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Jimbalaya

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124. Timeline - Trump, Epstein, Sheldon, Cohn - Lake Michigan
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 11:56 PM
Jan 2026

THE NORTH FOX TO EPSTEIN TIMELINE: A CENTURY OF PROTECTED CRIME

1967 | Jeffrey Epstein (age 14) attends Interlochen Arts Camp as a student.

Connection: Establishes his 50-year tie to Interlochen Michigan, just 10 away from the coast directly off North Fox Island, and the specific school that would later serve as his recruiting grounds.

1970 | Multi-millionaire Francis Shelden buys North Fox Island and builds a 3,000ft private airstrip (6Y3).

Connection: The logistics for untraceable "island hop" flights. The island is located just miles off the coast from Interlochen.

1973 | Donald Trump meets Roy Cohn at a Manhattan nightclub. Cohn becomes his legal "fixer" and mentor.

Connection: Cohn, a master of blackmail/kompromat and protégé of J. Edgar Hoover, begins a 13-year daily mentorship of Trump (1973–1986).

1975 | Francis Shelden and Gerald Richards form "Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission," a fake charity used to fly boys to the island.

Connection: Adam Starchild (international tax haven and offshore trust expert) serves as the Mission's president and financial architect.

1976 | Michigan State Police raid the North Fox Island ring. Gerald Richards is arrested; Shelden and Dyer Grossman flee the country.

Connection: Richards' client list includes 600 names of wealthy/powerful patrons implicated in sex trafficking and blackmail. These names remain sealed and have never been released to the public.

1977 | The Oakland County Child Killer (OCCK) murders peak in MI. The investigation is allegedly stalled by political interference.

Connection: Suspect Christopher Busch was a known associate and customer of the North Fox Island ring.

1977 | Roy Cohn is linked to a missing NY Senate hearing on child pornography and exploitation (Catalog LEG 127.60). https://medium.com/@criminaljusticechris/the-vanishing-record-roy-cohn-and-the-missing-1977-hearing-on-child-pornography-b5d2cf8098eb

Connection: Cohn used his influence to bury investigations into the high-level patrons of sex rings like North Fox Island.

1984 | FBI Doc EFTA00025010: Complainant alleges trafficking by Epstein and presence of Trump at an infanticide in Lake Michigan.

Connection: Historical records show Trump and Cohn were speaking 15–20 times per day in 1984. Adam Starchild is simultaneously in federal court (Detroit Bank v. TCVI) managing Shelden's millions in a Virgin Islands trust.

1986 | Roy Cohn dies. "Bill Riley" (pilot/private investigator) is increasingly cited in records as a fixer for the Epstein circle.

Connection: Riley bridges the gap between the rural logistics of the Midwest/South and the rising Epstein operation in Florida and the Keys.

1994 | Epstein and Maxwell recruit their "first known victim" (Maria Farmer) at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan.

Connection: Epstein officially "inherits" the Michigan hunting ground and methods established by the Shelden era.

1996 | Trump opens the Majestic Star II (Trump Casino) on Lake Michigan.

Connection: Gives a public, commercial face to Trump's presence in the Lake Michigan region. Francis Shelden dies as a fugitive in the Netherlands this same year.

2025 | The "Epstein Files Transparency Act" releases the 1984 FBI tip and emails referencing Bill Riley.

Connection: Re-ignites the investigation into the "Michigan Epstein Files" and the overlaps between the 1970s North Fox ring and the modern Epstein network.

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You know his adopted father was Epstein's pilot right? questionseverything Jan 2026 #1
I didn't. That's interesting... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #3
I don't know that for a fact. And if so, it doesn't mean all the rest... Brenda Jan 2026 #7
I'm not going to pretend to understand that mindset questionseverything Jan 2026 #13
Wut? Brenda Jan 2026 #25
They think that if you don't believe every accusation against Trump, then you're defending him. Dr. Strange Jan 2026 #114
He is a murdering thug. Why can't people accept it. He is a monster. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #45
I never denied any of that. Brenda Jan 2026 #51
Information for you Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #54
Still not a barn in Alabama. nt Brenda Jan 2026 #57
Have you never seen a country rich farm in the south? They are called plantations Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #59
Post removed Post removed Jan 2026 #61
whiff Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #69
Gulles de Rais and Trump/Epstein including a demon named Barron. Blue Full Moon Jan 2026 #50
We don't know what Trump has done. yardwork Jan 2026 #119
More than that, even. BComplex Jan 2026 #10
A lot of assumptions. Brenda Jan 2026 #16
I really don't know what your agenda is. Are you trying to prove or disprove something BComplex Jan 2026 #26
I have no agenda Brenda Jan 2026 #29
So you didn't read or listen to Sasha's interview. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #46
Let's be accurate here canetoad Jan 2026 #108
I am only superficially informed, but my instincts tell me this is a trap... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #2
if the story is real riley will be dead soon enough rampartd Jan 2026 #4
Were it true, H2O Man Jan 2026 #11
Why? No one seems to believe him anyway questionseverything Jan 2026 #14
Where is Epstein? H2O Man Jan 2026 #15
Yes they do say they were trafficked questionseverything Jan 2026 #17
They aren't saying Trump trafficked them EdmondDantes_ Jan 2026 #18
Key point. H2O Man Jan 2026 #20
No kidding. H2O Man Jan 2026 #19
Because it's *rump's justice department doing the redacting questionseverything Jan 2026 #24
Oh, really? H2O Man Jan 2026 #27
This victim said that Epstein was subordinate to Trump in the business. He said he thought travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #47
Since you did not H2O Man Jan 2026 #73
Of course there is no evidence if you never look. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #100
I was gonna rec your post Brenda Jan 2026 #21
It is an H2O Man Jan 2026 #23
Yes they are - are you crazy? Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #70
Yes. H2O Man Jan 2026 #72
You: "Zero evidence Trump was part of Epstein's child sex ring" Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #74
One would have H2O Man Jan 2026 #75
Epstein "sold" a girl to Trump - he paid with a $22,500 novelty check. Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #81
Comic genius! H2O Man Jan 2026 #89
sick you find it all so funny Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #93
You H2O Man Jan 2026 #95
You Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #96
So he has to be murdered before we check it out? travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #56
I agree. It's too pat, and it's too similar to satanic panic stories. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #35
Agree - sounds like an elaborate set-up. jmbar2 Jan 2026 #79
I'm pretty sure Trump has never been in a barn anywhere-- viva la Jan 2026 #5
Exactly. Simple smell test for this fantasy that people want to believe. nt Brenda Jan 2026 #9
It is an H2O Man Jan 2026 #12
Absolutely agree. nt Brenda Jan 2026 #22
How? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #83
It doesn't... it makes the release of the Epstein files imperative questionseverything Jan 2026 #86
I can't see Trump doing that kind of dirty work with his own two hands misanthrope Jan 2026 #34
I seem to vaguely recall he's a germaphobe or something? I just can't imagine him wanting to touch an animal... Alice B. Jan 2026 #40
He has sex with strangers all the time. He is not a germaphobe until he travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #48
There is that. Alice B. Jan 2026 #67
the names he was dropping as people that participated lapfog_1 Jan 2026 #6
I agree with all of this. What you describe is plausible. The Riley story doesn't seem to be. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #36
He didn't run into these people. He and Epstein brought them there to compromise them. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #49
It would actually explain why jim jordon never reported the locker room rapes questionseverything Jan 2026 #88
Let us see the unredacted files. tavernier Jan 2026 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Jan 2026 #28
I don't know whether or not to believe this. But,... GoCubsGo Jan 2026 #30
Yes and that's the problem PatSeg Jan 2026 #33
GoCubsGo..... Upthevibe Jan 2026 #42
I always suspected that Graham is hiding something like this. GoCubsGo Jan 2026 #43
Sascha Riley and Lisa Noelle Voldeng claim that they spoke with Senator Wyden Wiz Imp Jan 2026 #31
There are also filed police reports from some of the violent 'parties' travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #55
I also have grave doubts. It sounds a lot like what the QANON folks accuse Tom Hanks Coventina Jan 2026 #32
This exactly. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #37
Why would you post this? OneGrassRoot Jan 2026 #38
And so emphatically MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything Jan 2026 #87
Muddy the water. Woodwizard Jan 2026 #39
I take it that no credible outlet or reporter bagimin Jan 2026 #41
Some corroborating evidence Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #44
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Jan 2026 #52
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #66
welcome to du. ty for links nt Fresh_Start Feb 12 #127
More sources Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #53
I've not heard the claims but it appears Trump did travel to Alabama in the 70''s. mzmolly Jan 2026 #58
How do you feel about the Katie Johnson and Virginia Giuffre stories? LuckyCharms Jan 2026 #60
So if I believe those women Brenda Jan 2026 #62
To some, their stories sound outlandish too. LuckyCharms Jan 2026 #63
Sasha was a little kid at the time and if his memories are exaggerated by trauma questionseverything Jan 2026 #80
Brenda....... Upthevibe Jan 2026 #64
Thanks for that. I read her Letters From an American every day. Brenda Jan 2026 #65
I absolutely feel that Psy-Ops is what's happening Upthevibe Jan 2026 #68
Dan Rather's career was discredited by fake documents of a real event. mackdaddy Jan 2026 #71
Please explain blue cat Jan 2026 #76
Exactly questionseverything Jan 2026 #77
Well Donald is weak he can stand blood Historic NY Jan 2026 #78
Can someone please provide a credible link to this story? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #82
This is a link to Lisa Voldeng's substack canetoad Jan 2026 #85
Thanks! MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #91
I wish someone would transcribe the testimony questionseverything Jan 2026 #90
Thanks for the warning! MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #92
Sasha is telling the truth, uncomfortable as that may be. Blue Full Moon Jan 2026 #94
Corroborating evidence Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #97
Additional details re: BComplex Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #101
Victim blaming is not cool. Emile Jan 2026 #98
where are you Brenda? Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #99
Post deleted in reply to your #59 dpibel Jan 2026 #103
Thanks for your reply Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #105
Extraordinary Claims Do Not Survive Basic Scrutiny truddy777 Jan 2026 #102
Then provide basic scrutiny Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #104
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2026 #106
I said this days ago but you'll get accused of right wing Melon Jan 2026 #107
I'm sure the Voldeng woman canetoad Jan 2026 #109
And it deflates the impact of the truth when it does come out. meadowlander Jan 2026 #110
That's quite the conspiracy you assert. Torchlight Jan 2026 #111
some details are far fetched. others aren't. Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #112
one last detail Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #113
I grew up in that time period. In a rural area. Melon Jan 2026 #115
Hi Melon, what exactly is not credible? Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #117
Trump was a mobbed-up debt-ridden casino thug in the 80s Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #118
The wrestling announcer Jim Ross, from Oklahoma, had a story like this in his book Just_Vote_Dem Jan 2026 #120
Same was said about Virginia Giuffre. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #116
Francis Sheldon, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Oakland County Child Killer - within 40 miles for 40 years Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #121
Yo tell me this doesn't look like Jeffery Epstein Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #122
Now, consider Roy Cohn Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #123
Timeline - Trump, Epstein, Sheldon, Cohn - Lake Michigan Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #124
Now let's do Hoover Jimbalaya Jan 2026 #125
I haven't paid a lot of attention to the Sasha Riley story but I will say this, it is not that unusual for tulipsandroses Jan 2026 #126
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