Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s family reveals her defiant final note before suicide — “We are not going to go away”
Virginia Giuffre — the most high-profile accuser of late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein — left behind a haunting handwritten note before taking her own life last Friday, vowing that the fight for victims of sexual abuse must never stop.
Giuffre, 41, was found dead at her remote farmhouse in Neergabby, Western Australia, an hour north of Perth, in what authorities have confirmed as a suicide. Her family says the note, discovered among her personal belongings, shows she intended to send it to a protest outside the White House just days before her death.
“We are not going to go away,” Giuffre wrote in bold letters.
“Mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers need to show the battlelines are drawn and we stand together to fight for the future of victims. Is protesting the answer? I don’t know, but we’ve got to start somewhere.”
The letter — shared by her sister-in-law Amanda Roberts on Facebook — has since gone viral, sparking tributes under hashtags #VirginiaRoberts, #SurvivorStrong and #JusticeForVirginia. Roberts wrote: “I think it’s important survivors know she’s still with you. Her voice will not be silenced, and her wish is that we continue to fight.”
A heartbreaking family mission to keep her legacy alive
Roberts, who is married to Giuffre’s brother Sky, vowed to carry on Virginia’s crusade against sexual abuse and human trafficking.
“To all survivors and those protesting: we stand with you in solidarity and know the fight is not over,” Roberts added.
Virginia’s brother Danny Wilson also shared an emotional tribute, posting a photo of happier times showing the siblings together, smiling. Another image revealed Giuffre embracing Sky in a warm family moment — a stark contrast to the turmoil of her final months.
A life unraveling before the world’s eyes
In the weeks leading up to her death, Giuffre’s personal life spiraled. Relatives revealed she had been locked in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband, Robert Giuffre, over their three children.
Sky Giuffre told People magazine on Monday: “She hadn’t been able to see her kids in months because of a restraining order. It’s the worst pain in the world — nothing compares to being cut off from your children.”
Her marriage of 22 years had collapsed, and friends said she had been living under intense emotional strain.
Just last month, Giuffre alarmed followers when she posted a shocking photo of her bruised face on Instagram, claiming she had been struck by a bus and had “four days to live.”
“This has been the worst start to a new year,” she captioned the picture.
“I’m ready to go — just not until I see my babies one last time. But you know what they say about wishes.”
A local bus driver later disputed the story, saying the incident had been exaggerated. But Virginia doubled down, also alleging years of physical abuse by her husband — claims he has not publicly addressed.
From teenage victim to global voice for justice
Giuffre — born Virginia Roberts — became a household name as the woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. She claimed she was recruited by Maxwell at age 17 and trafficked to powerful men in Epstein’s circle, a claim both Andrew and Maxwell denied.
In 2022, Prince Andrew settled a civil sexual assault lawsuit brought by Giuffre in the U.S. for an undisclosed sum without admitting wrongdoing — a move that shocked royal watchers and reignited global scrutiny of Epstein’s elite connections.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of child sex trafficking and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting federal sex-trafficking charges, in what was officially ruled a suicide.
The note that reignited a movement
Giuffre’s final message is being hailed as both a rallying cry and a chilling reminder of the personal toll borne by survivors of sexual abuse.
“Hello world,” Roberts wrote in her Facebook post alongside a photo of the note.
“We found a handwritten letter our sister Virginia wrote. Her voice will not be silenced.”
The family says they are committed to ensuring that her upcoming memoir, “Nobody’s Girl,” — co-written with journalist Amy Wallace — will still be released later this year, as Virginia had wished. The book reportedly contains shocking details about Epstein’s network and Giuffre’s decades-long fight for justice.
Her final days and a haunting farewell
Friends say Virginia appeared increasingly fragile, torn between her public battle against predators and her private pain. In her last messages to relatives, she expressed despair but also determination to keep exposing powerful abusers.
Danny Wilson recalled: “She told me she didn’t know how much longer she could take it. But she still wanted the truth out there.”
Authorities in Western Australia have completed an initial investigation into her death. A police report is expected in the coming weeks, though foul play is not suspected.
Virginia Giuffre was cremated on Tuesday ahead of a private family funeral, according to local reports.
A call to action — and a warning to the powerful
Even in death, Giuffre’s voice is echoing louder than ever. Survivors’ advocates say her note — with its defiant line “We are not going to go away” — is already inspiring fresh protests and renewed calls for justice worldwide.
Legal experts believe her memoir could lead to new lawsuits or re-open old investigations, particularly if it names individuals who have so far escaped scrutiny.
“Virginia’s death is heartbreaking, but her courage remains,” one supporter wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “This isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of something much bigger.”
