Disturbing new details about Jeffrey Epstein's fixation with genetics and his ambition to influence human evolution have emerged from a second batch of personal emails obtained by Bloomberg.
The Paper Trail of a Disturbing Mind
The 18,000 emails reveal Epstein was a voracious consumer of literature on genetics, evolutionary biology, and medicine, with Amazon receipts spanning from September 2007 until just weeks before his apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019. His inbox contained orders for books covering everything from scientific breakthroughs to erotica, narcissism, and even Vatican conspiracies.
This extensive paper trail provides concrete evidence supporting previous claims from insiders who revealed Epstein confided in friends and academics about his desire to 'seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch'. The emails show his interest in genetics deepened over time, with particular intensity in his final years.
A Deepening Genetic Fascination
In December 2014, Epstein purchased Genes, Girls, and Gamow: After the Double Helix by Nobel Prize-winner James Watson, which details Watson's pursuit of scientific discovery alongside personal relationships. By 2017, his reading habits had evolved to include more technical medical titles including Principles of Evolutionary Medicine, Why We Get Sick, and Evolution & Medicine.
According to sources who spoke with The New York Times, Epstein surrounded himself with scientists for years, hoping to advance his controversial plans. He hosted dinner parties where academics mingled with attractive college-educated women he considered potential candidates to carry his offspring.
Epstein's bizarre ambitions extended beyond his lifetime. He told one person that upon his death, 'he wanted his head and penis to be frozen' and donated to charities supporting transhumanism - the belief that humanity can evolve through scientific advancement.
Beyond Genetics: A Revealing Reading List
Epstein's literary interests weren't limited to genetics. Among his final purchases was The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children, despite having no known children. In September 2014, he bought The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, a novel about a socially awkward professor seeking love, just two months after Bill Gates praised the book in a blog post.
Perhaps most tellingly, Epstein made multiple purchases of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, which concerns an older man's obsession with a 12-year-old girl. His private jet was notoriously nicknamed the 'Lolita Express', seemingly after the book's title.
Other notable purchases included:
- Four separate orders of Filthy Rich: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein in October 2016
- Multiple books about Bitcoin, Donald Trump, and stock investing
- Six books on narcissism purchased during Trump's inauguration weekend in January 2017
- Books on Vatican secrets and feminism in December 2015
- The unusual children's book for adults titled Nobody Likes A C***block
Dozens of acquaintances, including one of Epstein's former defence attorneys, told The New York Times that his extensive reading and scientific interests were fueled by a veiled fascination with eugenics - the discredited idea that humanity could be improved through selective breeding.
The email cache provides the most comprehensive evidence yet of Epstein's disturbing worldview and the scientific pretensions he used to justify his predatory behaviour and genetic ambitions.
