Epstein accuser's posthumous memoir reveals "disturbing" details, publisher says
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Virginia Giuffre speaks at a press conference in 2019. Photo: Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most outspoken accusers, Virginia Giuffre, will be released this fall.
Why it matters: The memoir arrives as Giuffre's family continues to speak out against Epstein and his associates, and as President Trump's handling of the Epstein files continues to face public scrutiny.
- Giuffre, who died by suicide in April at age 41, had alleged in various lawsuits that she was a victim of sex trafficking and abuse by Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.
- Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew all denied the allegations.
Her memoir, titled "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice," is scheduled to be released on Oct. 21.
- The book "offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell," according to the book's description on Penguin Random House's website.
- "Her story has never been told in full, in her own words — until now," the description reads.
Zoom in: The book will explore her "intimate, disturbing, and heartbreaking" experiences with Epstein and Maxwell, as well as her time "meeting politicians and CEOs," the publisher said.
- The book "offers a raw and shocking record of the depravity she was subjected to within Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's orbit," according to the press statement.
Context: Giuffre completed the 400-page manuscript with author-journalist Amy Wallace before Giuffre died, according to the book's publisher, Alfred A. Knopf.
- Giuffre wrote on Instagram in March that she was injured in a crash and was close to dying from renal failure. She died one month later on April 25.
What she said: Giuffre told Wallace in an email on April 1 that it was her "heartfelt wish that this work be published, regardless of my circumstances at the time," according to a press statement shared with Axios.
- "In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that NOBODY'S GIRL is still released," Giuffre wrote, according to the press release. "I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices."
Flashback: The New York Post reported in 2023 that Giuffre had reached a book deal "worth millions" to tell her story.
Worth noting: "Nobody's Girl" is separate from "The Billionaire's Playboy Club," an unpublished memoir from Giuffre that had been referenced in court filings and documents.
Context: Giuffre played a key role in the Epstein investigation.
- In 2009, Giuffre sued Epstein under the pseudonym "Jane Doe 102" and alleged she was sexually exploited as a minor. She eventually reached a $500,000 settlement with Epstein before the lawsuit went to trial.
- Giuffre later came forward publicly in a March 2011 interview with the Daily Mail On Sunday.
- She also filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Maxwell, who was later convicted for sex trafficking of minors.
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