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Sean Craig

Why data sleuths are archiving the Jeffrey Epstein files: ‘We want to provide some clarity’

Jeffrey Epstein reclines in a wicker chair outdoors, holding a light blue garment against his chest
Jeffrey Epstein in a photo released by the Department of Justice. Photograph: Department of Justice

Before the US Department of Justice (DoJ) missed a legally mandated, December 2025 deadline to release unclassified files related to the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, the Denmark-based data scientist and bioinformatician Tommy Carstensen was not especially concerned with the case of the accused sex trafficker.

“I hadn’t even watched the Netflix documentary,” he said.

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