Jeffrey Epstein's 'Little Black Book' Up For Auction In MD

ELKTON, MD — A second "little black book" owned by Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, is up for grabs to the highest bidder.

Maryland-based Alexander Historical Auctions, known for selling historic letters and documents, planned to auction off what it called “one of the most provocative criminal relics of modern times," the company stated on its website.

The auction was scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday.

The 64-page book belonging to the convicted sex offender includes 386 printed entries and two handwritten notes appearing to be written by Epstein, the auction website states. The entries contain the name, address and telephone number of Epstein's contact. In most cases, the entries also include the contact's family members, secretaries, immediate employees, and associates.

The book was discovered in the mid-1990s by a musician living in Manhattan, who found it lying on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk in Midtown. It wasn't until 2020 that she realized it belonged to Epstein, the auction website states.

The book has since been verified by forensic analysis, Alexander Historical Auctions said.

The "little black book" is the second belonging to Epstein. A similar book was later discovered by the FBI and used in legal proceedings against Epstein.

The starting bid for the book was $35,000, according to the auctioneer's website.

A millionaire known for associating with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and academic stars, Epstein was initially arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2005 after he was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Dozens of other underage girls described similar sexual abuse, but prosecutors ultimately allowed the financier to plead guilty in 2008 to a charge involving a single victim. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.

Some famous acquaintances abandoned Epstein after his conviction, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, but many did not. Epstein continued to mingle with the rich and famous for another decade, often through philanthropic work.

Reporting by the Miami Herald renewed interest in the scandal, and federal prosecutors in New York charged Epstein in 2019 with sex trafficking. He killed himself in jail while awaiting trial.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.