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90A-NY-3151227 Serial 186

FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10)

# UNCLASSIFIED

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Electronic Communication

Title: (U) Response from FBI Laboratory Forensic Document Examiner

Date: 09/10/2020



From:  NEW YORK

    NY-C19

Contact:



Approved By:

Drafted By:

Case ID #: 90A-NY-3151227

(U) UNSUB(S);

JEFFREY EPSTEIN - VICTIM;

DEATH INVESTIGATION

Synopsis: (U) To document the response from the Forensic Document Examiner who was assigned the lead to conduct handwriting analysis.

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Enclosure(s): Enclosed are the following items:

1. (U) Email from FBI Lab

## Details:

On September 2, 2020, SA was advised by a Forensic Document Examiner from the FBI Laboratory Questioned Documents Unit that handwriting analysis could not be conducted due to particular limitations. The email received by is as follows:

Thank you for the updates and images. After looking through the additional images you sent, comparability in style and wording are still

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# 90A-NY-3151227 Serial 186

UNCLASSIFIED

Title:  (U) Response from FBI Laboratory Forensic Document Examiner

Re: 90A-NY-3151227, 09/10/2020

major limitations, as well as verification of the submitted known writing. As previously discussed, I will need verified known writing from Epstein or any other logical writers which is comparable in style (handwriting, hand printing mix) and wording for meaningful comparisons to be conducted. At this point, I will record pertinent information for future exams if suitable known writing is obtained, and ship back the evidence. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

The email is attached to this document.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 9:34 AM

RE: NY-3151227 QDU HW request

Thank you for the updates and images. After looking through the additional images you sent, comparability in style and wording are still major limitations, as well as verification of the submitted known writing. As previously discussed, I will need verified known writing from Epstein or any other logical writers which is comparable in style (handwriting, hand printing mix) and wording for meaningful comparisons to be conducted. At this point, I will record pertinent information for future exams if suitable known writing is obtained, and ship back the evidence. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,

Forensic Document Examiner

Questioned Documents Unit

FBI Laboratory

From:

**Sent:** Tuesday, September 01, 2020 1:12 PM

To:

Subject: RE: NY-3151227 QDU HW request

So, I talked to the case agent who had the original investigation. She has forwarded me a few things that may have been written by Epstein (attached). The problem is, with all of the things found in that investigation, many things were written by his assistants and such. So, nothing can really be confirmed as his writing. I looked at what she sent me and it doesn’t look like anything is in cursive like the letter I sent you (which was the problem with the writing from we have from his cell). Let me know what you think – I totally understand that you may not be able to do anything with these...

Thanks!

Special Agent

FBI New York Field Office

Violent Crimes Task Force

From:

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 1:17 PM

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