How did Virginia Giuffre die? Jeffrey Epstein's accuser's memoir to be reportedly published posthumously

Virginia Giuffre had accused Jeffrey Epstein of s*x traffikcing her as a teen (Image via @virginiarobertsrising11/Instagram)
Virginia Giuffre had accused Jeffrey Epstein of s*x traffikcing her as a teen (Image via Instagram/@virginiarobertsrising11)

The memoir of Virginia Giuffre, one of the more prominent accusers of Jeffrey Epstein, will be published posthumously on October 21, 2025. For the uninitiated, Giuffre had accused Epstein and his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, of s*x trafficking her to various individuals since she was a teen, including Prince Andrew, who continually denied the accusations.

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The memoir, titled Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, comes just months after Giuffre's death. On April 25, 2025, Virginia Giuffre, aged 41, took her own life at her home in Western Australia, as reported by The Guardian.

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Following her death, her family issued a statement confirming that her cause of death was suicide.

“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia. She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight,” the statement read.
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As per the statement, Virginia Giuffre is survived by her children, Christian, Noah, and Emily, who were described as the “light of her life."

“It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realised she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others. There are no words that can express the grave loss we feel today with the passing of our sweet Virginia. She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit," the statement continued.
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Virginia Giuffre wished for her memoir to be released “regardless” of her circumstances

According to The Guardian, publishing house Alfred A Knopf stated that Virginia Giuffre wished for her memoir to be released even in the event of her death. Knopf said she sent journalist Amy Wallace an email on April 1, 2025, writing that it was her "heartfelt wish" for her memoir to be published “regardless” of her circumstances.

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For the uninitiated, Virginia Giuffre co-wrote the 400-page memoir with the award-winning journalist.

“In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that Nobody’s Girl is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices,” the email stated.

It continued:

“The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders. It is imperative that the truth is understood and that the issues surrounding this topic are addressed, both for the sake of justice and awareness.”
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The upcoming memoir will reportedly delve into Virginia Giuffre's 2022 settlement with Prince Andrew. For the uninitiated, the Duke of York settled with Giuffre for an undisclosed amount out of court after she filed a s*x assault lawsuit against him.

Knopf's statement said the book will provide:

“intimate, disturbing, and heartbreaking new details about her time with Epstein, Maxwell and their many well-known friends, including Prince Andrew, about whom she speaks publicly for the first time since their out-of-court settlement in 2022.”
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The news of Virginia Giuffre's memoir came weeks after British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, currently incarcerated after being convicted of child s*x trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein, said the now-famous picture of Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre is an alleged "fake photo." Maxwell made this claim during an interview with the Department of Justice in July 2025.

According to the Independent, the picture, reportedly taken in 2001 at Maxwell's London home, showed Prince Andrew with his arm around Giuffre, who was 17 at the time. Maxwell is also in the photo, standing next to Giuffre.

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The photo became an integral part of Virginia Giuffre's accusations against Epstein, Prince Andrew, and Maxwell, which included her allegations that Maxwell paid her to have s*x with the Duke of York in her London home. Maxwell refuted this allegation in her interview last month, saying:

“The idea of him doing anything of that nature in my house, that’s the size of this room, is so mind-blowingly not conceivable to me."
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Virginia Giuffre's death came weeks after she survived a car accident. In late March 2025, Giuffre took to social media to write that she was injured in a "serious car accident" and the doctors had given her "four days to live."

Edited by Riya Peter
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