-Cause Affidavit: On November 21, 2005 I interviewed Jose [sic] Alessi, a for- mer houseman for Jeffrey Epstein. Ales stated he ws employed for eleven years with Mr. Epstein, from a mately 1995 through 2004. Alesst stated he was tne . \ manager, driver and house maintenance person. It was ility to prepare the house for Epsteins arrival. assistants, Alessi stated they vate plane. I asked Mr. Alessi responsib When asked about cooks or traveled with Epstein on his pri oe about the massages that have occurred at Epsteins nome. . Each Alessi stated Epstein recetves three massages a day i d use that visited the house was different. Alessi state masse ment, the masseuses were lo hat towards the end of his employ | sa When asked how young, Mr. Aless! r. ounger and younge be sixteen or seventeen years of age stated they appeared to ee —— > os Ae ee i. ee ‘ “ ie i ig wn On en! ve m4 oe, 7 =) aa % - a .. a “I i tr. - “Al * yo at the most. The me or bathroom. He kr sage tables. I asked massage. Alessi sta of his employment sager/vibrator and sink after the mass« almost always have On January 4, z man, Mr. Alfredo | ment, Mr. Rodrigu Epstein for approxi through May of 200 included being the b run errands for Ep asked Rodriguez a Rodriguez stated E Epstein would have massage in the aft Rodriguez stated hi and make them co Epstein would meet masseuses would ar kitchen area and off would then be encou They would be

CHAPTER 18 05 h police officers execute a searc Laura Johnson, at Jeffrey Epstein Inside the house, an employee is ey ask him, politely, to hang uP, p the winding stairs to the homes sutside and reads the warrant, out ‘le another officer videotapes them. 2y says as he hands over the war- 1, I will leave a list of what items k that you don’t answer your tele- = ga conversation leman was havin So Pm sure he’s trying to call and 4 nas will be told what was going © 78 FirtHy Ricw Inside the house, detectives see the pink-and-green couch that Mary and other girls had described. They see photos of naked young girls—in some cases, girls they’ve spoken to about Epstein. They also find message pads on which are written first names, dates, and numbers for the girls. Sometimes there are notes to go with the names and num- bers: “I have girls for him.” Or “I have 2 girls for him.” These notes are signed by one Sarah Kellen. Epstein’s house has a strangely antiseptic quality. Some of the bedrooms look almost like doctors’ offices. In the bathroom off Epstein’s bedroom, there’s a massage table as well as stands holding strange machines, which looked like something yowd find in a dermatologist’s office. In a wood-colored armoire beside Epstein’s bed, they see a bottle of peach-flavored Joy Jelly. In the bathroom, there are soaps shaped like penises and vaginas, bottles of Mango Mist, more Joy Jelly, and boxes of tampons. The officers find stacks of UFC videos and DVDs of Rock

CHAPTER 18 Michael Reiter: October 2005 n October 20, Palm Beach police officers execute a search warrant, signed by Judge Laura Johnson, at Jeffrey Epstein'’s home on El Brillo Way. Inside the house, an employee 1s on the phone with Epstein. They ask him, politely, to hang up. g stairs to the home's Then, guns drawn, they walk up the windin second story. Detective Recarey rem loud, to Epstein’s houseman Ww “This is your Copy, Recarey says rant. “When we are conclud 2? | would ask that you don't answ we've taken, okay phone. | know that the gentleman was having a co with Mr. Epstein at the time. So I’m sure he’s tryin fnd out what's going 0”. He will be told what was goin soon as we're done. Okay?” ains outside and reads the warrant, out E hile another officer videotapes them. — as he hands overt the wal- j ed, I will leave a list of what items 7 er your tele- j nversation q g to call and © g on as Inside the house, det that Mary and other git naked young girls—in sc Epstein. They also find n names, dates, and numbe Sometimes there are bers: “I have girls for him These notes are signe Epstein’s house has ; the bedrooms look almo: off Epstein’s bedroom, tl holding strange machin¢ find in a dermatologist’s : In a wood-colored a1 bottle of peach-flavored soaps shaped like penis« more Joy Jelly, and boxes The officers find stacl and other B-list movies. They also find receip' SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for On the first floor, det q hidden in clocks. On thr 4 photogr

them at th them to her husband and d Sitting down at the dining yous. In between biting her yes, she’s She met Epstein’s chet and sp Then she left. P Jenny, if you remember anything e ut the whole thing behind me.” James PATTERSON e front door and invites them inside. She introduces aughter. Jenny 1s sixteen years old. om table, they see that she’s ner- ro that lip and fidgeting, she tells them been to Jeffrey Epsteins house. othing much happened. Wendy took her there once. But n the kitchen is all. ent some time in she says. “But really, I just want to “I get what youre asking,” “You have our numbers. But “Okay,” the officers tell her. Ise, youll find that we're very good listeners.” One down. Five to go. e Recarey and Detective Michael Dawson have better rl who tells them that a year knew from high school — Detectiv luck the next day with Francine, a gl earlier, Wendy Dobbs—someone she drove her to the house on El Brillo Way. ncine would have been seventeen at sworn statemen Fra the time. Now she’s willing to make a noted: She was told she could make money working for Jeff. She was told she would have to provide a massage for Jeff.... She was brought to the kitchen area by [Dobbs]. They met with the house chef who was already in the Kitchen area. Francine stated [Wendy] would wait for her in the kitchen. t. The officers j Just as she did wit Francine upstairs and the room, wearing onl She kept her cloth ; sometime during th ! Fi and pulled

ERSON sks. ‘n replies. “He said that a very yer?” young. Fourteen, fifteen years nent, makes a few scratches in . what we can do with that for . sing journalist will put enough f the picture. Sooner or later, it. Maybe a cop's girlfriend gets rfriend mentions it to her hus- ylfing buddy in turn. Maybe the off the rez, blitzed off those mar- h Grill. s talk. At that point, Chief Reit- der—with Epstein on one side, chief taking flak from all sides. -Reiter’s investigation, the press eep it that way. : pieces of the puzzle keep falling 36 FirtHy Ricw On September 11, a young woman named Alison gets pulled over by the police.* She’s carrying a small amount of marijuana. The patrol officer handcuffs her and puts her in the back of his vehicle. But Alison’s been in the back of a police car before, and she’s cocky and canny enough to pivot the conversation away from the dime bag she’s been busted with. She tells the officer a remarkable story about an older man engaging in sexual activi- ties with high school girls. Alison knows about it firsthand, she says. She’s been going to the house on El Brillo Way since she was sixteen. At first the cop’s skeptical. He hasn’t heard about the investi- gation into Jeffrey Epstein’s affairs. And, after all, Alison is a burnout. But back at the station, he finds out that Alison has not been bullshitting him. The investigation is real. Alison's name and cell phone number match up with messages that have been pulled from Epstein’s tra

James PATTERSON “Where, exactly?” a producer asks. “He didn't say, exactly,” an intern replies. “He said that a very rich man was involved.” “Who?” “Didn't say.” “Did he leave a call-back number?” “No. The kid sounded really young. Fo old.” The producer thinks for his dog-eared notepad. “Okay,” he says. “Pm not sure what we can the moment.” At some point, some enterprising journalist will put enough f the picture. Sooner OF later, aybe a cop's girlfriend gets nd mentions it to her hus- buddy in turn. Maybe the urteen, fifteen years a moment, makes a few scratches in pieces together to get a sense O someone will talk. Maybe a parent. M giddy at lunch. The girlfriend's girlfrie band, who says something to a golfing golfing buddy knows a reporter. Or maybe some lawyer goes off the rez, at the Palm Beach Grill. alk. At that point, Chief Reit- blitzed off those mar- tinis they serve Sgoner or later, there’s always t er’s job will get much, much harder — with Epstein on one side, the press on the other, and the chief taking flak from all sides. But right now, two months into Reiter’s investigation, the press is still speaking 10 whispers. Right now, Reiter wants to keep it that way- And, in the meantime, new into place. do with that for - pieces of the puzzle keep falling - On September 11, over by the police. : The patrol officer | | vehicle. But Alison she’s cocky and c: from the dime bag | remarkable story a ties with high sch: says. She's been gi was

iRSON er arrive at Mount Trashmore. tion, St. Pierre thinks about a wonder to him that Ameri- ‘e say these kids have done. ome of them just don’t know tt, han they have. things. They don’t know any . house make one thing clear. g. ” St. Pierre tells the cop. rp look, and St. Pierre nods. his time. 1ere tomorrow?” yatient again. In his hand he’s yel St. Pierre has pulled from ime is on it. Mary’s name is on it to Chief Reiter’s office. ierre tells him. “Tomorrow, the 22 CHAPTER II Michael Reiter: September 2005 here’s a sense in which the Palm Beach PD functions asa foundation. From time to time, one of the town’s wealthy residents will walk in with a check followed by an inquiry. How much more would the police force need to make this remarkably safe community feel even safer? A tax write-off? Sure. But why not? Coming from most, it’s a genuine gesture. One of appreciation for all they have and for all the department's efforts to guard it. Donations are accepted gra- ciously, gratefully. In 2004, the department had taken one from Jeffrey Epstein—the second donation he’d made to the Palm Beach PD —for ninety thousand dollars. Generous, even by the generous standards of Palm Beach. The donation, which Epstein delivered personally, was earmarked for a firearms training sim- ulator. But that day Michael Reiter had thou ght something seemed off about Epstein. 3] HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009086

SS JAMES PATTERSON Jeffrey Epstein'’s garbage will never arrive at Mount Trashmore. Pierre thinks about As he drives to the police station, St. hat he’s been told. It’s a wonder to him that Ameri- d do what the police say these kids have done. e rich, after all. Some of them just don’t know it, Epstein and w can kids woul American kids at he guesses. Americans always want more than they have. dren do stupid things. They do Then again, chil better. And St. Pierre’s trips to the house make one t These girls are young. Really young. “I hope you can stop this man,” St. Pierre tells the cop. The detective shoots him a sharp look, and St. Pierre nods. “Please,” he says, more softly this time. “Can we count on seeing you here tomorrow?” y, impatient again. In his hand he’s t Noel St. Pierre has pulled from s name is on it. Mary's name is on n't know any hing clear. The detective looks ants holding a scrap of paper tha <p at ie a ee pang al Michael Reiter: Sep here’s a sense Ir foundation. Fro Epstein trash. Wendy Dobbs’ : it as well. a residents will w The detective can’t wait to get it to Chief Reiter's office. 2 ‘a How much more wot a remarkably safe comm “As long as it takes, sir.” St. Pierre tells him. “Tomorrow, the next day. Whenever you need me.” uy ‘tee ey A tax write-off? Su genuine gesture. One 0 the department's effort ciously, gratefully. In 2 Jeffrey Epstein—the : Beach PD—for ninety | generous standards of 4 delivered personally, w . ulator.

JAMES PATTERSON they were nothing like the demons he’d heard about in church. Noel had never forgotten the way those kids looked. The way they'd turned into old men and old women. They were like zom- bies trapped in children’s bodies. And now, in America, Noel's been given a chance to help other kids. That’s what the police have told him, at least. Noel is a sanitation worker. Still strong at fifty, and lucky enough to have found his way to Palm Beach, he gets in to work else and keeps his white compactor truck clean, before anyone His pickup route runs hot and cold with the almost glistening. seasons. But even in the summer, with much less to do, he’s on the job early, braced for a six-hour shift that would break a lesser ck. In the winter, the job gets even harder. The Estate busy. Some of the parties have hundreds man’s ba Section gets especially of guests. They leave behind mountains of refuse. That garbage gets picked up daily, or twice a day when requested. It’s carried ~ by workers who slip, silently, under the porte cocheres. Then it gets whisked twenty miles away to a landfill that the garbage- men call Mount Trashmore. Noel’s stretch of the Estate Section runs from the Everglades Club to the southernmost tip of the island. It encompasses Ban- yan Road, Jungle Road, El Bravo Way, and El Brillo Way. His pert- formance record is spotless. As far as the Palm Beach PD is concerned, he’s the perfect man for the job. Chief Reiter’s authorized a “trash pull’ —a l

are still things to attend | although, in Epstein’s exp nicely. He strolls through th door that leads to the kitc : dishes and climbs a wide, CHAPTER 4 i He walks down a hallway ; naked women. Then, in h there are many more pho! wall, of girls who have cor Familiar faces, famil first-timers so special. Jeffrey Epstein: February 2005 4 Epstein checks his wat The Virgin Islands can ohn Kluge, the media magnate, has bought up several lots around here, torn down the mansions, and built a grand, sprawling estate. But Epstein’s neighbors have blocked his own efforts to buy more land and increase his holdings. Epstein’s address in Palm Beach is 358 El Brillo Way. Built in the fifties by a totally run-of-the-mill architect, the house has none of the elegance of his neighbors’ homes. It’s big, with a big swimming pool—that’s the most you cam say for it. It’s totally p bland. But it’s the last house on a dead-end block, the last block | of the street, and this makes it very secluded. Tonight, one of Epstein’s black Escalades will whisk him away, taking him to the private terminal at Palm Beach Interna- tional Airport. Then a short flight down to Little Saint James— or, as he likes to call it, Little Saint Jeff's—the seventy-eight-acre island he owns in the Virgin Islands. But for the moment, there tan - of mii x, i BS 12 { Ape “a HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009067

——————————————— a CHAPTER 2 Jeffrey Epstein: February 2005 effrey’s morning routine is precise and unvarying. First he spends twenty-five minutes in silence, visualizing the day ahead as he digests the guava, banana, and Mieslix that his chef prepares for him—the same way every day—at six in the g. Then Jeffrey walks a third of a mile up to South County restorative breaths. mornin Road, pausing once ina while to take deep, It’s a slight slope that leads toward the ocean. Jeffrey's home on the Intracoastal Waterway is behind him now. The morning's not windy. The Atlantic is calm and glittery, and fishing trawlers bob gently on distant waves. Jeffrey's partial to monogrammed sweatpants, monogrammed and hoodies. Casual attire offset by embroi- hun- fleece pullovers, dered Stubbs & Wootton slippers—the kind that sell for dreds of dollars a pair. His hair, which is thick, has turned silver. But Jeffrey Epstein does not have a paunch. For a fifty-two-year-old i Jae a% <Diess man, he’s extremely fit. strong jawline. He’s never been a dr and he takes care good c It's a magnificent min lations, abstract formulas math problems that woul fall into place for him, manipulate—and multip mathematician. As a you Then he became an inves philanthropist, like Bill G to give millions to acader ing mysteries of the brain lions to Harvard. And h Eliot Spitzer, of New Yor Mexico, where Epstein ov Epstein’s flown Bill the Gulfstream he owns own trading floor—so | his various and worthy

ERSON dramatically in anticipation. of the earbuds: Britney Spears. starts to dance, moving her ig. She's twirling around and rab the clothes hanging up in thousand fans! Then she stops ly she’s become fourteen again. w is what she will wear to the in impression. This will be her ot want to look like a child on ‘white jeans, puts on a freshly r flat stomach bare. The cross angs from her neck. mey. Several weeks’ wages al some old man a massage? She nto the closet, sings along with c? y perfectly. She turns to check ig the scene with her fingers to pt 2" ae ete es 4 gee he ae Ce POA 4, ¥. et = ioe > to = i oe Sperone = - mm. eX 3 FittHy RicwH block out the Barbies behind her. Over on the Gold Coast, girls in big, high-ceilinged bedrooms have American Girl dolls. Dolls with natural smiles, perfectly vacant moon faces. American Girl dolls are beautiful. They’re expensive. But you have to have one if Mom and Dad are willing to pay. Over on the Coast, most mothers and fathers are. But out in the sticks, where Mary lives, you get Barbies—passed down from mother to daughter, from sister to sister. They’re rail-thin, missile-breasted. There’s a touch of knowingness to the curl of their otherwise innocent mouths. American Girl dolls are girlie, but Barbie’s like Britney Spears. Barbie’s dangling her long legs over the line that separates girls from women. Be like Barbie, Mary thinks. She can’t be nervous. Not now. Not today. What she tells herself, over and over again,

Note air colleague Vicky Ward, we ' re-created brief scenes and based on interviews, police yurt filings. We changed the hoping to protect them from t Jeffrey Epstein was guilty. He secution agreement he agreed hat exactly was he guilty of? that question and many others is man. These days people all it and suspicious of the super frey Epstein is an object lesson t it simply, some people think {nd that’s what they do. >alm Beach, February 20, 2016 EEO bt Tear Tee tye eae SEE Ser PART I The Crime HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009057

Soe). & SFr. ree es = ef a ‘ ee Fe 3 - P ‘ AutrHor’s Note ve conducted by Connolly’s Vanity Fair colleague Vicky Ward, we ie began to put the pieces together. is In a few instances, we have re-created brief scenes and ee snatches of dialogue. These are based on interviews, police ne investigation documents, and court filings. We changed the ; a: | names and identities of the girls, hoping to protect them from : 4 more embarrassment and harm. : ‘ There never was any doubt that Jeffrey Epstein was guilty. He a, admitted as much in the non-prosecution agreement he agreed it to sign in 2007. The question is, what exactly was he guilty of? y This book attempts to answer that question and many others pr about this strange and mysterious man. These days people all Be around the world are angry about and suspicious of the super | ee rich and powerful. The story of Jeffrey Epstein is an object lesson < about why we ought to be. To put it simply, some people think > wk 2. 8 yes they can operate outside the law. And that’s what they do. —James Patterson, Palm Beach, February 20, 2016 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009056

Note posing residence had a stone mt door that wouldn't have istle. And, like our neighbor's ram: raised brass letters that _the two women belonged to ul man who was also a regis- ste for underage women. n-year-olds. But younger girls ised dozens of young women, ttled potential lawsuits with ‘ison time for his crimes. A bit in the world again. ing women. ries about Jeffrey Epstein for a Id not have been more differ- oth live, is small and tightly 1e people. idlines in papers all over the -d a scandal that continues to smell. ase in the media and talked I wondered why it had taken o catch up with Epstein. And, 0 little jail time. tions, but there were others: ey, possibly billions? No one AE OO TAG ee Ng I Eate® jock Pee Pee 3 te eT et oo AuTHOR’s Note seemed to know. And while the news media had some details about the underage girls, reporters seemed only to know what had happened at the moment of his arrest. Epstein definitely liked his massages. He got them from two, even three, young women a day, right in his mansion on the island. He’d been operating on an almost industrial scale. But who were these girls? Where had they come from? How did they find their way to his home on a secluded street in Palm Beach? Epstein had powerful friends. He'd flown Bill Clinton around in his private jet and rubbed shoulders with heads of state, Nobel Prize winners, any number of billionaires. Prince Andrew, the man sixth in line to the British throne, had been a cl

AutTHor’s Note in the middle of the block. The imposing residence had a stone facade and a fifteen-foot-high front door that wouldn't have looked out of place protecting a castle. And, like our neighbor's slippers, the house had a monogram: raised brass letters that spelled out JE. The house and, quite possibly, the two women belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, a rich and powerful man who was also a regis- tered sex offender with a strong taste for underage women. Not just sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds. But younger girls as well. Epstein was alleged to have abused dozens of young women, or, more accurately, girls. He'd settled potential lawsuits with some of them. He'd done a bit of prison time for his crimes. A bit of time. And now here he was, out in the world again. Accompanied by two beautiful young women. | had been hearing hair-raising stories about Jeffrey Epstein fora couple of years. Our interests could not have been more differ- ent, but Palm Beach, where we both live, is small and tightly knit, and we knew some of the same people. Epstein’s arrest had made headlines in papers all over the world. But in Palm Beach, it caused a scandal that continues to set off aftershocks and leave a bad smell. So 1 had followed Epstein’s case in the media and talked about it over dinners with friends. I wondered why it had taken so long for the Palm Beach police to catch up with Epstein. And, once they did, why he had served so little jail time. Those were the obvious questio

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James PATTERSON advised he had witnessed nude girls whom he believed were ia underage at the pool area of his former employer's home, | knew that his former employer was engaging in sexual con- j tact with underage girls, and had viewed pornographic i images of underage girls on computers in his employer’s home. Rodriguez was then released from custody for further = investigation. The items that Rodriguez had attempted to sell to the UCE for $50,000.00 were reviewed by an agent familiar with ig a the underlying criminal investigation. As Rodriguez had Ag 4g described, the items contained information material to the underlying investigation that would have been extremely use- ful in investigati[ng] and prosecuting the case, including the Prince Andrew: 2011 names and contact information of material witnesses and additional victims. Had those items been produced in response to the inquiries of the state law enforcement officers rince Andrew also fares or the FBI Special Agents, their contents would have been imprisonment presented to the federal grand jury. The two men are old { Ghislaine Maxwell introduced | : time in the 1990s. In 2000, Eps ; Castle to celebrate the queen’s t flew to Sandringham, the queer 4 party Prince Andrew threw for The prince had also visited _ Palm Beach as well as in New { Roberts made in her 2015 decla LA Following his release, Alfredo Rodriguez was arrested again. He appeared in court on June 18, 2010, facing charges of cor 4 ruptly conceal