Karyna Shuliak was Jeffrey Epstein's last partner and main heiress; karyna shuliak won't benefit from his will
karyna shuliak, a 36-year-old Belarusian who currently lives in New York, was the last person to speak with Jeffrey Epstein by phone shortly before his suicide in prison on August 10, 2019, and she appears as the main beneficiary in a will he wrote in his cell before his death.
Karyna Shuliak's inheritance frozen
The will listed Shuliak as set to inherit $100 million (€85 million) and multiple properties: a Manhattan townhouse, an apartment on Avenue Foch in Paris, private islands, a ranch in New Mexico, and a 32-carat ring purchased for $1. 2 million. Despite that designation, she will not receive the assets because American and French authorities have decided to freeze the estate and allocate it to a victims' compensation fund.
Origins and arrival in 2009
The relationship began in 2009, when Shuliak was a 20-year-old student of dental medicine at Minsk University and began corresponding with the billionaire, who was 36 years older than her. Epstein invited her to the United States, all expenses paid, promising help with her studies and support for her visa application. She arrived in New York in August of that year, just after Epstein had served his first prison sentence for procuring minors for prostitution.
Admission to Columbia and a $100, 000 donation
Emails show Epstein arranged for Shuliak's admission to Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine despite her not having completed studies in Belarus. The obstacle was overcome after Epstein made a "donation" of $100, 000 to the dean, and then lobbied his network of businesspeople and lawyers to help secure a residence permit.
Marriage, citizenship and email exchanges
When her residence permit expired in 2013, Epstein suggested she marry one of his acquaintances, identified as Jennifer K., a former partner of Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk. In August 2013 immigration lawyer Arda Beskardes wrote in an email: "We should also talk about the marriage as soon as possible. Are you in NYC?" The pair married in October 2013 and divorced in 2018, shortly after the Belarusian was granted American citizenship. In an email exchange a lawyer suggested: "Now that she's an American, you should throw her a big ole party. " These exchanges illustrate how Epstein used his networks and finances to influence her status.
Managerial role and document trail
Shuliak served as a manager of Epstein's properties and social affairs. Her name appears 40, 144 times in more than three million documents released by the US Department of Justice. The documents show her acting as an interior decorator, managing orders for furniture and lamps, receiving uniforms for household staff, and arranging meetings with influential personalities.
Sentimental messages and travel
Emails also record her personal, sentimental messages to Epstein: "I love you very much, you will always have me, no matter what, as long as it makes you happy, " she wrote in 2012. In another email she stated: "You are the purest man out of all men. " The context shows she was closely entwined with Epstein's life and movements; she was noted as a regular passenger on the "Lolita Express, " the private... unclear in the provided context.
Alternate spellings of her name appear in coverage: Karina Shulyak is used in some accounts describing the same 36-year-old Belarusian who was named main heiress but will not receive the inheritance after authorities froze Epstein's assets.
Closing: The estate freeze by American and French authorities prevents Shuliak from receiving the $100 million, the properties, and the 32-carat ring listed in the will Epstein wrote in his cell, preserving the assets for a victims' compensation fund.
