Overview

• In his letter, Allen described dinners served by a professional houseman and “young women reminding one of Castle Dracula,” adding that Epstein’s solitary existence made him seem like he was “sleeping in damp earth.”
• The correspondence was released alongside a New York Times feature detailing the 21,000-square-foot layout, eerie decor and walls of photographs showing Epstein with presidents, royalty and business moguls.
• Allen’s Dracula analogy joins other messages collected by Ghislaine Maxwell, including birthday notes from President Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
• The disclosure of Allen’s letter has intensified pressure from Congress and advocacy groups for authorities to unseal the remaining Epstein case files.
• The resurfacing of the 2016 note has reignited scrutiny of Epstein’s elite social circle and raised fresh reputational challenges for Allen.