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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein Accuser, Laid to Rest After Death
Originally appeared on E! Online Content warning: This story discusses suicide and sexual abuse. One of Jeffrey Epstein's late alleged sex trafficking victims has been laid to rest. Virginia Giuffre was recently honored at a private funeral, People reported May 25, one month after the 41-year-old died by suicide. She was cremated at a cemetery in Padbury, a suburb of the Australian city of Perth, according to the Government of Western Australia's Metropolitan Cemeteries Board records, obtained by E! News. Giuffre, who is originally from California, had been living in the area in recent years prior to her death, which her family announced April 25. "It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia," her family said in a statement to NBC News. "She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking." "Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors," the statement continued. "In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight." Giuffre—who is survived by children Christian, Noah and Emily—was one of dozens of women who accused Epstein of sexual abuse. The financier was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and died in jail the following month from what officials said was suicide. More from E! Online Rosie O'Donnell Reveals Weight Loss Transformation After Using Mounjaro Demi Lovato Marries Jordan "Jutes" Lutes in California Ceremony: All the Details Bindi Irwin Shares Update on Healing Journey 2 Weeks After Emergency Surgery Giuffre—who is survived by children Christian, Noah and Emily—was one of dozens of women who accused Epstein of sexual abuse. The financier died by suicide in 2019 in a New York jail while he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Giuffre had also accused Epstein—who became a registered sex offender after pleading guilty in 2008 to solicitation of prostitution from a minor—of trafficking her to Prince Andrew when she was a teenager. In 2022, Giuffre settled a sexual assault lawsuit she had filed against King Charles III's brother, who had denied the allegations she made against him. Meanwhile, her family is determined to carry on her legacy of helping abuse survivors seek justice. "We know Virginia was not just a bright light to us but to many," her sister-in-law Amanda Roberts wrote on Facebook May 2. "The lives she touched, the strength, and the fight she has given us will live with us always. Though our family and many are experiencing an immeasurable sense of grief, we know that this will make us stronger—that is what Virginia would have wanted." For free, confidential help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit
7NEWS
26-05-2025
- 7NEWS
Virginia Giuffre: Jeffrey Epstein survivor farewelled in private in Perth
Virginia Giuffre — a high-profile survivor of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein who alleged she was sex trafficked to Prince Andrew — has been farewelled by her family in Perth. Ms Giuffre, 41, is believed to have taken her own life at her farm in Neergabby, about 80km north of Perth, last month. The West Australian understands Ms Giuffre was cremated in recent days at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Padbury. Ms Giuffre's death attracted worldwide headlines, but it is understood she was farewelled in private, with no funeral being publicly advertised. WA Police confirmed at the weekend that officers have concluded her death is not being treated as suspicious. Major crime detectives are in the process of preparing a report to give to the coroner. Police were called to Ms Giuffre's property about 9.50pm on April 25 after she was found unresponsive. There was nothing that could be done to save her, and she was declared dead at the scene. Her death came less than a month after she posted to social media that she had just 'four days to live' after a crash with a school bus near her home, which police later dismissed as a minor incident. Ms Giuffre shot to prominence in 2015 after filing a lawsuit in a New York court against Epstein's longtime companion and confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell, alleging the pair kept her as a 'sex slave' for the rich and powerful. She said she was recruited by Maxwell when she was 16 or 17 and working at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's club in Palm Beach. Ms Giuffre told the BBC in 2019 she was 'passed around like a platter of fruit' to Epstein's friends, flown around the world on private jets. Prince Andrew was among those powerful friends, and she claimed she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17. He strongly denies the allegations. A now-infamous photograph shows him arm-in-arm with Ms Giuffre yet in a television interview with the BBC, he said he had no memory of meeting her. When she died, Ms Giuffre was facing a charge of breaching a family violence restraining order taken out by her estranged husband, Robert Giuffre. The charge was discontinued earlier this month, with a court told the allegation related to claims she sent Mr Giuffre several text messages. The former couple moved to Perth from Cairns in 2020, buying a $1.9m six-bedroom, four-bathroom ocean-front property in Ocean Reef with her husband, Robert. Ms Giuffre left behind three children — Christian, Noah and Emily. Her family said holding her newborn daughter had inspired her to 'fight back against those who had abused her and so many others'. 'She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit,' they said. 'In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.'
Metro
25-05-2025
- Metro
Secret funeral for Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre month after suicide
A secret funeral has taken place for Jeffrey Epstein's accuser Virginia Giuffre, a month after her suicide. A private cremation for the 41-year-old is believed to have been held at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Perth, Australia. Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew in 2022, was found dead at her home in Western Australia on April 25. Her family said she died after being a 'lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking', with the 'toll of abuse' becoming 'unbearable.' Her suicide came less than a month after Giuffre posted on Instagram that she had been in a road accident and had four days to live due to 'kidney renal failure. Western Australia Police later said they had only received a report of a 'minor crash' and that there were 'no reported injuries as a result'. Her family said in a statement at the time: 'Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. 'Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure.' The statement described her three children Christian, Noah and Emily as the 'light of her life'. Giuffre was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. More Trending She alleged they trafficked her to Prince Andrew who sexually assualted her when she was 17, a claim which he has always denied. The Duke paid millions to settle the civil sexual assault case with Giuffre, whom he said he had never met. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Virginia Giuffre's lawyer never thought Epstein accuser would take her own life MORE: Virginia Giuffre's dad says Prince Andrew accuser didn't die by suicide MORE: Virginia Giuffre's heartbreaking final letter released by her family
Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Perth Now
High-profile Jeffrey Epstein survivor farewelled at Perth funeral
Virginia Giuffre — a high-profile survivor of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein who alleged she was sex trafficked to Prince Andrew — has been farewelled by her family in Perth. Ms Giuffre, 41, is believed to have taken her own life at her farm in Neergabby, about 80km north of Perth, last month. The West Australian understands Ms Giuffre was cremated in recent days at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Padbury. Ms Giuffre's death attracted worldwide headlines, but it is understood she was farewelled in private, with no funeral being publicly advertised. WA Police confirmed at the weekend that officers have concluded her death is not being treated as suspicious. Major crime detectives are in the process of preparing a report to give to the coroner. Police were called to Ms Giuffre's property about 9.50pm on April 25 after she was found unresponsive. There was nothing that could be done to save her, and she was declared dead at the scene. Her death came less than a month after she posted to social media that she had just 'four days to live' after a crash with a school bus near her home, which police later dismissed as a minor incident. Ms Giuffre shot to prominence in 2015 after filing a lawsuit in a New York court against Epstein's longtime companion and confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell, alleging the pair kept her as a 'sex slave' for the rich and powerful. She said she was recruited by Maxwell when she was 16 or 17 and working at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's club in Palm Beach. Ms Giuffre told the BBC in 2019 she was 'passed around like a platter of fruit' to Epstein's friends, flown around the world on private jets. Prince Andrew was among those powerful friends, and she claimed she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17. He strongly denies the allegations. A now-infamous photograph shows him arm-in-arm with Ms Giuffre yet in a television interview with the BBC, he said he had no memory of meeting her. When she died, Ms Giuffre was facing a charge of breaching a family violence restraining order taken out by her estranged husband, Robert Giuffre. The charge was discontinued earlier this month, with a court told the allegation related to claims she sent Mr Giuffre several text messages. Prince Andrew pictured with Virginia and Ghislaine Maxwell, right, in 2001. Credit: unknown / twitter The former couple moved to Perth from Cairns in 2020, buying a $1.9m six-bedroom, four-bathroom ocean-front property in Ocean Reef with her husband, Robert. Ms Giuffre left behind three children — Christian, Noah and Emily. Her family said holding her newborn daughter had inspired her to 'fight back against those who had abused her and so many others'. 'She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit,' they said. 'In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.' Lifeline: 13 11 14
American Military News
13-05-2025
- American Military News
Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre fighting for her life after car accident
Virginia Giuffre — whose story about being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager put her at the center of one of the biggest sex scandals in history — is fighting for her life following a car accident in Australia. Giuffre, 41, on Sunday posted a graphic photo of herself from her hospital bed covered in bruises on Instagram, where she wrote doctors said she has four days to live, according to the post, which was first published by the British media. 'I've gone into kidney renal failure,' she said. 'They have given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist in urology. I'm ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time…' She said she was struck by a speeding bus after she tried to swerve her car to avoid the collision. She did not say when or where the crash happened. Giuffre was among the first and most outspoken victims of Jeffrey Epstein to speak out about her abuse by Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew and several other prominent men. She later formed a non-profit to educate and advocate for sex trafficking victims. 'EVERYTHING CHANGED' Born in Sacramento, California, Giuffre had been sexually abused since she was a child. She is the daughter of Lynn Trude Cabell and Sky William Roberts, who wrote on social media that he was praying for his daughter's recovery. When she was in grade school, the family moved to Loxahatchee, Florida. At age 7, she was first molested by a family friend. The abuse, she said, 'turned my entire life around. Everything changed.' She began running away from home, at one point, hitching a ride to San Francisco. She was 14 when she was picked up on the streets of Miami by the owner of a modeling agency who began trafficking her. After his arrest, she returned home to Loxahatchee, and began working at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach country club owned by President Donald Trump where her father was a maintenance supervisor. In 2000, when she was 16, she met Maxwell, Epstein's partner, while working as a spa attendant at the club. Giuffre, who uses the nickname Jenna, was introduced by Maxwell to Epstein, who sexually abused and trafficked her for years. Among the people she said she was forced to have sex with was Prince Andrew, whom she later sued. The suit was settled in 2022 for an undisclosed sum, said to be in the millions, though Andrew denied that he was ever involved with Giuffre. He was later stripped of his military titles and royal patronages. She fled Epstein's control in 2002, married an Australian martial arts instructor, Robert Giuffre, and moved to Australia. The couple has three children who are now teenagers. PALM BEACH INVESTIGATION While she was getting settled in Australia, police in Palm Beach began investigating Epstein in 2005. Several girls reported that they had been recruited to give him massages at his Palm Beach mansion and instead were sexually abused. The case grew as more high school girls told investigators that they had been abused by Epstein as teenagers. But Barry Krischer, the Palm Beach State Attorney at the time, didn't want to prosecute Epstein, who had a long list of powerful friends, including former president Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. The case was referred to the FBI in 2007. But Epstein escaped federal charges when a secret plea deal was reached between his high-powered lawyers and the U.S. Attorney in Miami, Alex Acosta. Acosta allowed Epstein to plead guilty to less serious state charges, and Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in the Palm Beach County jail in 2008. During that time, however, he was allowed to come and go almost freely, spending most days at his office or his home in Palm Beach. Giuffre was initially reluctant to cooperate with the FBI probe. But in 2010, after the birth of her daughter, she reached out to the Justice Department again in the hopes that she would get justice. In 2011, Giuffre told the British tabloid Mail on Sunday that she was a victim of a vast sex trafficking operation run by Epstein and Maxwell in which she traveled to and from Epstein's various homes in Manhattan, New Mexico, Palm Beach, France and to his island off of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands where she had sex with multiple men, including Prince Andrew. Maxwell denied the allegations and sued Giuffre for defamation. Giuffre countersued in federal court in New York. EPSTEIN GETS SWEETHEART DEAL The 2015 defamation case was settled two years later and most of the evidence was sealed. The Miami Herald sued that same year to unseal the entire case file as part of its investigative series 'Perversion of Justice,' published in 2018. Giuffre was interviewed as part of the series, along with three other victims. The story caught the attention of the U.S. Attorney's office in the Southern District of New York, which opened a new probe into Epstein's sex trafficking. Epstein was subsequently arrested in July 2019 on sex trafficking charges brought in New York. But he was found dead in his jail cell a month later, just one day after some of the evidence in the defamation case was unsealed. His death was ruled a suicide, although his brother and a private forensic pathologist who was at the autopsy remain convinced his death was not a suicide. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 and convicted of child sex trafficking a few years later. Now 63, she is serving a 20-year jail sentence. In recent years, Giuffre has advocated the release of the Epstein case files, which the FBI has kept mostly sealed for almost 20 years. Trump, elected to a second term as president in 2024, has promised to unseal the files, but his attorney general, Pam Bondi, was widely ridiculed in March when she led the public to believe she was releasing substantial evidence, then only released a binder of dated material that was already public. TRAUMA, HEALTH ISSUES In recent years, Giuffre has focused on her non-profit and leading a quiet life in Australia. She has been estranged from her husband and children, posting on Instagram a week ago: 'My beautiful babies have no clue how much I love them and they're being poisoned with lies,' she wrote. Giuffre has also spoken a lot about how trauma has affected her well being. She has been ill off and on over the years, and frequently posts about her mental and physical health struggles on social media. Dini von Mueffling, Giuffre's representative, confirmed Virginia's accident in a statement. 'Virginia has been in a serious accident and is receiving medical care in the hospital. She greatly appreciates the support and well wishes people are sending.' ___ © 2025 Miami Herald. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
