The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was one of the most well-known victims of pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, shared a handwritten note that she left before her recent suicide, in which she gives one last message of support for survivors of sexual assault and abuse. Tragic that she wasn’t given the help she needed long ago when she needed it most.
Giuffre left the note at her Australian farmhouse, which is where she killed herself, according to a post that was published on Facebook. Members of her family found the note along with some of her possessions, believing it was meant to be sent to a protest outside the White House on Wednesday, says Amanda Roberts, Giuffre’s sister-in-law.
“We are not going to go away,” Giuffre, 41, said in the letter.
The thing is, and this might be a touch insensitive, but by killing herself, she did go away. Her voice is now silenced. All the good she could have done for others, the help provided for other survivors and victims, can never be.
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“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,” she added. Giuffre — who also repeatedly alleged that she was forced to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew — was found dead in her farmhouse in Neergabby, roughly an hour from Perth in Western Australia.
The heartbreaking final note was shared on social media by sister-in-law Roberts, who made clear her mission to carry on Giuffre’s legacy following her untimely death. “Hello world. We found a handwritten note that our sister Virginia wrote,” Roberts wrote on Facebook. “I think it’s important that the survivors know that she’s with you and her voice will not be silenced. I know that it’s so important, and her wish is that we continue to fight.”
Roberts, who is married to Sky, Giuffre’s brother, finished the post by saying, “To all survivors and those protesting. We stand with you in solidarity and know the fight is not over! #VirginiaRoberts #SurvivorStrong #solidarity #soar #victory.”
Giuffre’s other brother, Danny Wilson, also wrote a tribute to his beloved sister on Facebook, sharing a photo of the two enjoying better days.
In the snap, Giuffre can be seen smiling as she sat alongside Wilson and her other brother, Sky. Another image showed her lovingly hugging Sky during a family outing. It comes as Giuffre’s family had detailed her heartbreaking final days in the lead-up to her death, saying she had been embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband, Robert Giuffre, over their three children.
In recent months, her life had started to come apart, according to the NY Post, especially after the split with her husband after 22 years of marriage. Sky, her brother, spoke with the media on Monday and said she hadn’t been able to see her children in months due to a restraining order filed against her by her estranged husband.
Last month, Giuffre made the rounds on social media after sharing a photo of her badly bruised face, which she claimed was the result of being struck by a bus, saying she only had “four days to live.”
“This has been the worst start to a new year,” she said in the photo’s caption. “I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.”
A bus driver responded to the post by saying she had “blown it out of proportion.” Giuffre later made claims she was physically abused by her husband for years.
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