Almost six years after the suspicious โsuicideโ of Jeffrey Epstein, notorious billionaire financier and pedophile, his most famous accuser has also died. Virginia Giuffre, who claimed, as a minor, she was forced into sexual acts with both Epstein and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, reportedly died by โsuicideโ last Thursday.
At the age of sixteen, Giuffre said she was recruited to work for Epstein by his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in December of 2021 on five counts of assisting Epstein in his sexual abuse of underage girls. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The shocking news of Giuffreโs death comes just weeks after she posted bruised pictures of herself online, claiming that she was hit by a school bus speeding โ110 kmโ and had only โfour days to liveโ after โkidney renal failure.โ
Evidently, Giuffre, who lived on a farm in Western Australia, survived the automobile accident, only to die by โsuicideโ days later.
Her family released a statement praising Giuffre for being โa fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.โ According to her family, Virginia โlost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.โ
Even though her family and local authorities in Australia claim that Giuffre died of โsuicide,โ several prominent Republican lawmakers do not believe it. U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-NV) posted online that โVirginia Roberts Giuffre didnโt commit suicide. No chance.โ Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) expressed her skepticism about the โsuicideโ story by commenting online โThe truth needs to come out (no) matter who is responsible.โ
Is it the โtruthโ that Giuffre committed โsuicide?โ Not if her 2019 Twitter post is to be believed. She wrote โI am making itโฆknown that in no way, shape or form am I (suicidal). I have made this known to my therapist and GP-If something happens to me-(for) the sake of my family (do) not let this go away and help me to protect them. Too many evil people want to see me (quieted).โ
Giuffreโs haunting promise makes her โsuicideโ look very suspicious. Not only did she vow to never commit suicide, but she also fought back against her abusers for years and had the courage to go public with her accusations.
She also had the bravery to file a lawsuit against both Epstein and Prince Andrew. In 2022, due to both his scandalous association with Epstein and Giuffreโs bombshell accusations, Prince Andrew lost his military and royal titles. Eventually, he settled the lawsuit with Giuffre, reportedly for the sum of $12 million.
We are to believe that Giuffre survived all this abuse, along with the lawsuits and shame, and then a horrific automobile accident, only to subsequently commit โsuicide.โ
Joining those asking questions about Giuffreโs suspicious death was former Florida GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz. He reposted Giuffreโs 2019 Twitter pledge and expressed his doubts about her โsuicide.โ
Considering Giuffreโs sudden death and the need for many sexual abuse victims to receive justice, it is imperative that the Department of Justice finally release the Epstein files and client lists that they have been withheld from the public for years.
On February 27, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released โphase 1โ of the Epstein files. The release included the distribution of โbindersโ to conservative social media influencers at the White House. Unfortunately, this disclosure was underwhelming as much of the material, such as pilot logs and Epsteinโs โblack book,โ had been previously released.
Subsequently, Bondi claimed that the FBI field office in New York withheld โthousands of pages of documents.โ In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Bondi demanded full disclosure. She wrote, โBy 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 28; the FBI will deliver the full and complete Epstein files to my office, including all records; documents, audio and video recordings, and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his clients, regardless of how such information was obtained. There will be no withholdings or limitations to my or your access. The Department of Justice will ensure that any public disclosure of these files will be done in a manner to protect the privacy of victims and in accordance with law, as I have done my entire career as a prosecutor.โ
Despite the delivery of the additional information the next morning, several weeks later, ABC News reported the Department of Justice was still engaged in โan urgent and chaotic effort to review sensitive materials from the FBI investigationโ into Epstein and that Bondi was โpushingโ for more files to be disclosed.
Sources told ABC News that โAs many as a thousand FBI agents, many of whom are usually focusing on national security matters, have been enlisted to help with the effort.โ The agents were โtold to expect to work on this into the early morning hoursโ in an โall-hands-on-deck effortโ on this project.
The DOJ spokesperson promised โunprecedented transparency for the American people,โ while the FBI spokesperson vowed โfull transparency and justice.โ Unfortunately, almost two months after the underwhelming initial release of information, no additional files have been distributed to the public.
Purportedly, some of the evidence being examined is sensitive, such as videos, CDโs, and logbooks. Obviously, the victims need to be protected, but they also deserve justice.
In a recent interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, Bondi promised โWe will get out as much as we can, as fast as we can to the American people.โ
This promise to the American people is one that must be fulfilled not only in the name of transparency and disclosure, but also to honor the memory of Virginia Giuffre, a woman who was repeatedly abused by a monster.
Sadly, this monster was affiliated with powerful interests, who have continually worked from the sidelines to prevent the truth from being revealed.
Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and his award-winning program, โRingside Politics,โ airs Saturdays from Noon until 1 p.m. CT nationally on Real America’s Voice TV Network & AmericasVoice.News and weekdays from 7-9 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. CT on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jcrouere@gmail.com