Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is slated to be published after her untimely passing, allowing the public to read her story.
Reports from April 25 indicated that Virginia passed away at her residence in the Neergabby area of Western Australia.
The 41-year-old had shared on social media just weeks prior that she had “four days to live” following a car accident.
In the time leading up to her death, she expressed her desire to see her children “one last time” after being legally barred from contacting them for six months.
“I’ve never seen my sister as physically broken down as she was then,” her brother, Sky Roberts, told The Times. “She was really struggling, emotionally and physically. She could face a lot of things, but the idea of not seeing her children broke her.”
Before her passing, Virginia penned a letter to her children, which her family shared with them.
The letter states: “Every day that I don’t see your faces has a little less light. The world is dimmer w/o you in it.
“… It’ll all be alright, you’ll have a rainbow over your head, angels by your side and God in your heart.”
Her brother mentioned that she was going through a tough time, and having won her legal battle against Jeffrey Epstein, she was working on publishing a book about her experiences.
“Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” recounts her interactions with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and UK royal Prince Andrew, as described by her publishers, Alfred A. Knopf.
The 400-page memoir was completed with the assistance of journalist Amy Wallace, according to Knopf, and is set for release on October 21.
It was disclosed by the publisher that Giuffre emailed Wallace a few weeks before her death, expressing her ‘heartfelt wish’ to have the memoir published ‘regardless’ of her situation.
“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,” Giuffre’s email reportedly read. “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.”
“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,” she is said to have written to Wallace.
Her brother described the day before her death as a seemingly ‘good’ day.
“We had lunch and after that we tried on cowboy hats and went to a thrift store. We were just being silly, you know — she could be very silly,” Sky recounted.
The following day, Sky went to check on Virginia and heard ‘meditation music’ from her room, deciding not to disturb her.
However, feeling something was amiss, he returned and found her unconscious.
“We have always had this interconnected, twinsie thing and I just felt something was wrong,” Sky explained.
Despite his efforts to resuscitate her, she passed away just a month after revealing to her followers that her time was limited.
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