Jeffrey Epstein hid secret cameras in Kleenex boxes
Jeffrey Epstein installed secret cameras in everyday objects, including Kleenex boxes, according to newly discovered documents, raising new questions about how he may have collected material to influence powerful figures.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that Epstein, who died in his New York jail cell in 2019 at the age of 66 by an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges, ordered hidden surveillance devices to be built into household items at his properties, including his New York mansion and his Florida estate.
Emails included instructions for installing motion-activated cameras disguised in tissue boxes, with one contact sending him an email saying: “Remember what we talked about if you want to install cameras in your home. It will have to be done very discreetly. The Russians may come in handy.”
The revelations are part of a broader cache of documents and financial data showing that Epstein also used a network of storage units in the US to hide computers, photos and electronic equipment.
A source familiar with the documents said: “The use of something as mundane as a Kleenex box to conceal surveillance equipment indicates a level of planning that goes beyond casual monitoring. It suggests a deliberate attempt to gather information discreetly, in a way that would never arouse suspicion among guests or staff moving through these premises.
“The mention of the Russians shows that Epstein clearly had plans to make key figures his puppets in the global honeytrap spy ring he clearly led.”
Records also indicate that from 2003 through 2019, Epstein rented out at least six 0 across America, including in New York and Florida. The payments continued for years after the initial investigations began, with credit card receipts showing regular charges.
Private investigators were reportedly hired to remove computers and equipment from his Palm Beach home prior to a police raid in the mid-2000s.
One source said: “What is particularly striking is the extent to which there appears to have been a coordinated effort to get material out of reach before investigators could get their hands on it. It wasn’t just a matter of moving a few items – there is clear evidence that data was systematically duplicated and moved as a precaution.”
The source added: “The references to hard drives being cloned suggest a deliberate strategy to create backups in multiple locations, which would mean that even if authorities seized one set of devices, identical copies could still exist elsewhere. That kind of approach indicates a level of foresight and control over the material.”
“It raises the very real possibility that sensitive information was not just stored, but replicated and distributed in a way that made it much more difficult to trace or fully recover. In practical terms, this means that there could be different versions of the same data in circulation at any given time, beyond the reach of a single investigation.”
The documents also detail communications between Epstein and private investigators, including an email referencing computers and paperwork removed from his home prior to a search warrant. The material was reportedly in storage and instructions were sought as to whether it should be returned, copied or retained.
Epstein’s network expanded to his private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where staff discussed transferring computers and CDs to storage facilities on the mainland.
Sources say some of the equipment was wiped before it was moved, although it remains unclear what data may have been retained.
An insider added: ‘There are clear signs that Epstein understood the vulnerability of centralizing everything in one location, and he appears to have structured things to avoid exactly that risk. Rather than relying on a single property or cache, he spread material across several sites, suggesting a calculated attempt to limit exposure.
“By dividing items among different storage areas and properties, he essentially created a fragmented system – one in which no search or seizure would reveal everything he had in his possession. It’s a method that makes it much more difficult for investigators to piece together a complete picture.
“That kind of setup indicates someone is thinking several steps ahead. Even if authorities were able to gain access to one location, there was always the chance that other pieces of the puzzle remained elsewhere, out of immediate reach.”
