That Time A Journalist From Mother Jones Called Everyone In Epstein's Black Book

The Epstein Chronicles · Oct 9, 2026 · 47m

In 2020, journalist Leland Nally undertook one of the most exhaustive attempts to penetrate Jeffrey Epstein’s social network by calling every person listed in Epstein’s 97-page “little black book.” Nally made close to 2,000 phone calls, reaching out to billionaires, bankers, CEOs, scientists, celebrities, models, politicians and people who had been personally close to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. What stood out was how many people were surprised that anyone had contacted them at all. Some spoke on the record, others only anonymously, and many tried to minimize or distance themselves from…