In a fresh wave of disclosures, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee have released a batch of previously unseen images and video from the private Caribbean estate once owned by Jeffrey Epstein — including a chilling chalkboard covered in cryptic writings that investigators say may hint at darker meanings. The cache, which comes just weeks before a statutory deadline for releasing thousands of related documents, offers a stark glimpse into the eerie interior of an island long linked with allegations of trafficking and abuse.
The images depict rooms and spaces across the estate on Little Saint James — bedrooms, bathrooms, hallways, a pool, exterior walkways, and landscaped grounds. Among the more unsettling items is a dentist-style chair situated in a room adorned with latex masks on the walls, evoking a surreal, unsettling atmosphere. In another image, a chalkboard in what appears to be a study or library bears words written in chalk: “power,” “deception,” “truth,” “music,” “political,” “intellectual,” “fin,” “phy.” Some areas of the board appear redacted or obscured, and several terms are underlined or connected by lines. The arrangement of words suggests a deliberate if cryptic system — but no clear explanation comes with the materials.
Proponents of the release argue the chalkboard and other revelations may provide a tangible window into the structure, mindset or symbolic world of Epstein and whoever else used the property. One controller of the release, a senior Democrat on the Oversight Committee, said the new material gives the public and investigators a “harrowing look behind Epstein’s closed doors,” stressing that every detail—no matter how ambiguous—could matter in reconstructing what happened on the island. The committee also said the broader trove includes previously sealed banking records, communication logs and other files tied to the estate.
The disclosures come in the context of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Passed by Congress and signed into law in November 2025, the legislation requires the U.S. Department of Justice to publish all unclassified investigative files related to Epstein’s case — unless redactions are justified for ongoing investigations, victim privacy, or security concerns. The department must do so by mid-December 2025, placing intense pressure on officials to comply.