The Belarusian Dentist and the $100 Million Mystery: Inside the Secret Life and Alleged Heir of Jeffrey Epstein

The timing of Epstein’s final will—signed as he sat in a high-security jail cell facing the likely end of his life as a free man—suggests a desperate attempt to protect Shuliak before the legal walls closed in completely. By naming her as his heir at the eleventh hour, he may have been trying to ensure that some part of his wealth remained beyond the reach of the government and his accusers. This act of "generosity" is seen by many as a final middle finger to the justice system he had spent decades evading.