A Conspiracy Theory That Won’t Die

Over the long holiday weekend, ABC News reported the Justice Department and FBI said in a memo they had found no evidence of a so-called client list linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted child sex offender whose died in federal custody nearly five years ago.

For years, rumors have swirled about a secret trove of names—alleged powerful associates, clients, or co-conspirators—who were said to be ensnared in Epstein’s web of abuse.