Jeffrey Epstein's Former NYC Town House Used To Be A School

Jeffrey Epstein's Former NYC Town House Used To Be A School

Originally known as the Herbert N. Straus House, this imposing Upper East Side mansion was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1932. Although commissioned for Herbert Straus—the son of Macy’s co-owners—he never lived in it. In 1944, Straus’s heirs, facing prohibitive property costs, donated the unfinished building to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which initially used it as a hospital. Later, from 1962 to 1989, the mansion served as the location for the Birch Wathen School, a private K–12 academy, before being sold to retailer Leslie Wexner (for $13.2 million), who renovated the opulent interior. Eventually, Jeffrey Epstein came to reside in the mansion from the mid-1990s until his death.


Over the decades, the building transformed dramatically—from a rare, institutional-like school and hospital to one of Manhattan’s largest private residences (estimated at over 20,000 sq ft and spanning nine lavish floors). Under Epstein, it took on a darker reputation, becoming the site of serious criminal investigations into underage sex trafficking. After his death, the townhouse was sold in 2021 for around $51 million, though its legacy—rooted in education and later tainted by abuse—remains a deeply complex chapter in New York’s architectural and social history.


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From Epstein to Empty Pockets: Prince Andrew’s Financial Freefall  (10/29/25)

From Epstein to Empty Pockets: Prince Andrew’s Financial Freefall (10/29/25)

Prince Andrew’s downfall runs far deeper than Jeffrey Epstein. For decades, he’s lived a life of obscene privilege, spending like a billionaire while earning like a civil servant, and somehow the palace never asked how he was funding it. The truth is, Andrew’s entire lifestyle — the jets, the mansions, the security, the “business trips” — has been bankrolled by shady “friends,” loans that never made sense, and suspicious “gifts” that just happened to align with favors. Epstein didn’t create his corruption; he exposed it. The scandal ripped open decades of royal freeloading and backroom deals that turned the Queen’s favorite son into the monarchy’s biggest liability.Now the world’s finally catching up. The Epstein scandal may have started the fall, but the financial questions will finish it. The bills are coming due, and for once, there’s no palace PR team that can clean it up. The image of the dashing duke is gone — what’s left is a man who built his entire life on entitlement and other people’s money. And as the investigation into his finances grows louder, the truth is clear: Prince Andrew isn’t just disgraced — he’s the poster boy for everything rotten about royal privilege.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Public demands answers about Prince Andrew's unexplained wealth sources | Fox NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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The Billionaires Playboy Club:   A Memoir By Virginia Roberts Chapter 12) (10/28/25)

The Billionaires Playboy Club: A Memoir By Virginia Roberts Chapter 12) (10/28/25)

Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s unpublished memoir The Billionaire’s Playboy Club recounts her recruitment into Jeffrey Epstein’s world as a 16-year-old working at Mar-a-Lago, where she says Ghislaine Maxwell lured her in with promises of opportunity and travel. The manuscript describes how she became trapped in Epstein’s orbit, allegedly forced into sexual encounters with powerful men, including Prince Andrew, and ferried across his properties in New York, Florida, and the Virgin Islands. Giuffre paints a detailed picture of coercion, psychological manipulation, and the disturbing normalization of exploitation within Epstein’s high-society circle.In this episode, we begin our journey through that memoir.   to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Virgina Giuffre Billionaire's Playboy Club | DocumentCloudBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's  Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 5-6) (10/29/25)

The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 5-6) (10/29/25)

The Jeffrey Epstein non-prosecution agreement (NPA) of 2007-08, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailed how federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida negotiated a deal that effectively ended an active federal investigation into Epstein’s alleged trafficking and abuse of underage girls. The agreement granted broad immunity to Epstein and unnamed “potential co-conspirators,” allowed him to plead guilty to state charges instead of facing major federal sex-trafficking counts, and did so without informing or consulting the victims before the deal was executed. The OPR found that while no evidence of corruption or impermissible influence was uncovered, the decision represented “poor judgment” by the prosecutors.Further, the report underscored significant procedural deficiencies: victims were not made aware of the NPA, the USAO did not meaningfully engage with them in accordance with the Crime Victims’ Rights Act’s principles, and the immunity granted in the NPA curtailed future federal prosecution of Epstein’s associates—even as investigation into other victims and broader criminal conduct may have persisted. In short, the OPR concluded that the case resolution was legally within the prosecutors’ discretion, but deeply flawed in its execution and fairness to those harmed.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:dl (justice.gov)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's  Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 3-4) (10/29/25)

The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 3-4) (10/29/25)

The Jeffrey Epstein non-prosecution agreement (NPA) of 2007-08, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailed how federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida negotiated a deal that effectively ended an active federal investigation into Epstein’s alleged trafficking and abuse of underage girls. The agreement granted broad immunity to Epstein and unnamed “potential co-conspirators,” allowed him to plead guilty to state charges instead of facing major federal sex-trafficking counts, and did so without informing or consulting the victims before the deal was executed. The OPR found that while no evidence of corruption or impermissible influence was uncovered, the decision represented “poor judgment” by the prosecutors.Further, the report underscored significant procedural deficiencies: victims were not made aware of the NPA, the USAO did not meaningfully engage with them in accordance with the Crime Victims’ Rights Act’s principles, and the immunity granted in the NPA curtailed future federal prosecution of Epstein’s associates—even as investigation into other victims and broader criminal conduct may have persisted. In short, the OPR concluded that the case resolution was legally within the prosecutors’ discretion, but deeply flawed in its execution and fairness to those harmed.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:dl (justice.gov)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's  Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 1-2) (10/28/25)

The OIG Report Into Jeffrey Epstein's Non Prosecution Agreement (Part 1-2) (10/28/25)

The Jeffrey Epstein non-prosecution agreement (NPA) of 2007-08, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailed how federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida negotiated a deal that effectively ended an active federal investigation into Epstein’s alleged trafficking and abuse of underage girls. The agreement granted broad immunity to Epstein and unnamed “potential co-conspirators,” allowed him to plead guilty to state charges instead of facing major federal sex-trafficking counts, and did so without informing or consulting the victims before the deal was executed. The OPR found that while no evidence of corruption or impermissible influence was uncovered, the decision represented “poor judgment” by the prosecutors.Further, the report underscored significant procedural deficiencies: victims were not made aware of the NPA, the USAO did not meaningfully engage with them in accordance with the Crime Victims’ Rights Act’s principles, and the immunity granted in the NPA curtailed future federal prosecution of Epstein’s associates—even as investigation into other victims and broader criminal conduct may have persisted. In short, the OPR concluded that the case resolution was legally within the prosecutors’ discretion, but deeply flawed in its execution and fairness to those harmed.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:dl (justice.gov)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Alex  Acosta, The Jeffrey Epstein NPA And The Emails That Vanished

Alex Acosta, The Jeffrey Epstein NPA And The Emails That Vanished

During the crucial period from May 2007 to April 2008—when federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida were drafting an indictment, negotiating with Epstein’s attorneys, and ultimately approving a plea deal—internal review by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) discovered a significant gap in Acosta’s incoming email records. The “data gap” corresponds exactly to this key negotiation window and affected Acosta’s inbox but not his sent mail. The gap was described by the OPR as likely a technological error, not necessarily a deletion. The missing emails are at the heart of motions by Epstein’s victims’ attorneys seeking the release of documents they say were never produced, arguing that the gap “struck on exactly the time period when most of the big decisions were being made.”Acosta, who as U.S. Attorney signed off on a non-prosecution agreement in 2008 that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to state charges while federal indictments were dropped, has faced mounting criticism and scrutiny for his judgment in the case. His defenders say the missing emails are part of a benign IT issue, but victims’ advocates say they illustrate how the system protected Epstein. Because the missing records overlap with Epstein’s legal team’s intense lobbying and the prosecutors’ internal deliberations, the gap raises questions about transparency, institutional accountability, and whether the full scope of the federal investigation was preserved.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Ghislaine Maxwell And The  Pardon That Never Came

Ghislaine Maxwell And The Pardon That Never Came

Right after her arrest in July 2020, Ghislaine Maxwell went into survival mode — and behind the polished courtroom façade, she began quietly fishing for a pardon. Her legal team and inner circle floated the idea that she could “name names” connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network if she were granted immunity or clemency. At the time, Donald Trump was still in office, and Maxwell’s camp appeared to believe they could leverage his public comments — particularly his infamous “I wish her well” remark — into something more substantial. Rumors circulated through legal and political channels that Maxwell’s attorneys were probing whether a preemptive pardon could be arranged before trial, suggesting she might have valuable information to trade. It was a desperate gambit, driven by the awareness that the evidence against her was overwhelming and that Epstein’s death had made her the last major target standing.But the pardon never came. Trump, already under scrutiny for the Epstein connection, backed away publicly, saying he hadn’t considered it and that “no one had asked.” Inside the White House, advisers reportedly warned that granting clemency to Maxwell — a woman accused of grooming and trafficking minors — would be political suicide. As a result, her quiet lobbying efforts died on the vine. When the administration’s final list of pardons was released in January 2021, her name was nowhere to be found. Instead, she was left to face the full weight of the justice system alone — a would-be power player turned prisoner, watching the man she once might have counted on to save her walk away without lifting a finger.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Ghislaine Maxwell And The Peacock Documentary

Ghislaine Maxwell And The Peacock Documentary

The three-part docuseries produced by Blue Ant Studios and premiered June 24, 2021, examines the life of Ghislaine Maxwell, tracing her upbringing as the daughter of media tycoon Robert Maxwell, her socialite years, her relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the lead-up to her arrest on sex-trafficking charges. It features interviews (with people willing to speak) and previously unseen footage of the Maxwell family, seeking to show how she became part of a network of power, money, and abuse.While ably charting Maxwell’s trajectory, the series has been critiqued for being more character study than legal deconstruction—highlighting her dynamics with father, lovers and society, rather than deeply probing the broader institutional failures that enabled Epstein’s crimes. One reviewer noted that although it offers “plenty of potential answers,” it still frames Maxwell as a “fascinating villain” rather than focusing first and foremost on systemic accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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