Epstein Black Book: 358 El Brillo Way and 221 Contacts

Key Findings

• Palm Beach Police Department opened Case No. 1-05-000368 on January 27, 2005, at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, FL
• Victim accounts describe a recruitment network offering young women $200 for massages at the residence
• Investigators documented multiple named individuals connected to the case and built a pattern of evidence across incidents spanning 2003–2006

Background

In early 2005, a parent approached Palm Beach Police with a disturbing account involving her teenage daughter. According to records obtained from a Palm Beach Police Department incident report marked with the notation "DO NOT RELEASE," the initial complaint was logged on January 27, 2005, and formally entered into the record on March 14, 2005.

The address at the center of the investigation — 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida — was identified as a single-family residence in Palm Beach Police Department's Case No. 1-05-000368. What followed over the next two years would become one of the most thoroughly documented law enforcement investigations into alleged sexual abuse involving a high-profile figure in modern Florida history.

What the Documents Show

The Palm Beach Police Department incident report, dated July 25, 2006, documents the initial reports received by investigators. Records reflect that a parent received a call from another parent who had overheard a conversation suggesting her daughter had met with a wealthy older man and was paid for it.

Investigators from the Detective Bureau interviewed multiple individuals. According to the incident report:

"On July 31, 2006, at approximately 1400 HRS, Detective and I met with [redacted] DOB [redacted] at the Boynton Beach Mall. [Witness] advised she did not have contact with Jeffrey Epstein when she was a [student] in High School... [Witness] said it was either in 2003 or 2004 and she believes she was 16 years of age when they met."

The same report documents another account in which a witness states she was recruited through a peer network:

"[She] advised back in 2003, she was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein by her friend [redacted] who advised her she could make $200 for giving this man a massage. [She] told her she might have to get undressed during the massage. [Witness] drove her to a big house in the Town of Palm Beach."

This recruitment pattern — offering cash payments to young women for "massages" at the El Brillo Way residence — appears across multiple witness accounts documented in Palm Beach Police records.

The Recruitment Network

The Palm Beach Police investigation documented a tiered recruitment structure. Records show investigators traced chains of referral through multiple witnesses. According to the PBPD incident report, one witness stated that Epstein "never asked her how old she was nor did she tell him her age," adding that she "was in school but she never said what level of school she was in."

One witness who positively identified Epstein in a photo lineup "advised she knew of other girls that went to Epstein's home" and stated she had "no professional massage training nor does she believe the other girls are trained in massage therapy."

Records document that recruiters told prospective participants "she might have to get undressed during the massage" — indicating the arrangement was understood to involve sexual elements at some level in the referral chain.

The Photo Lineup Identification

A key evidentiary development documented in the Palm Beach Police case file was a positive photo lineup identification:

"I showed [witness] a photo lineup containing Epstein. [Witness] positively identified Epstein in position three."

The witness also executed a formal affidavit:

"[Witness] signed an affidavit stating she wishes to prosecute based on Epstein's activities. [Witness] swore that her above statement was the truth."

According to the report, the interview was digitally recorded and that recording was placed into evidence alongside the photo lineup.

Scale of Investigation

Additional PBPD Criminal Investigations records from the division at 345 South County Road, Palm Beach, Florida 33480 document the breadth of the investigation, which extended across multiple alleged victims and associates. Investigators also contacted the school board to establish the age and enrollment status of witnesses.

Additional incident records document continued investigative activity in mid-2006, reflecting an investigation that had grown substantially beyond the initial complaint. The case file, marked "DO NOT RELEASE," shows Case Status as "OPEN ACTIVE" in the July 2006 records.

The Gap: From Local Police to Federal Prosecution

Despite the scope of the Palm Beach Police investigation — photo lineup identifications, digital recordings, signed affidavits, and multiple corroborating witness accounts — Epstein ultimately did not face federal prosecution in Florida on the strongest available charges. The Palm Beach Police Department eventually referred its case to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. What followed that referral is documented in separate federal court records.

What's Still Missing

The Palm Beach Police records in the public archive are substantially redacted. Key unanswered questions include:

• How many total individuals were interviewed as part of Case No. 1-05-000368?
• What was the complete nature and scale of the documented referral network?
• What communications occurred between PBPD and the U.S. Attorney's Office prior to the federal decision not to prosecute?

Source Documents