The Disturbing Link: From Robert Graham’s Sperm Bank for Millionaires to Epstein’s Eugenics Ambitions
Robert K. Graham, who made his fortune developing shatterproof plastic eyeglass lenses, was consumed by the idea that humanity was in a state of genetic decline. In 1980, he established the Repository for Germinal Choice in Escondido, California. Media outlets quickly dubbed it the "Nobel Prize sperm bank." Graham’s goal was to collect sperm exclusively from "genius" men, primarily Nobel laureates, and make it available to women with high IQs to create a superior, genetically engineered generation of "super-kids." Though the bank ultimately only secured a handful of Nobel laureates as donors, and faced immediate accusations of racism and elitism, it operated until 1999 and was responsible for the births of over 200 children. Graham's underlying belief was that the human gene pool needed deliberate, selective improvement, a classic, albeit modernized, form of positive eugenics.
Decades later, the financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly took inspiration from Graham's disturbing blueprint. Articles published following Epstein’s death revealed a deep and alarming fixation on transhumanism and eugenics. Reporting by The New York Times and The Guardian detailed that Epstein would steer conversations with associates about how to genetically "improve the human race," a concept that many found chillingly similar to Nazi theories. Most disturbing was the revelation that Epstein was allegedly working on a vast, long-term scheme to use his secluded New Mexico ranch as a base to impregnate multiple women with his own DNA, essentially attempting to personally seed the human race with his own genetic material.
Multiple sources confirmed that Epstein was fascinated with and directly inspired by Robert K. Graham’s Repository for Germinal Choice. Graham provided the template: the wealthy elite using technology and selective reproduction to impose their will on human evolution. While Graham aimed for Nobel-level IQs, Epstein’s alleged plan was the ultimate expression of megalomania and control, viewing his own genes as the necessary foundation for a new, engineered future. The connection, though not physical, is a chilling ideological thread connecting two powerful men who sought to use wealth and science for deeply controversial and authoritarian reproductive ambitions.Graham died on February 13, 1997, at the age of 90
Written by Tres Rivers, Journalist
For Harp on the Truth.
Copyright Nov 1, 2025