The images in Wednesday's release also included a chalkboard where the notorious sex offender had written the words 'power' and 'deception', alongside several redacted words
In the new release, what looked like the phrase 'dark brain' or 'dank brain' has been blacked out, along with several other words that are illegible.
It is unclear why certain words were redacted.
As a former FBI investigator, Coffindaffer said finding writings like these inside a suspect's home are among the first things that detectives look for to give them an insight into alleged crimes.
'The words on the chalkboard can give you a glimpse into the mind of Epstein at the time,' she said.
'The words themselves are gibberish, and they show the rambling thoughts of a man writing down the things that are important to him.'
The investigator noted that regular people often do not show this kind of behavior, and so 'when you go into a home (of a suspect), you look for writings like these... they can give you a window.'
If she was investigating the home in person, Coffindaffer said she would instantly note the chalkboard writings, would send them to the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) for analysis.
'I would send it into the BSU, which is where I guarantee it was sent. They can draw a profile of a person just on their writings,' she said.
Epstein's fortress
The evidence released Wednesday was seized from Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands.
As the FBI's Supervisory Senior Resident Agent (SSRA) from 2000 to 2008 for the Virgin Islands, Coffindaffer said she and other top law enforcement officials were well aware of Epstein's name for years.
But she said the privacy afforded by the island made investigating the notorious sex offender far harder.
'It was very difficult for anyone to investigate him because of the privacy - the island has surveillance,' she said, noting that the layout would make it difficult to survey the property or gain access
The release of the images comes amid a bipartisan push to release the full trove of Epstein files, and Wednesday's release from Congressional Democrats shared just 14 images and videos in total.
Members of Congress on the House Oversight Committee are privy to the so-called Epstein files, and Democrats on the panel are pushing to release anything that might link President Donald Trump to Epstein's sex crimes.
Video shows images from Little St. James, where Epstein would take high-profile visitors on his private jet dubbed 'Lolita Express.'
And images show the shuttered dental office with masks of men's faces hanging on the wall, as well as one of a non-operating steam room where boxes of towels and linens are piled on the seats beside pillows and bathroom hygiene products.
The imagery gives viewers a tour of the island where Epstein allegedly carried out sex trafficking crimes.
The massive case against the offender, expected to drag multiple high profile individuals into the limelight, was never seen through after he died under questionable circumstances in 2019.
His death continues to raise questions from conspiracists who believe he was murdered in his jail cell.
His co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is currently the only person serving time in relation to Epstein's crimes.
She met with Trump's Justice Department earlier this year and was transferred to a lower-security prison in Texas.
Over the summer Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California was elected to lead his party as the minority on the House Oversight Committee and in August assumed the role previously held by deceased Congressman Gerry Connolly.
Garcia immediately took a bullish approach to releasing the Epstein files and was behind the push last month to publish emails suggesting Trump knew more about Epstein's crimes than he had previously reported.
Among the release was an email from April 2011 from Epstein to Maxwell saying that Trump 'spent hours at my house' with one of his victims, who was redacted.
'I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump,' Epstein added.
The images in Wednesday's release also included a chalkboard where the notorious sex offender had written the words 'power' and 'deception', alongside several redacted words
In the new release, what looked like the phrase 'dark brain' or 'dank brain' has been blacked out, along with several other words that are illegible. It is unclear why certain words were redacted.
As a former FBI investigator, Coffindaffer said finding writings like these inside a suspect's home are among the first things that detectives look for to give them an insight into alleged crimes.
'The words on the chalkboard can give you a glimpse into the mind of Epstein at the time,' she said.
'The words themselves are gibberish, and they show the rambling thoughts of a man writing down the things that are important to him.'
The investigator noted that regular people often do not show this kind of behavior, and so 'when you go into a home (of a suspect), you look for writings like these... they can give you a window.'
If she was investigating the home in person, Coffindaffer said she would instantly note the chalkboard writings, would send them to the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) for analysis.
'I would send it into the BSU, which is where I guarantee it was sent. They can draw a profile of a person just on their writings,' she said.
Epstein's fortress
The evidence released Wednesday was seized from Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands.
As the FBI's Supervisory Senior Resident Agent (SSRA) from 2000 to 2008 for the Virgin Islands, Coffindaffer said she and other top law enforcement officials were well aware of Epstein's name for years.
But she said the privacy afforded by the island made investigating the notorious sex offender far harder.
'It was very difficult for anyone to investigate him because of the privacy - the island has surveillance,' she said, noting that the layout would make it difficult to survey the property or gain access
The release of the images comes amid a bipartisan push to release the full trove of Epstein files, and Wednesday's release from Congressional Democrats shared just 14 images and videos in total.
Members of Congress on the House Oversight Committee are privy to the so-called Epstein files, and Democrats on the panel are pushing to release anything that might link President Donald Trump to Epstein's sex crimes.
Video shows images from Little St. James, where Epstein would take high-profile visitors on his private jet dubbed 'Lolita Express.'
And images show the shuttered dental office with masks of men's faces hanging on the wall, as well as one of a non-operating steam room where boxes of towels and linens are piled on the seats beside pillows and bathroom hygiene products. The imagery gives viewers a tour of the island where Epstein allegedly carried out sex trafficking crimes.
The massive case against the offender, expected to drag multiple high profile individuals into the limelight, was never seen through after he died under questionable circumstances in 2019.
His death continues to raise questions from conspiracists who believe he was murdered in his jail cell.
His co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is currently the only person serving time in relation to Epstein's crimes.
She met with Trump's Justice Department earlier this year and was transferred to a lower-security prison in Texas.
Over the summer Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California was elected to lead his party as the minority on the House Oversight Committee and in August assumed the role previously held by deceased Congressman Gerry Connolly.
Garcia immediately took a bullish approach to releasing the Epstein files and was behind the push last month to publish emails suggesting Trump knew more about Epstein's crimes than he had previously reported.
Among the release was an email from April 2011 from Epstein to Maxwell saying that Trump 'spent hours at my house' with one of his victims, who was redacted. 'I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump,' Epstein added.