The Epstein Files/CASE 16/1991 – 2025

Lists, logs and files

The black book and the flight logs

A butler’s “holy grail,” a pilot’s handwriting and what a name in either one means

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented

Documented and real, but limited. The book lists contacts, not crimes; the logs list some passengers on some flights. Each shows who was in Epstein’s world, which matters; neither shows who did what.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

READ THE FILE

Evidence & assessment.

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The book

About a thousand contacts and a butler’s circles.

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The logs

A pilot’s record, with gaps.

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Open an article for its evidence, labeled AI assessment and numbered sources. Read the complete static edition ↗

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

5 claims people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

PARTLY TRUE Viral claims

“Epstein’s jet was called the “Lolita Express” because girls were abused on it.”

The nickname came from tabloids. Survivors say they flew on it; the pilot testified he saw no sexual activity.

Who says it: Tabloids.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

FALSE Lists, logs & files

“The flight logs show everyone who flew with Epstein.”

The surviving logs cover some planes and years, often list initials or “female,” and barely record helicopter trips.

Who says it: Common assumption.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

All 211 rated claims ↗

OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. Vanity Fair: How a black book of Epstein’s contacts was made public, Jul 2019 ↗

    The story of the butler’s “holy grail” and the journalist who published it.

  2. Gawker: Jeffrey Epstein’s little black book, 23 Jan 2015 (archived) ↗

    The first full publication of the contact book, from the butler’s copy. Archived.

  3. Palm Beach Post: Epstein’s ex-butler sentenced for trying to sell “holy grail” book, 18 Jun 2010 ↗

    Report on Alfredo Rodriguez’s 18-month sentence.

  4. Gawker: Flight logs put Clinton, Dershowitz on pedophile billionaire’s sex jet, Jan 2015 (archived) ↗

    The first wide publication of pilot David Rodgers’s logs. The headline overstates what a log shows.

  5. CNN: Epstein pilot testifies at Maxwell trial, 30 Nov 2021 ↗

    Sworn testimony of pilot Larry Visoski on famous passengers, as reported by CNN.

  6. Justice Department: Attorney General Bondi releases first phase of declassified Epstein files, 27 Feb 2025 ↗

    The department’s release of about 200 pages, most already public, handed first to invited influencers at the White House.

  7. AP: Epstein files released by the Justice Department are mostly old news, Feb 2025 ↗

    Wire report on what the binders held.

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