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EFTA00642405: Epstein and Jean Pigozzi Email Discussing Woman in Photographs

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Document: EFTA00642405

Direct evidence link: EFTA00642405

Date created: May 1, 2013

Date sent or filed: May 1, 2013

Date released: Not stated on the face of the released record

Author or creator: Jean Pigozzi

Sender: Jean Pigozzi

Recipient: Jeffrey Epstein

Custodian or producing source: United States Department of Justice, Epstein Files Transparency Act production, Data Set 9

Evidence type: Email communication containing quoted portions of an earlier email thread

Length and format: PDF email record containing Pigozzi’s response and quoted messages from the preceding conversation

Case or investigation: Department of Justice Epstein Files Transparency Act disclosure

People named: Jeffrey Epstein, Jean Pigozzi, an unidentified woman, and a person identified only as “Leon”

Organizations named: Die Zeit and Vanity Fair

Locations named: Panama is mentioned in the quoted email thread

Content warning: This record contains sexualized and demeaning language about a woman’s body.

Key takeaway: EFTA00642405 documents Jean Pigozzi and Jeffrey Epstein discussing an unidentified woman in May 2013. Pigozzi described the woman in sexualized terms and asked Epstein whether someone identified only as “Leon” liked her.

What Is This Record?

EFTA00642405 is an email sent by Jean Pigozzi to Jeffrey Epstein on May 1, 2013. The released document contains Pigozzi’s response along with quoted portions of the earlier email thread.

The exchange begins with Pigozzi describing a redheaded woman as fun and smart. His message also refers Epstein to Vanity Fair online. Epstein then responds with a description of the woman’s religion, nationality, and family connection to the publisher of the German newspaper Die Zeit. Pigozzi replies with a crude assessment of her body and asks whether “Leon” liked her.

The woman is not identified by name within the released exchange. The visible thread does not establish whether Pigozzi and Epstein had met her personally, viewed her in photographs, or were discussing images available through Vanity Fair. The reference to Vanity Fair suggests that photographs or an online feature may have prompted the conversation, but the specific image is not reproduced in the reviewed record.

The document is part of a broader collection of emails showing direct and familiar communication between Pigozzi and Epstein. Other records from the same date document discussions about photographs, properties, Panama, and people within their shared social environment.

Source and Provenance

The document was released through the United States Department of Justice as part of Data Set 9 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act production. The stable public identifier is EFTA00642405.

The Epstein Data record for EFTA00642405 provides direct access to the indexed document. The official Department of Justice PDF is preserved within the DOJ Epstein Library.

The record appears to be a preserved email printout or exported email chain. It contains the newest message followed by quoted earlier messages. The public presentation does not establish the original device from which the record was collected, the exact account custodian, or whether additional attachments existed outside the released PDF.

Pigozzi’s earlier message directs Epstein to Vanity Fair online. However, no photograph or website capture is included in the displayed record. The document should therefore be classified primarily as communication evidence rather than photograph evidence.

Primary source: EFTA00642405 on Epstein Data

Epstein Data record: EFTA00642405

Official or court source: Department of Justice EFTA00642405 PDF

Archived copy: No separate archived copy was required because the Epstein Data and Department of Justice records are publicly available.

What the Record Contains

The email thread records a rapid exchange between Jean Pigozzi and Jeffrey Epstein on May 1, 2013.

At 9:59 a.m., Pigozzi wrote:

“I like the red head. Seem fun and smart
Panama. Go to vanity fair on line.”

Pigozzi signed the message with “J” and an iPad signature identifying him as Jean Pigozzi.

Epstein responded at approximately 10:19 a.m. and described the woman as:

“german jew, daughter of the publisher of der zeit”

Pigozzi then replied:

“I like her. No tits. Small problem. Did Leon like her?”

The released thread does not include a response to Pigozzi’s question about “Leon.”

The subject line appears as “Re:” in the reproduced exchange without a descriptive subject visible in the indexed text. No copied recipients are identified in the reviewed presentation. The quoted thread does not display an attached photograph.

Pigozzi’s reference to Vanity Fair suggests that the woman may have appeared in an online article or photograph. The record does not identify the particular article, gallery, photograph, or webpage.

Key Evidence Points

  • EFTA00642405 records a direct email from Jean Pigozzi to Jeffrey Epstein on May 1, 2013.
  • The quoted thread attributes the earlier 9:59 a.m. message to Jean Pigozzi.
  • Pigozzi described an unidentified redheaded woman as “fun and smart.”
  • Pigozzi directed Epstein to look at Vanity Fair online, suggesting that online photographs or an article may have been part of the discussion.
  • Epstein described the woman by religion, nationality, and her connection to the publisher of Die Zeit.
  • Pigozzi responded with a sexualized comment about the woman’s body.
  • Pigozzi asked, “Did Leon like her?”
  • The record does not provide a surname for “Leon.”
  • The record does not identify the woman by name.
  • The record does not state the woman’s age.
  • The record does not contain an identified response from “Leon.”
  • The reviewed document does not reproduce the photograph or Vanity Fair page referenced in the conversation.

What the Record Does and Does Not Prove

What it establishes: The record establishes that Jean Pigozzi and Jeffrey Epstein directly exchanged emails on May 1, 2013. It establishes that they discussed an unidentified woman and that Pigozzi made a sexualized comment about her body. It also establishes that Pigozzi asked whether a person identified as “Leon” liked her.

The email supports the conclusion that Pigozzi and Epstein communicated with a degree of familiarity. Pigozzi’s wording assumes that Epstein understood who the woman and “Leon” were without further explanation.

What it does not establish: The record does not establish the woman’s identity, age, location, or relationship to either man. It does not prove that she met Epstein, Pigozzi, or “Leon.” It does not prove that she was a survivor, recruiter, employee, model, romantic partner, or participant in any criminal conduct.

The record does not establish that “Leon” was Leon Black. That identification is plausible because Black was part of Epstein’s documented social and financial network and moved within overlapping art and billionaire circles. However, the email contains only a first name. The identification must remain an inference unless another record confirms it.

The email does not establish that “Leon” saw the woman, met her, viewed her photograph, or expressed any opinion about her. Pigozzi’s question does not prove that the person acted on or even received information about the woman.

The record does not establish criminal conduct by Jean Pigozzi, Leon Black, or the unidentified woman. Crude or demeaning language may provide evidence about attitude and social context, but it does not independently prove participation in Epstein’s trafficking operation.

Unresolved questions: Who was the woman? Which Vanity Fair article or photograph was Pigozzi referencing? Had Epstein and Pigozzi met the woman personally? Who was “Leon”? Did “Leon” see or meet the woman? Was a photograph attached to another version of the thread? Are additional messages missing from the released sequence?

People and Entities Appearing in the Record

Jean Pigozzi

Jean Pigozzi is the sender of the newest message and the author of the earlier quoted email. His official biography describes him as an entrepreneur, photographer, philanthropist, and collector of contemporary African and Japanese art.

Pigozzi’s messages show that he was communicating directly and casually with Epstein in May 2013. The broader released corpus contains additional correspondence involving photographs, travel, social plans, and properties.

A detailed investigation by Epstein researcher Rye Howard Stone found Pigozzi across hundreds of pages in the released corpus. The resulting Document Zero report on Pigozzi and Epstein links their direct correspondence to overlapping social events, Edge Foundation invitations, property discussions, travel plans, and other network records.

Nothing in EFTA00642405 establishes that Pigozzi participated in or knew about Epstein’s criminal conduct.

Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein is the recipient of Pigozzi’s response and the sender of the quoted message describing the woman.

By May 2013, Epstein had already pleaded guilty in Florida to offenses involving prostitution and a minor and was a registered sex offender. The email shows that he continued participating in casual social exchanges with wealthy and influential associates after his conviction.

The record establishes Epstein’s participation in this conversation. It does not establish why he possessed information about the woman or whether his description was accurate.

The Unidentified Woman

The woman is described as a redhead who appeared fun and smart. Epstein described her as German and Jewish and as the daughter of the publisher of Die Zeit.

Those descriptions are not sufficient to establish her identity with confidence. Public speculation has attempted to identify her, but the released email itself does not name her. EpsteinWiki should not identify her without a stronger documentary basis.

Nothing in this record establishes that she was involved in Epstein’s criminal activity or knew that the men were discussing her.

“Leon”

Pigozzi asked whether “Leon” liked the woman. No surname appears in the quoted text.

The person may have been Leon Black, the Apollo Global Management cofounder whose relationship with Epstein is extensively documented. Black paid Epstein at least $158 million for financial, tax, trust, and estate planning services between 2012 and 2017.

The timing and overlapping social circles make Black a possible identification. However, EFTA00642405 does not confirm that conclusion. The name must remain recorded as “Leon, possibly Leon Black” unless corroborating evidence is located.

Die Zeit

Die Zeit is a German weekly newspaper. Epstein used the publication to describe the unnamed woman through a family relationship. The email does not name the publisher or explain how Epstein knew the family connection.

Vanity Fair

Pigozzi instructed Epstein to “Go to vanity fair on line.” The message does not identify a particular article, gallery, issue, or photograph.

Because the specific material is not named or attached, researchers should not assume which Vanity Fair feature the men were viewing.

Timeline Significance

The exchange occurred on May 1, 2013, nearly five years after Epstein’s 2008 Florida conviction.

The conversation belongs to a larger sequence of communications between Epstein and Pigozzi from the same day. In EFTA00642410, Epstein contacted Pigozzi after an apparent recent meeting and asked for photographs of Panama. The same record also contains a request concerning photographs of a project.

EFTA00715266 preserves Pigozzi’s earlier statement that he liked the redheaded woman and thought she seemed fun and smart.

EFTA00959281 preserves Epstein’s response identifying the woman through her connection to the publisher of Die Zeit.

That same day, Epstein asked Ghislaine Maxwell for Pigozzi’s email address. EFTA00715262 records Maxwell providing the contact information from a TerraMar Project account.

Other May 1, 2013 records show Epstein and Pigozzi discussing property photographs. In EFTA01759711, Pigozzi responded to a property photograph by writing that it looked amazing and asking why he could not see any girls. In EFTA01759729, he commented, “Great pool.” In EFTA01788422, he asked Epstein to send additional photographs of his house.

The surrounding records place EFTA00642405 within an established pattern of direct, informal communication rather than an isolated mailing list appearance.

Related Evidence

  • EFTA00715266 preserves Pigozzi’s earlier comment describing the redheaded woman as fun and smart and referring Epstein to Vanity Fair online.
  • EFTA00959281 preserves Epstein’s response describing the woman through her nationality, religion, and family connection to the publisher of Die Zeit.
  • EFTA00642410 records another May 1, 2013 exchange involving Epstein, Pigozzi, Panama, and photographs.
  • EFTA00715262 records Epstein asking Ghislaine Maxwell for Pigozzi’s email address and Maxwell providing it.
  • EFTA01759711 contains Pigozzi’s response to a property photograph in which he asks why he cannot see any girls.
  • EFTA01759729 contains Pigozzi’s brief response to another property photograph.
  • EFTA01788422 records Pigozzi asking Epstein to send more photographs of his house.
  • EFTA00419126 is identified in the Pigozzi research index as a February 2012 Edge dinner record listing both Epstein and Pigozzi as confirmed attendees.
  • EFTA00649356 contains an Edge Foundation dinner invitation naming Epstein, Pigozzi, and other prominent technology, business, and academic figures.
  • EFTA01799443 lists Epstein, Pigozzi, and Maxwell in connection with a February 2011 Edge dinner in New York.
  • EFTA00988640 records Epstein asking whether Pigozzi would be in Panama when Epstein was considering traveling there with Ehud Barak in May 2014.

Reliability and Limitations

EFTA00642405 is preserved within an official Department of Justice production and carries a stable EFTA identifier. Its provenance is therefore stronger than an unattributed screenshot or social media copy.

The email is reliable evidence of what appears in the released communication. It should not be treated as independent confirmation that every description within the email was accurate.

The document includes quoted earlier messages. Researchers must distinguish the newest message from the earlier text reproduced beneath it. Pigozzi authored the sexualized response and the earlier message describing the woman as a redhead. Epstein authored the intervening description connecting the woman to Die Zeit.

The absence of an attached photograph limits interpretation. The title refers to a discussion apparently connected to photographs or an online Vanity Fair feature, but the record does not show the image itself.

The identity of the woman remains unresolved. The identity of “Leon” also remains unresolved. Neither identity should be presented as established solely from this email.

The indexed text may contain OCR or formatting errors. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, line breaks, and email signatures should be compared with the document image before reproducing the quotation in litigation or another formal record.

Survivor Safety and Privacy Review

The record contains no confirmed survivor name or pseudonym.

An unidentified woman is discussed in sexualized and objectifying language. EpsteinWiki does not identify her because the released email does not name her and the available description is insufficient for a responsible identification.

Private email addresses, telephone numbers, and signature contact details are not reproduced because they are unnecessary to understand the evidence.

The article quotes only the language necessary to explain the record and its evidentiary significance. It does not reproduce or link to an unidentified woman’s photograph.

Why This Record Matters

EFTA00642405 provides direct evidence of the tone and familiarity of communications between Epstein and Pigozzi in 2013. The two men discussed a woman through her appearance, family connection, and perceived desirability.

The email is significant because it was sent after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. It contributes to the documentary record showing that Epstein continued maintaining casual social relationships with wealthy, influential, and internationally connected people after becoming a registered sex offender.

The question about “Leon” may point to another person within the same social circle. However, the first name alone is not enough to establish that person’s identity.

The document also demonstrates why isolated emails require surrounding records. Viewed alone, EFTA00642405 is a crude conversation. Viewed with the related correspondence, it becomes part of a broader record involving shared social contacts, photographs, property discussions, travel coordination, Edge Foundation events, and Maxwell’s role as a contact intermediary.

The record helps document the social environment surrounding Epstein. It does not establish criminal participation by Pigozzi or the person called “Leon.”

Fact Check

The date, sender, recipient, quoted language, and EFTA identifier were checked against the released EFTA record and surrounding indexed documents.

The sequence of messages was compared with EFTA00715266 and EFTA00959281.

The broader Pigozzi document sequence was compared with Rye Howard Stone’s Document Zero investigation into Jean Pigozzi and Epstein and the accompanying document index and research file. Those secondary research materials were used to locate and contextualize primary EFTA records. The linked EFTA documents remain the controlling evidence.

The woman’s identity was not independently confirmed.

The identity of “Leon” was not independently confirmed. Leon Black is a plausible identification, but the record itself does not provide a surname.

No evidence was located within this email establishing that Pigozzi participated in or knew about Epstein’s criminal conduct.

Verification status: Verified as an authentic released email record. The identities of the unnamed woman and “Leon” remain unresolved.

Last checked: September 11, 2026

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