Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘little black book’ containing 221 new names up for auction
Video above: Jeffrey Epstein is found dead in his jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A little black book, once owned by Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire giant known for his sexual abuse crimes, is being auctioned off, according to Alexander Historical Auctions, a company out of Maryland.
Bidding for the book began Wednesday and goes until June 16. On that final date, the top two bidders will be offered an opportunity to make a final offer within five days of notice. If the consignor doesn’t accept the top bidder’s offer, the book will be offered up at public auction in July.
“Right now, we have a few tentative offers from bidders already known to us, and they are substantial but must be firmed up in writing,” Bill Panagopulos, the President of Alexander Historical Auctions told WFLA.
This little black book was found lying on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk in Midtown by a musician in the 90s. After tucking it away in storage, she rediscovered the artifact in 2020, originally assuming it was just a copy. She later sold it to a graduate student.
In 2004, the FBI discovered Epsteins “black book,” and it was used in legal proceedings. There are 1,731 names mentioned in both copies combined, with 221 new names appearing in the “little black book,” according to Business Insider.
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The book is described as a 64-page, 4.5-by-5.25-inch Gestetner-bound book with black plastic. It contains 386 printed entries, along with two entries “penned in a childlike hand on the last page,” Alexander Historical Auctions said.
There are 94 names in the book with checkmarks and five highlighted names. The company said all five names, including Donald Trump’s, are well-known financial and industrial figures. However, the significance of the check-marked and highlighted names is unknown.
Addresses, telephone numbers, family members’ contact information, and associates to the named individuals are included in the book. Business Insider journalists confirmed the validity, as many entries were consistent with properties Epstein owned and addresses that matched those of his family members.
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Epstein also referenced information from the first New York home, located at 301 East 66th Street, which housed young models, girlfriends, pilots, and lawyers associated with him. An entry for “masseuse/masseur” mentions 24 names and numbers, including a description of an “ugly back up,” and eight women listed under “Exercise people.”
Alexander Historical Auctions included a disclaimer that said there’s no indication the names listed in the book were associated with Epstein’s crimes, excluding those who were already tried and convicted.
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