The newly released 3 million pages of the Epstein Files have shed new light on the events leading up to Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019. Among the documents are two records that have drawn renewed attention for what they suggest occurred inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in the hours before Epstein was found dead.
Central to that renewed scrutiny is a 4Chan post made on the morning of August 10, 2019, the day Epstein was discovered dead in his jail cell, in which the poster claimed to have witnessed unusual activity inside the prison shortly before his death was publicly announced. The Epstein files identify the anonymous user as Roberto Grijalva, an officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York City.
According to the documents, Grijalva alleged in the 4Chan post that Epstein left his cell on Friday evening, shackled in a medical wheelchair, at the same time an unauthorized transport van arrived at the prison. He claimed the van may have taken Epstein out of MCC the night before news broke of his alleged suicide.
"Not saying anything after this pls do not try to dox me but last night after 0415 count they took him medical in a
wheelchair front cuffed but not 1 triage nurse says they spoke to him. Next thing we know a trip van shows up? We do
not do releases on the weekends unless a judge orders it. Next thing we know, he's put in a single man cell and
hangs himself? Heres the thing, the trip van did NOT sign in and we did not record the plate number and a guy in a
green dress military outfit was in the back of the van according to the tower guy who let him thru the gate. You guys i
am shaking right now but i think they switched him out," the 4Chan post read.
Federal documents show that the day after Epstein’s death, then–US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Geoffrey Berman opened a grand jury proceeding specifically aimed at identifying the anonymous 4Chan poster. Subpoenas were issued to 4Chan, Apple, AT&T, and Citibank as part of that effort.
Grijalva’s identity was ultimately revealed through subpoenaed Citibank records included in the SDNY’s grand jury filings. His name appeared unredacted on banking documents tied to the 4Chan post. The records link directly to Roberto Grijalva, the same MCC prison officer whose statements were later released as part of the prison’s internal investigation into Epstein’s death.
Grijalva’s name also appears in separate Epstein files documenting interviews conducted at MCC regarding which officers were present at the facility during the time of Epstein’s death.
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