Resolving the Mystery of Jeffrey Epstein: Case Closed, Book Edition

As I noted January 31 in “Resolving the Mystery of Jeffrey Epstein: Case Closed,” I’ve been researching & writing about America’s most notorious sex trafficker-intelligence operative for more than a decade, and initially imagined that latest story would be no more than a 2,000-word update based on recent evidence I obtained. Instead, I turned the January 31 story into Part I of a planned two-part series and it came in at almost 6,000 words and it would’ve been quite a bit longer if I hadn’t made last-minute cuts so as not to exceed the maximum length for a Substack article that can be sent via email.

Since publishing Part I, I’ve been contacted by a number of excellent sources I hadn’t spoken to previously and I reviewed a small amount of the mountain of unused material I’ve accumulated since I started looking into the Epstein story, and decided to make another shift in plans, and a much bigger one. I’m going to publish Part II late tonight or tomorrow – me and the other two members of my household were wiped out with a nasty cold this weekend and are all still in the recovery phase – and a Part III and IV between now & March 1. From that point going forward, I’ll continue researching the mystery of Jeffrey Epstein, but I won’t write anything else on the topic until I publish a short-ish book later this year, ETA November, which I believe will definitively mark the “Case Closed” point. Meanwhile, I’ll return to focusing on more topical news here.

The book will be free to all Washington Babylon founding subscribers and annual subscribers of record when it comes out, so that includes anyone who signed up in those categories since Jan uary 31. Monthly subscribers will be able to buy it at 50 percent off and all other subscribers at 25 percent off.

I’m also going to have to paywall at least a little more content, which up until now has been in 95 percent free. I genuinely hate to do that, but I’m just not making nearly enough money to sustain Washington Babylon at the moment. Part I of the Epstein series was one of the best read articles I’ve published here and easily brought in more revenue than any other story because it was a rare item available only to paid subscribers. Thanks to Part I, I now have a Substack “Bestseller” badge for publications with “hundreds of paid subscribers.” In my case, that’s highly misleading: I’m rapidly heading towards 4,000 subscribers – and if the current pave holds I should be around 10,000 at the end of the year – but only 120 are paid.

I want to emphasize that I am extremely grateful to all subscribers, paid & unpaid, and totally understand financial constraints most of us face, myself included, that results in the lion’s share of Washington Babylon subscribers signing up at the free rate. That’s exactly why the option is there and I almost always check the free plan when I subscribe to most Substack publications too.

To all subscribers, paid and unpaid, I would be eternally grateful if you recommend Washington Babylon to family, friends, and politically independent fellow travelers by sharing my home page, profile, & subscription info widely. Just three referrals that bring in new subscribers – paid or unpaid – will get you the same benefits as paid subscribers, including the discount on the upcoming Epstein book, for one month, and that period grows quickly with additional new subs that come in based on your referrals.

Thanks again to all Washington Babylon subscribers, followers, and readers — and let me know if you’d be interested in a podcast and/or open conversation about the Jeffrey Epstein case. If there’s enough interest, I’ll set up one or the other, or both.