{"id":26215,"date":"2025-04-29T23:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26215"},"modified":"2025-04-29T23:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:15:58","slug":"virginia-giuffres-sister-in-law-says-they-had-very-very-very-deep-conversations-before-her-death-by-suicide-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26215","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s Sister-in-Law Says They Had &#8216;Very, Very, Very Deep Conversations&#8217; Before Her Death by Suicide (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, died by suicide on April 24<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"people-bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<li><strong>In the months before Giuffre died by suicide at age 41, her sister-in-law had long talks with her &#8220;trying to encourage her,&#8221; she tells PEOPLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The prominent accuser of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell was found dead on her farm just outside Perth, Australia, on April 24, her family said<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Giuffre was dealing with serious personal issues in the months before she died, her family says<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The months before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/virginia-giuffre-family-speaks-out-about-her-suicide-at-41-exclusive-11722711\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Virginia Giuffre<\/a>\u00a0died by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-prince-andrew-abuse-accuser-dies-by-suicide-at-age-41-11706343\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">suicide<\/a>\u00a0on April 24 at age 41 were full of mental and physical pain, her family members tell PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Known as one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre\u2019s turbulent personal life in the last few months only added to the simmering anguish she had suffered for most of her life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cEverything just accrues on top of one another,\u201d her sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/virginia-giuffre-family-speaks-out-about-her-suicide-at-41-exclusive-11722711\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, April 26.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In the end, Roberts says, the weight of all of her burdens \u201cwas too much to carry.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After being sexually abused at age 7 by a family friend, Giuffre\u2019s younger years were spent as a runaway and in and out of foster homes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">At age 16, while working as a locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., where her father was a maintenance manager, she met socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who she said invited her to work for her associate, the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, as a masseuse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After being lured into their sordid world, Giuffre said she was sexually abused by Epstein for several years. During that time, she said was recruited to the pair\u2019s notorious sex-trafficking ring, where she alleged she was passed around to rich and powerful men including Prince Andrew. (Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She was able to extract herself from that life by moving to Australia with future husband Robert Giuffre, whom she met in 2002 while training to become a masseuse in Thailand for Epstein.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/NALYvITuOulHJwQKg2WHBhdymwU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(539x0:541x2):format(webp)\/virginia-Giuffre-Robert-Giuffre-040725-a44b063fcae74580aaff4620debf1803.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/NALYvITuOulHJwQKg2WHBhdymwU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(539x0:541x2):format(webp)\/virginia-Giuffre-Robert-Giuffre-040725-a44b063fcae74580aaff4620debf1803.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Virginia Giuffre and her husband, Robert Giuffre\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1063\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/NALYvITuOulHJwQKg2WHBhdymwU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(539x0:541x2):format(webp)\/virginia-Giuffre-Robert-Giuffre-040725-a44b063fcae74580aaff4620debf1803.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/NALYvITuOulHJwQKg2WHBhdymwU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(539x0:541x2):format(webp)\/virginia-Giuffre-Robert-Giuffre-040725-a44b063fcae74580aaff4620debf1803.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Virginia Giuffre and her husband, Robert Giuffre.<\/span>Virginia Roberts\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After marrying Robert and having three children with him, Giuffre came forward in 2010 and publicly accused the Epstein and Maxwell of recruiting her at 16 to join their sex-trafficking ring. For years afterward, she dealt with the fallout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Now her family is dealing with the cold reality of her death by suicide at her farm outside Perth, Australia, where she has lived for the last several years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWe\u2019re just broken,\u201d Amanda said through tears. \u201cThis can\u2019t be it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In the last few months of Giuffre\u2019s life, her family was there for her, says Amanda.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Her brother Danny Wilson, then Sky, went to stay with Giuffre when she was hospitalized in late March after the car she was riding in was hit by a bus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-universal-embed mntl-sc-block-embed--instagram\"><iframe id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0-iframe\" class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-embed--iframe-legacy lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" title=\"Virginia Giuffre's Instagram Post on March 30, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDH0vvDKzDvu%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_36-0-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=11724186\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-expand=\"300\" data-src=\"\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDH0vvDKzDvu%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_36-0-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=11724186\" data-previous-height=\"1233\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cOver the last couple of months, I had some very, very, very deep conversations with her and was trying to encourage her,\u201d says Amanda.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Giuffre was experiencing a great deal of turmoil in her personal life when she died, Amanda and Sky<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/virginia-giuffre-alleges-husband-physically-abused-her-exclusive-11708702\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview on April 3<\/a>. In 2023, they said Giuffre separated from Robert, whom she accused of allegedly abusing her during their marriage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In February, Robert filed a temporary family restraining order against Giuffre, which gave him primary custody of their children and prohibited her from contacting them, Sky said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Sky and Amanda claimed he filed it after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/virginia-giuffre-alleges-husband-physically-abused-her-exclusive-11708702\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">beating Giuffre severely in January<\/a>. She allegedly violated it on Feb. 2 by calling him on the phone. She was scheduled to appear in court about the matter in June.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Robert&#8217;s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE&#8217;s request for comment but told PEOPLE previously in an email, &#8220;Unfortunately, as the issues you raise are before the Courts in Australia both he and anyone associated with the case including Ms Giuffre or her agents are prohibited from discussing or utilising the media. Therefore, there is no comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_49-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As her family grieves, they are remembering Giuffre for her \u201cincredible courage\u201d by being one of the first victims to publicly come forward about Epstein and Maxwell.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_51-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_52-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Convicted in 2008 of soliciting minors for prostitution in Florida, Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in his jail cell at age 66 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_53-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_54-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Maxwell, 63, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for a 2021 child sex trafficking conviction in connection to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_58-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2021, Giuffre\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/prince-andrew-sued-by-jeffrey-epstein-accuser-virginia-roberts-giuffre\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">sued<\/a>\u00a0Prince Andrew in New York. The two reached an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/prince-andrew-virginia-roberts-giuffre-reach-undisclosed-settlement\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">out-of-court settlement<\/a>\u00a0in February 2022 of an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_59-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_60-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong><em>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime%22%3EPEOPLE%27%3Cem%3Eshttps:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime%22%3EPEOPLE%27%3Cem%3Eshttps:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">&#8216;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_61-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_62-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">To honor Giuffre\u2019s memory, the family will continue the work of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.speakoutactreclaim.org\/about-us\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Speak Out, Act, Reclaim<\/a>\u00a0(SOAR), the non-profit she founded to support sexual assault survivors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_63-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_64-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;She wished for all survivors to get justice,\u201d says Amanda. \u201cThat is who she was.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_65-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_66-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text &#8220;STRENGTH&#8221; to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to<a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">\u00a0988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_67-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_68-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rainn.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><strong><em>rainn.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_69-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_70-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehotline.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">thehotline.org<\/a>. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24\/7 in more than 170 languages.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, died by suicide on April 24 In the months before Giuffre died &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26215"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26217,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26215\/revisions\/26217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}