Two developers have transformed the massive Jeffrey Epstein email dump into a familiar experience. Riley Walz and Luke Igel built Jmail - a Gmail clone that lets users browse through 20,000 recently released emails from the disgraced financier's estate in a clean, searchable interface. The project highlights how simple tools can make complex document releases more accessible to the public.
When the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform dropped 20,000 documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate last week, the public got an unprecedented look into the disgraced financier's communications. But scrolling through thousands of poorly scanned PDFs isn't exactly user-friendly. Two developers decided to fix that problem in a single night. Riley Walz, known for his satirical tech projects, and Luke Igel, cofounder of AI video editing tool Kino AI, built Jmail - a pixel-perfect Gmail clone that displays every email from the Epstein document release. The interface is unsettlingly authentic, complete with Epstein's grinning profile photo in the top right corner and a small hat dangling from the Gmail logo. "We cloned Gmail, except you're logged in as Epstein and can see his emails," Walz announced on X. The project transforms a unwieldy document dump into something anyone can navigate. Users can sort emails by inbox, starred, and sent categories, while the sidebar lists Epstein's correspondents instead of traditional Gmail labels. The emails reveal exchanges with high-profile figures including Ghislaine Maxwell, Steve Bannon, journalist Michael Wolff, and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. "The emails were just so hard to read," Igel tells WIRED. "It felt like so much of the shock would've come if you saw actual screenshots of the actual inbox, but what you were seeing was these really low quality, poorly scanned PDFs." The familiar Gmail format reveals unexpected details about Epstein's digital habits. Igel noticed a clear decline in typing quality when Epstein switched from his BlackBerry to touchscreen devices in the early 2010s. "You can see him getting worse at typing as the years go by, as he clearly switches to an iPad," Igel observes. "You can see all this kind of boomer behavior which is very familiar behavior of less tech-savvy people." Beyond the novelty factor, Jmail includes a clever crowdsourcing feature. The platform hijacks Gmail's starring system, letting users flag emails they find significant. The most-starred messages rise to the top, creating a community-curated ranking of the most important communications. This approach helps surface key emails from an otherwise overwhelming dataset. The project joins a growing trend of developers using familiar interfaces to make public documents more accessible. While of all 20,000 files, Jmail's strength lies in its simplicity and instant familiarity. Walz and Igel built the entire site using Cursor, an AI-powered code editor, in just a few hours. The speed of development underscores how quickly modern tools can transform raw data into user-friendly experiences. "I think other people should do similar things where you think that just a little bit of new software can make a lot of these things that are happening in the world easier to understand," Igel says. "You should just do it." The Jmail project raises interesting questions about how we consume public information. By wrapping controversial content in a familiar interface, the developers made dense legal documents feel immediate and personal. It's a reminder that presentation matters as much as content when it comes to public transparency. The site has already attracted significant attention on social media, with users sharing screenshots of particularly revealing email threads. The community starring feature is creating an unofficial ranking of the most significant communications, effectively crowdsourcing the editorial process.