Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, died by suicide on Thursday at the age of 41, her family announced.
Giuffre passed away at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia, where she had been living with her family for several years.
“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 s*xual abuse and s*x trafficking,” the statement continued.
Giuffre first gained public attention as one of the earliest Epstein victims to step forward, sharing her story publicly and encouraging others to do the same.
In 2021, she detailed her allegations against Epstein and Prince Andrew during a televised interview with the BBC.
Giuffre played a crucial role in providing law enforcement with critical information that helped secure the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2022 for s*x trafficking underage girls, per Trending Politics.
Giuffre also contributed information in additional investigations conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
In 2015, she filed a lawsuit alleging Maxwell recruited her for Epstein’s s*x trafficking operation when she was 16 and working at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump later banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after reports surfaced that Epstein had approached underage girls at the club.
Giuffre also alleged that she saw former President Bill Clinton on Epstein’s private island, though Clinton has denied visiting the property.
Additionally, Giuffre accused Prince Andrew of forcing her into s*xual encounters on three occasions across multiple Epstein properties.
Prince Andrew has denied the allegations but reached a settlement with Giuffre in 2022, reportedly paying her around $12 million.
An infamous photograph shows Giuffre as a minor posing with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell at a London property linked to Epstein.
Giuffre, who had three children, recently made headlines after posting a photo of her bruised face, stating she had been in a collision with a bus.
She claimed the accident left her with only “four days to live” and shared fears about not seeing her children again.
Bus driver Ross Munns disputed Giuffre’s account, saying the bus only “clipped” the car and describing her claims as exaggerated.
Munns told the Daily Mail he spoke with the elderly driver after the collision and was unaware Giuffre was in the car until later.
In their statement to NBC News, Giuffre’s family praised her efforts to fight s*xual abuse and support other survivors.
“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against s*xual abuse and s*x trafficking,” her family said.
They added that the “toll of abuse” ultimately became “unbearable” for her to carry.
Giuffre’s brother, Danny Wilson, said she was determined to battle against evil and help protect others from suffering similar fates.
“She pushed so hard to snuff the evil out,” Wilson said, recalling her advocacy work.
Wilson added that Giuffre battled renal failure and constant physical pain but said the mental pain she endured was far worse.
Her passing has left a major void among survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network.
The family asked for privacy as they grieve the loss of Giuffre and celebrate her legacy.
Investigations into Epstein’s associates and broader trafficking network are ongoing in the United States and abroad.
