Jeffrey Epstein 's 'black book' listing 221 names is to be sold in a secret auction - potentially reaching up to $200,000 - or £158,736.
The proprietor of the auction house told the Daily Beast, which broke the news initially, that it might go for the incredible sum- or more - to a buyer who would remain anonymous. A female musician is said to have discovered the book on Fifth Avenue in the East Village in the 1990s, but it is still unknown how it got there.
It is evident that 349 people are named in the book, 221 of them are not listed in a later, more well-known "black book" that Epstein retained. Business Insider conducted a thorough study into the book in 2021. Many of the individuals Insider spoke with claimed their relationship with Epstein was either thin or nonexistent.
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On May 15, Alexander Historical Auctions will put the address book—which is thought to date from 1997—up for private bid along with a forensic examiner's report attesting to its legitimacy. “There are no comparables for the sale of this kind of relic. But, based on my experience, if I’m pressed to offer a price I would think it would be $100,000(£79,368)to $200,000(£158,736), and up,” Bill Panagopulos, owner of the auction house, told Daily Beast.
In Decemer, over 150 individuals linked to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were to have their names revealed following a court order to unseal certain documents. Among them will be staff and victims of the late sexual predator.
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Judge Loretta Preska has allowed the release as part of a defamation case filed by Virginia Giuffre, who accused Epstein accuser Ghislaine Maxwell of teen sex trafficking in 2015. There has been no connection made between the names and any wrongdoing.
The documents state that many of those expected to be named have already spoken to media outlets regarding their encounters with Epstein. This includes some who suffered abuse at his hands.