FBI Victim Identification Efforts - Summary Report
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FBI VICTIM IDENTIFICATION REPORT
Following the 2019 arrest and subsequent death of Jeffrey Epstein, the FBI undertook extensive victim identification efforts.
SCOPE OF EFFORT:
- Hotline established for victims to report
- Over 100 individuals contacted or identified
- Multi-state investigation covering Florida, New York, USVI, New Mexico
- International cooperation for victims abroad
- Victim witness coordinators assigned
METHODOLOGY:
1. Review of previously identified victims from 2005-2008 investigation
2. Analysis of seized records and electronic media
3. Witness interviews and referrals
4. Public appeals for information
5. Coordination with non-profit victim advocacy organizations
KEY STATISTICS:
- Approximately 40 victims identified in original Palm Beach investigation
- Additional victims identified through 2019 investigation
- Victims located across multiple states and countries
- Age range at time of abuse: approximately 14-17 years old
The victim identification effort continued beyond Epstein's death, particularly in support of the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Source: FBI / DOJ
Available at: https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein
Part of a Curated Collection
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
All 2019 documents in the timeline →