JUST IN: Who Is Palm Beach Pete?
Published: March 25, 2026
Duration: 34:38
On March 19, 2026, a video of Peter Simel — a retired Palm Beach real estate executive — went viral after bystanders shouted "Epstein is alive" at him. Known online as Palm Beach Pete, Simel came forward on March 20 to deny being Jeffrey Epstein. In doing so, he confirmed he attended parties where Epstein was present, though he says they never spoke.
This episode uses that admission as an entry point into the documented Palm Beach social circuit Epstein maintained for decades. FBI intake records from EFTA00021171 contain a witness account of Epstein's Christmas 2000 party at his Palm Beach Island property — the wi...