While many people believed one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most vocal accusers would be silenced by her untimely death, through a new book, Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s voice will instead be amplified even beyond the grave.
Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice will be released next week, on Oct. 21, by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The 400-page book was produced over four years with the help of a ghostwriter, Amy Wallace.
“Her story has never been told in full, in her own words—until now,” the publisher wrote. “Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men.
“Giuffre remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims. The pages of Nobody’s Girl preserve her voice—and her legacy—forever.”
Guiffre allegedly died by suicide on April 25, 2025, after a car accident and amid a divorce and custody fight over her children. Her father said he believed that her death had been the result of foul play – that “somebody got to her” though there is reportedly no evidence to support the accusation.
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Giuffre was perhaps the most recognized victim in the salicious sex trafficking scandal as it unfolded throughout the world. An infamous photo showed a young Giuffre with Prince Andrew, who she later accused of rape.
With the release of the book just days away, Buckingham Palace released a short statement this afternoon from Prince Andrew would said he would no longer use his royal titles or honors out of fear it would distract from the work of King Charles.
“As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me,” Prince Andrew said in the statement.
Giuffre also pursued criminal and civil actions against Epstein and Maxwell for trafficking her as a minor.
A U.S. court of appeals judge unsealed documents related to a civil suit by Giuffre against Maxwell one day before Epstein was found dead in a New York prison cell in 2019. His death was also ruled a suicide.
Giuffre’s connection to Trump
Giuffre’s account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell was included in the Netflix documentary “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich.”
In the documentary, it was revealed that Giuffre once worked at president Donald Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago property where she met Maxwell, who recruited her to become a private masseuse to Epstein. The couple are alleged to have trafficked her to powerful associates in the years that followed. Like many of their victims, Giuffre said she feared for her life due to the power and prominence of those involved in the criminal enterprise.
Trump, once buddies with Epstein, is on the record calling him a “terrific guy” who was “a lot of fun to be with.”
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“It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side,” Trump said in that 2002 interview with New York magazine.
Trump has said his falling out with Epstein was connected to an employee at his Mar-a-Lago spa that Epstein “stole” from him.
The Epstein file scandal
While Trump campaigned in part on releasing the Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi has refused to do so. Trump has changed his rhetoric, now referring to the files as a Democratic hoax.
Once an ally to the president, Elon Musk took to X claiming Trump’s name is in the Epstein files, igniting a controversy over the administration’s handling of the files and any purported client list. Musk eventually deleted the post but later continued to criticize Trump’s handling and coverup of the matter.
Despite Maxwell’s conviction for sex trafficking, Trump said he plans to speak to the Department of Justice about a pardon for Maxwell. He is also on the record saying he wishes her well.
Trump considers pardon for Maxwell
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in sexually exploiting and abusing multiple minor girls over the course of a decade. She was found guilty following a one-month jury trial.
“Today’s sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children,” the Department of Justice said in a news release. “This sentence sends a strong message that no one is above the law and it is never too late for justice. We again express our gratitude to Epstein and Maxwell’s victims for their courage in coming forward, in testifying at trial, and in sharing their stories as part of today’s sentencing.”
Allegations and evidence in court found that Maxwell and Epstein abused victims as young as 14 years old, according to the DOJ. In exchange for sex acts, the couple paid the children in cash. The couple also created a network of underage victims for sexual exploitation.
Shortly after the tweet from Elon Musk, as the public turned up the heat over the release of the files, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was sent to visit Maxwell. Shortly after the interview, Maxwell was conveniently transferred from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security women’s prison in Texas, a move that has been widely criticized as special treatment in exchange for political favors. Maxwell reportedly told Blanche that Trump was a “gentleman.”
The Supreme Court recently refused to overturn Maxwell’s conviction, putting the ball back in Trump’s court.
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer is among the MAGA base who has begged Trump not to pardon Maxwell.
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“Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.”
Accounts on the platform said Trump would destroy his reputation by pardoning Maxwell; others say it is a red line for MAGA supporters and “the absolute worst thing” that could happen in the current administration.
House speaker complicit in Epstein coverup
House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, the final vote needed in the House to force the release of the files.
Johnson, who received 70 percent of votes in a special election on Sept. 23, claims the delay is due to the government shutdown and not a partisan issue.
Grijalva did recently get keys to her Congressional office but does not have passwords or a government email to use the printer, desktop computers, laptops or anything else in the office.
“I remember on election night, someone came up to me and said, ‘I don’t think they’re going to swear you in because of those Epstein files,'” Grijalva told NPR.
“And I thought, ‘oh my gosh, that’s very much a conspiracy theory. Like that’s not going to happen.’ And here we are.”