Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre Releases Posthumous Memoir
Virginia Giuffre — shown in a 2019 photo — became one of the most prominent accusers of Jeffrey Epstein, alleging he orchestrated years of sexual abuse involving her and numerous underage girls and young women. Giuffre passed away earlier this year, but her publisher has confirmed that her memoir will still be released this October.
A central figure in revealing what federal prosecutors later described as a vast sex-trafficking network run by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre will now share more of her story in Nobody’s Girl, a 400-page memoir scheduled for publication on Oct. 21 by Alfred A. Knopf. The publisher describes her as the woman whose decision to speak publicly “helped send both serial abusers to prison,” noting that the now-famous photograph of her with Prince Andrew played a major role in his public downfall.
News of the book’s upcoming release comes months after Giuffre’s death by suicide in April in Australia, where she had built a quiet life as a mother and homemaker.
According to Knopf, Giuffre left behind a completed manuscript and “made it absolutely clear that she wanted it published.” The memoir, they say, recounts not only the abuse she endured but also her long fight to reclaim her life and seek justice.
Unsealed court records — including depositions and an earlier unpublished memoir — detail how, throughout her adolescence, adults who appeared willing to help the young Virginia Roberts ultimately became abusers. Her new book continues that narrative, chronicling both the trauma she endured and her eventual determination to expose Epstein’s network.
Giuffre’s story intersects with powerful and influential individuals. In a 2016 deposition, she testified that while working as a locker room attendant at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2000, she was approached by Ghislaine Maxwell about giving massages — a conversation that, according to Giuffre, led to repeated abuse by Epstein.
Maxwell has denied many elements of Giuffre’s account. She was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for her role in facilitating Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation involving underage girls.
Trump, speaking last month, said he distanced himself from Epstein after a dispute involving Epstein recruiting girls and young women from Mar-a-Lago. He has also repeatedly urged supporters to disregard theories suggesting the government is hiding evidence like a supposed “client list.”
In a recent interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Maxwell stated she never witnessed Trump, former President Bill Clinton, or other prominent figures behaving inappropriately during visits with Epstein, according to released transcripts. The discussion occurred shortly before Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee to a minimum-security women’s camp in Bryan, Texas.
Giuffre’s previously unpublished manuscript, The Billionaire’s Playboy Club, disclosed the lasting impact of her experiences — including anxiety, nightmares, and trauma — as she attempted to build a family life in Australia.
She explained that she chose to speak out after learning from a U.S. federal agent that she had been officially identified as a victim in Epstein’s controversial 2008 Florida plea deal. The agreement included a victims’ compensation fund, prompting Giuffre to contact the law firm responsible for managing claims.
“In that moment, it was finally my turn to flip the script,” she wrote, hoping Epstein would feel “embarrassed and in the spotlight.”
In 2009, Giuffre filed a lawsuit accusing Epstein of operating “a child exploitation enterprise,” transporting minors for illegal purposes, and using concealed cameras in his Palm Beach home to create child pornography. Epstein settled the case for more than $500,000. The settlement was unsealed in January 2022; a month later, Prince Andrew reached his own settlement with Giuffre in a separate lawsuit.
Epstein died in 2019 while being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Officials ruled his death a suicide, though public doubts persist.
