# The Epstein Scandal (Part Five: The Island)

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Podcast: [Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast-743080)
Published: 2026-01-26T19:42:03+00:00
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"We told the truth back then. They just didn't care." Following his release from prison in 2009, Jeffrey Epstein set out to re-enter the inner circle of high society. Having been branded a sex offender by federal prosecutors, Epstein quickly found that there was little resistance to him moving around in the same crowd of wealthy and influential people he'd spent the past three decades cultivating. But still, the conviction threatened to complicate his life. So Epstein withdrew to Little Saint James, a private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands he'd purchased back in 1998. He'd spent years renovating it to suit his lavish lifestyle, and 2009 became the perfect time for Epstein to reshape his life around it. Unfortunately for him, though, the case against him refused to go away quietly. And in 2019, the Miami Herald began publishing a series of articles centered around that original case... Part 5/7 Research & writing by Amelia White and Ira Rai Hosting, production, and additional research & writing by Micheal Whelan Learn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.me If you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or Producer Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support .

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