The latest Epstein file release from Washington D.C. included a shock for residents of Tucker County. Along with the 304 mentions of West Virginia included in the documents, a two-page intake form testimony from a former contract employee of the Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport linked Epstein with Canaan Valley.
The document from July 13, 2019 records the statement of a Ron Moon who in 2005 was employed as a contractor at the airport in Elkins. Moon said that twice a month, he assisted with the landing and refueling of a private Lear jet the workers called the “Fantasy Island Flight.”
According to Moon, the flight would be coming from Timberline Four Seasons Resort and “Blackwater Outdoor Recreation Facility.” The jet would land at Elkins for anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour and a half at which time the “stewardesses” who Moon described as “looked to be 16 years old,” in short pink short, see-through shirts, “black undies” and United Airlines badges.
Moon said the girls would “run around” the hanger and talk with the crew, as well as told him that they were on their way to Epstein’s Island. Moon said he found the girls to be very entertaining “giggly teenagers” and that they seemed to be having the time of their lives.
The only notable name mentioned in the file is that Bill Clinton was seen traveling with the girls by Moon, as well as “other Congressmen,” according to the file.
Moon claims in the file to have always been tipped well, as was the rest of the crew and that he believed he may still have pictures of the girls in his possession.
The file also alludes that Moon did not believe Epstein to be a bad person.
“Moon does not know why Epstein ‘is all over the news.’ Moon was curious why the FBI was ‘picking on Epstein.’ Moon believes someone is ‘going after’ Epstein with these allegations,” the file states.
The Parsons Advocate has reached out the FBI Field Office in Pittsburgh for comment, to see how much of the information in the Moon intake form was followed up on and for clarification on the “Blackwater Outdoor Recreation Facility” as no such place exists in Canaan Valley. The FBI National Press Office returned a message that said, “The FBI does not have any comment.”
As there is no specific “Blackwater Outdoor Recreation Facility” in Canaan Valley, The Parsons Advocate also reached out to Blackwater Falls State Park about any possible connection to the “Blackwater Outdoor Recreation Facility.” Staff at the park said Blackwater Falls was not the facility mentioned in the document due to the location stated in the file being Canaan Valley. Blackwater Falls State Park is located outside Davis.
In 2005, Timberline Resort, then known as the Timberline Four Seasons Resort, was owned and operated by the Reichle family who had operated the facility since January 1987 until its Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April of 2019. The land and assets of the resort were purchased by Perfect North Slopes in a bankruptcy court auction in late 2019.
Jeffrey Epstein came to repute after allegations of human trafficking and child sexual offenses came to light. Epstein was arrested in July of 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking minors in Florida and New York. He later died in his jail cell on August 10th of that same year in what the New York medical examiner determined was suicide by hanging.
Epstein’s longtime partner, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for her part in helping Epstein procure underage girls, according to records.
The FBI under the Trump Administration has been releasing scores of documents relating to the Epstein investigation.
