Mega Edition: Jeffrey Epstein And His Butlers (10/9/26)
Mega Edition: Jeffrey Epstein And His Butlers (10/9/26)  
Podcast: The Vault: The Epstein Files
Published On: Fri Oct 09 2026
Description: Juan Alessi was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s longest-serving household employees and a key firsthand witness to how Epstein’s Palm Beach operation functioned. Alessi began working full-time for Epstein in January 1991 and remained until the end of 2002, eventually becoming the house manager, majordomo, butler and driver at Epstein’s El Brillo Way mansion. He supervised other household staff and handled much of the day-to-day operation of the property, placing him in a position to observe Epstein’s routines, guests and the steady flow of young women and girls through the house. Alessi later gave detailed statements to Palm Beach police and testified about what he saw during his years working for Epstein, making him one of the most important former employees to emerge in the original Florida investigation. His account helped establish how structured Epstein’s household was and how much activity was visible to staff working around him.Epstein’s longtime butler in Paris was Valdson Vieira Cotrin, a Franco-Brazilian household employee who began working for Epstein in 2001 and helped run his massive apartment at 22 Avenue Foch. Cotrin later spoke with French investigators and described the constant stream of young women who came through Epstein’s Paris residence, including visits connected to massages and social gatherings. He also told investigators about traveling with Epstein to Saint-Tropez, where he recalled numerous young women cycling through during extended stays, though he said the women he personally saw there appeared to be adults. Cotrin’s testimony became important after Epstein’s death as French authorities investigated his activities in France and searched the Avenue Foch apartment. Like Alessi in Palm Beach, Cotrin was not simply an occasional employee; he was someone embedded in the daily operation of one of Epstein’s major residences and therefore possessed firsthand knowledge of who came and went and how the household was run.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com