Virginia Giuffre: How was she in the months before her death?

On April 25, Virginia Giuffre took her own life on her ranch north of Perth. But many questions remain unanswered, and new speculation is rife following the posthumous publication of her book “Nobody’s Girl.”

Weeks before her death, Giuffre seemed to sense that something was wrong. On March 30, she posted a photo on Instagram that showed her injured and covered in blood with the message, “This year has started off as the worst of all new years, but I won’t bore anyone with the details. Still, I think it’s important to note that – if a school bus driver is speeding towards you at 70 mph as you’re making a turn – it doesn’t matter what your car is made of, it might as well be a tin can. I I suffered kidney failure, was given four days to live and am now being transferred to a specialized urological hospital. I’m ready to go – just not before I see my children one last time. (…) Thank you to all of you, wonderful people, for being part of my life. God bless you all.”

There was confusion online because, according to police in Western Australia, there had been an accident between a car and a bus, but no one was seriously injured. Giuffre discharged himself from the clinic after a short treatment. Three weeks later she was dead.

At the time of her death, she had already been working on her autobiography for many years. In an April 1 email she sent to co-author Amy Wallace and her spokesperson Dini von Mueffling, she wrote: “In the event of my death, I want to ensure that ‘Nobody’s Girl’ is still published. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and promote necessary discussions about grave injustices.”

Her co-author describes that Giuffre had had “health problems” in the previous months and that their marriage had turned into an “ugly mudslinging.”

Outwardly Giuffre appeared combative, but in her final weeks she appeared increasingly exhausted. Her brother Sky Roberts told “” that she still tried to keep hope, but the pain of being separated from her children was too great. Her last public post, the photo after the accident, was, according to the family, a cry for help.

In the days before her death, Roberts was at her side to support his sister. According to his description, the two spent a carefree time, laughing and going for walks. But the evening of April 25th ended tragically.

“We’ve always had this special, almost twin-like connection, and I just felt something wasn’t right,” says Roberts. He reports that he drove back to the house around 8 p.m. and knocked on Virginia’s door. When she didn’t answer, he tried to open the door, but it was locked.

He broke it open and found his sister unconscious. Roberts tried to resuscitate her for 45 minutes before paramedics arrived and pronounced her dead. Giuffre’s brother did not want to provide any further information about the exact nature of her death.

Giuffre’s spokeswoman, Dini von Mueffling, later confirmed that Virginia had spoken openly about suicide in the weeks before her death: “She was calm, almost composed. She said the pain was just too great. She didn’t want to fight anymore.” Giuffre’s last entry in her diary, addressed to her children, also sounds like a farewell: “Every day that I don’t see your faces, the light gets a little weaker. Everything will be okay – you have a rainbow above your head, angels by your side and God in your heart.”

Her husband then organized a small funeral in Perth, to which her family was not invited.

Virginia Giuffre’s diary entries and her family’s statements paint a dark picture of the final years of her marriage. Giuffre repeatedly reported domestic violence, control and intimidation by her husband Robert Giuffre. “The stronger I became, the more dangerous he became,” she wrote. Her notes describe how he monitored her, forbade her from socializing and increasingly isolated her.

Her family confirmed that Virginia Giuffre was hardly reachable during this time and that it was often unclear who was actually writing her messages. Previous police reports and court documents also suggested altercations. Robert Giuffre was previously convicted of a domestic violence incident in 2015. According to Virginia Giuffre’s relatives, the situation escalated again in early 2025. There was an attack in which Virginia Giuffre suffered injuries.

But Robert Giuffre also accused his wife of physically attacking him. She was then banned from contact with her children by a temporary restraining order.

Despite the official confirmation of her suicide, some doubt it. British author and Epstein expert Andrew Lownie told the “”: “We know so little about her death. I was told she was a fighter who loved her children and would never have committed suicide. I can’t get her premonition of her death out of my head. So many of Epstein’s victims died under unclear circumstances.”

Giuffre’s co-author describes her as a “devoted mother” who wanted to regain her strength after her accident and was determined to regain custody of her children. But in her last recordings one senses fatigue. And the exhaustion of a woman who has had to fight for too long.