美国男子因酷似爱泼斯坦陷漩涡 无奈赴以检测DNA

JUST IN- In March 2026, a man was driving peacefully along a Florida road when someone started shouting: "Jeffrey Epstein is alive!" They recorded it, and the video went viral. But what happened next was even stranger. The man's name is Peter Simel; he's 71 years old, a former professional tennis player, and lives in Palm Beach. His resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, sparked so much speculation that he ended up becoming famous as "Palm Beach Pete." Simel has repeatedly stated that he is not Epstein. He even capitalized on his unexpected fame to announce that he wants to become mayor of Palm Beach. But now he claims he traveled all the way to Israel to undergo a new DNA test that would prove he isn't him. And here's a disturbing detail: The lab he mentions, BioGenesis, lists an address on its website in Tel Aviv: 37 Kaplan Street. Exactly the same one listed as the official address of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The coincidence is documented, but it doesn't prove any connection between the two. Nor have verifiable genetic results from that test been released. And one question remains: With what DNA sample from Epstein are they supposed to compare his?

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据《纽约邮报》网站9日报道，美国71岁男子皮特·巴特·西梅尔近日前往以色列鉴定DNA。

皮特曾于2026年初被人拍到一张形貌酷似爱泼斯坦的照片，从而引发海外社交媒体的巨大关注。

他一度成为互联网阴谋论证明“爱泼斯坦没有死”的“证据”。

9日，皮特在社交媒体发文说自己已经前往以色列特拉维夫完成了DNA检测。在皮特公开的报告中显示他“完全不是爱泼斯坦”。

爱泼斯坦是犹太裔美国金融家，2008年因教唆未成年人卖淫被定罪，2019年7月再次因涉嫌性犯罪被捕，同年8月死在狱中，被判定为“自杀”。因牵扯欧美政商界等众多名流，爱泼斯坦案引发广泛负面舆论。美国总统特朗普及其政府官员、盟友也卷入此案。