Topics: Conspiracy Theories, Jeffrey Epstein, Sex Trafficking, Virginia Giuffre, US News
Thousands of previously unreported flights to Jeffrey Epstein's private island have been unearthed as part of a massive data investigation, sparking fresh conspiracy theories about the well-connected dead billionaire pedophile.
More than 2,348 additional flights have now been tracked to Epstein's Little Saint James island, where many of his crimes against women and children are believed to have taken place.
The unreported flights were uncovered thanks to a data investigation by Zalingo Data Refinery of flight records relating to the small landmass in the US Virgin Islands, which was bought by the disgraced financier in the 1990s.
Here, victims allege young women from around the world were coerced into giving massages to and partying with VIP guests. Many also allege they were then sexually assaulted and raped.
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Zalingo's analysis showed around 5,000 flights heading to the island between just 1995 and 2007, when Epstein was convicted for soliciting a child and handed a 'sweetheart deal' by prosecutor Alex Acosta, later Donald Trump's Secretary of Labor.
They also found 1,089 previously unknown flight routes, which link major financial hubs with private destinations.
Zalingo said: "Analysis of 5,253 flights reveals concentrated origin patterns with significant clustering around specific geographic hubs.
"The data shows a network primarily originating from major financial centers and private aviation hubs rather than distributed locations."
After Epstein was convicted and publicly outed as a pedophile, the number of flights to the island plummeted as some former associates tried to keep their distance, the data firm uncovered from Justice Department records.
After collecting the information, they worked out how many flights had landed on the island and from which locations.
Between 2008 and 2015, the number of flights dropped to a handful per year, with just 37 trips to Little Saint James taking place.
Fewer than six flights took place per year, until 2015, when this number spiked to 13.
This has caused fresh conspiracies online and was highlighted as a cause of concern by Zalingo, whose boss was inspired to begin the investigation because of his role as a father.
The CEO of Zalingo Data Refinery said: "Being a father, the Epstein scandal really disturbed me. The American Government are putting a cap on what information they will reveal.
"I thought 'what the heck' the world has the right to know what is going on, why are these people hiding behind anonymity."
This spike in trips in 2015 was of particular concern to the data investigators, with many of the flights not coming from New York and Florida, where Epstein's main homes were located, and instead coming from the US' West Coast.
Investigators believe this 'dramatic' spike could be a sign that the sensitive and incriminating documents believed to have been held on the island were transferred to another location.
The firm added: "When you break down the routes, timings, and sudden addition of new destinations, the pattern points toward a coordinated effort to move or secure sensitive material.
"Whether we’re talking about documents, digital assets, or people, the structure is too deliberate to ignore."
Within the timeline of the Epstein story, this 2015 spike began just months after one of his victims, Virginia Giuffre, began publicly naming figures in connection with the billionaire pedophile.
In this bombshell moment, the now-deceased victim of Epstein said she was trafficked to the island to have sex with an unnamed prime minister, the man formerly known as Prince Andrew, and Epstein's lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
But something of the mystery behind Epstein and his associates could soon be revealed, following the almost-unanimous decision in the US House of Representatives to release thousands of emails and other documents in relation to the dead pedophile - many of which have already named Donald Trump.
What those documents contain and whether they corroborate some of the information from analysis of the island's flight records is unknown, and they will need to be approved for release by the Senate and President Trump himself before the public can see for themselves.
