Disturbing new photographs from inside Jeffrey Epstein's private island retreat have been released to the public, with a body language expert suggesting the disgraced financier's lair was intentionally designed to "cause panic".
Unsettling Images Released by House Committee
On Wednesday, 4th December 2025, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee made public a series of never-before-seen images and footage from inside the convicted sex offender's notorious residence on Little St. James Island in the US Virgin Islands. The release provides a stark visual insight into the environment where Epstein allegedly committed his crimes and hosted powerful associates.
One particularly eerie image shows a room within Epstein's study featuring a blackboard. Scrawled across it are the handwritten words: "political," "plots," "deception," "power," "truth," and "music." Some terms were underlined, while others were struck through, leaving their precise meaning shrouded in mystery.
Expert Analysis: A Layout Built for Terror
Body language expert Judi James analysed the images for The Mirror, concluding that the opulent home's bizarre layout and design choices contributed to a deeply unsettling atmosphere. She stated the rooms would prompt chills regardless of their occupant, noting a deliberate departure from the airy, open-plan luxury one might expect for a retreat hosting elite guests.
"These rooms appear to have no natural daylight though and look as though they are in some kind of cellar or bunker," James observed. She highlighted a bedroom where the entire ceiling was painted a "ghastly battleship grey," and what seemed to be a glass atrium had been painted over. "It looks as though a ceiling that did once let through light has been covered to hide the room and its occupants from view," she added.
James suggested the effect was claustrophobic and oppressive, more akin to a panic room or nuclear bunker than a place for relaxation. "It might also cause feelings of panic for anyone caught in there," she warned.
The Sinister 'Dental' Room and Sparse Interiors
Among the most peculiar spaces revealed was a room configured like a dental surgery, complete with a dentist's chair. Its walls, however, were adorned with an array of eerie face masks. Judi James interpreted this as particularly sinister. "The way they are dotted randomly around bare white walls here suggests some form of intrusion as though they are watching whatever occurs in that chair in the middle," she said, comparing them to hunting trophies.
The collection of images also showed that while many bedrooms were spacious with high ceilings, they were often gloomy and contained barely any furniture, leaving them stark and empty. One bathroom was seen crammed with piles of towels and pillows, adding to the overall sense of dysfunction and unease.
Another photo revealed a telephone from the Caribbean home with names listed on its speed dial, a mundane object that now serves as a haunting relic from the epicentre of a global scandal. The expert's overall assessment paints a picture of a location where psychological discomfort was woven into the very fabric of its design, potentially used as a tool of control alongside Epstein's other monstrous predilections.
