Valdson Vieira Cotrin was Jeffrey Epstein's butler for 18 years, primarily managing Epstein's Paris residence. In August 2025, Cotrin gave his first on-the-record interview to The Telegraph, during which he disputed the official suicide verdict in Epstein's 2019 death, claiming Epstein 'loved life too much' to kill himself and was in good spirits before dying. Cotrin also alleged that Epstein told him he had been offered a job by Donald Trump in 2016, though Trump has denied ongoing contact with Epstein after 2004. Cotrin claimed he witnessed no abuse during his 18 years of employment and expressed fear for his own safety. He appears in released Epstein documents related to property management and travel arrangements. Cotrin is a witness and aide to Epstein, not a subject of criminal accountability in the case.
Valdson Vieira Cotrin served as Jeffrey Epstein's butler for 18 years, managing his Paris home, and publicly claimed Epstein did not kill himself, alleged a job offer from Donald Trump which was rejected, and called for the release of Epstein files.
Valdson Vieira Cotrin, Epstein's longtime Paris butler, has joined calls for the Trump administration to release files related to Epstein's sex trafficking case…
Epstein's ex-butler, Valdson Vieira Cotrin, says he fears for his life and questions the official suicide verdict surrounding Epstein's death.
Valdson Vieira Cotrin, who ran Epstein's Paris home, told The Telegraph he could not accept the official verdict of suicide and feared that his own life was in …
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