[GRADE A1 -- N908JE flight logs, DOJ subpoenaed records]
Flight logs for N908JE (Epstein's Gulfstream) document 5 round trips to Traverse City, Michigan across 4 consecutive summers:
| Date | Route | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-14 | Teterboro to Traverse City | Epstein, Maxwell |
| 1996-08-16 | Traverse City to Teterboro | Epstein, Maxwell |
| 1997-08-09 | West Palm Beach to Traverse City | Epstein, Maxwell |
| 1997-08-10 | Traverse City to Teterboro | Epstein, Maxwell |
| 1998-08-07 | Teterboro to Traverse City | Epstein, Maxwell, Emmy Tayler, Melinda Luntz |
| 1998-08-11 | Traverse City to Teterboro | Epstein, Maxwell, Emmy Tayler |
| 2000-08-08 | West Palm Beach to Traverse City | Unknown passenger(s) |
| 2000-08-09 | Traverse City to Teterboro | Unknown passenger(s) |
[GRADE A1 -- DOJ-OGR-00019084, DOJ-OGR-00013501 (Rodgers cross-examination), DOJ-OGR-00014220 (Dubin direct examination)]
v1.4 mining recovered critical trial testimony identifying Frances Jardine on the August 18, 1994 flight from Aspen to Traverse City. Rodgers cross-examination (DOJ-OGR-00019084, Document 755, page 222): defense counsel established that Epstein, Sophie Biddle, and Frances Jardine flew from Midway to Aspen, then "two days after that on the 18th, the flight goes back from Aspen to Traverse City" with "Epstein, Biddle, and Jardine." Defense counsel confirmed: "Aspen is where Wexner has a house." Crucially, "Maxwell is not on that flight."
The continuation (DOJ-OGR-00013501, page 223) establishes the complete August 1994 flight sequence: Maxwell "dropped off" on August 14, was absent from the August 18 Aspen-to-TVC flight, then reappeared at Traverse City for the August 20 departure with Epstein and Dawn DeVitto. Frances Jardine was NOT on the August 20 return flight. Defense counsel confirmed: "And Traverse City is where Interlochen is; correct?" Rodgers: "Yes."
Dr. Eva Dubin testified under direct examination (DOJ-OGR-00014220, Document 763, page 114): Frances Jardine was "someone that Mr. Epstein was dating in 1994." The defense summation (Ms. Menninger, DOJ-OGR-00014541) listed Jardine alongside "Celina Midelfart, Sherry Lewis, and who knows how many more" as women Epstein maintained relationships with while concealing them from Maxwell.
This flight pattern is significant: Epstein brought Jardine (a woman he was dating) TO Interlochen during the same August 1994 visit when Jane Doe was recruited. Maxwell arrived separately at TVC, departed with Epstein, but Jardine did not depart -- she either stayed in the Traverse City area or left by other means. The Ambrose FBI 302 (EFTA01249911) establishes that Epstein had two weeks annual use of the lodge and was expected between June 1 and August 15.
Melinda Luntz anomaly: Luntz appears on the August 7, 1998 inbound flight but is not listed on the August 11 return. Neo4j mining confirms 6 total Luntz flights (April 5, 1998; June 26, 1998; August 7, 1998; October 18, 1999; January 4, 2000; July 4, 2000). She appears in Epstein's black book on page 75: 345 E. 64th Street Apt 10D, NYC; company listed as Clarkeson Research Group; listed under "Jeffrey" as a personal contact.
Pattern: Always August. Always with Maxwell. Traverse City is 17 miles from Interlochen. Interlochen's summer camp runs June through August. Visoski's sworn trial testimony references picking up Epstein's luggage at Interlochen and flying there in "cherry season" (July in Traverse City).
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The flight logs establish a recurring summer travel pattern to Traverse City consistent with Interlochen visits. Maxwell was present on every documented trip with identified passengers. The Luntz anomaly (flew in but not listed on return) is documented but unexplained -- she may have returned by commercial flight or other means. This does NOT prove that any specific criminal activity occurred during these trips. The August timing correlation with Interlochen summer camp is noted but is not itself evidence of wrongdoing.