A shocking posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre reveals disturbing details about her time under the late financier’s control. Giuffre says Epstein demanded she call him “daddy” while treating her as a captive in his abusive circle.
Written with journalist Amy Wallace, “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” was published on October 21, only months after Giuffre, aged 41, died by suicide in April.
The memoir, which Giuffre described as her “whole story,” concludes over 16 years of interviews, lawsuits, and public battles. It expands on her long-standing claims that Epstein trafficked her to wealthy and influential men, including politicians, billionaires, and Britain’s Prince Andrew.
Giuffre wrote that she spent two years trapped in what she called “Epstein’s sickening world,” struggling to understand her situation. “I needed him not to be a selfish, cruel pedophile,” she recalled. “So, I told myself he wasn’t one.”
While other survivors have shared their stories, Giuffre’s account stands out for her claim that Epstein “loaned” her to his powerful associates. She spent much of her life fighting to expose that truth.
How it began
Giuffre’s ordeal started in 2000, just before her 17th birthday, while working at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort spa. There, she met Ghislaine Maxwell, who offered her work as a “masseuse” for Epstein.
According to Giuffre, what began as massages soon became something far more coercive. She was drawn into a world of private jets, luxury homes, and powerful men, traveling between Epstein’s properties in New York, the Virgin Islands, and New Mexico.
Losing her freedom
Her independence vanished almost immediately. She recalled staying at an apartment owned by Epstein’s brother on East 66th Street in Manhattan.
“The one night I slept there, I enjoyed having my own space,” she wrote. “But the next day, I went for a long walk to explore the city. Because I had no phone, Epstein and Maxwell couldn’t reach me for hours. When I returned, Epstein was furious, and Maxwell glared at me. That was the last time I saw that apartment.”
After that, she was confined to a room in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse. “There was an intercom he used to summon me. I quickly learned not to keep him waiting,” she recalled. The room’s décor, which included eerie paintings of wild animals and frightened children, made her feel trapped and afraid.
A twisted “family”
Giuffre described how Epstein and Maxwell built a disturbing “family” dynamic among the young girls under their control. “Epstein was the patriarch, Maxwell the matriarch,” she wrote. Maxwell sometimes referred to the girls as her “children” and even introduced Giuffre as their daughter during a boat show in Palm Beach.
“It felt strange, but part of me wanted to believe it,” Giuffre wrote. “Still, there were moments that turned dark, like when Epstein insisted I call him ‘Daddy.’”
Enduring years of abuse
Giuffre’s memoir recounts relentless cycles of manipulation, violence, and humiliation. “They lent me out to powerful people,” she wrote. “I was used, hurt, and degraded. Sometimes I was choked, beaten, and left bruised.”
At one point, she admitted she believed she would never escape. “I thought I might die as his prisoner,” she said.
Giuffre’s story remains one of the most powerful and detailed accounts of Epstein’s network of abuse. Her courage in documenting her experiences continues to shed light on a dark chapter that the world is still trying to fully understand.
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