Jesus. Just when you thought the Epstein saga couldn't get any darker.
I was having coffee with a journalist friend yesterday who's been covering this nightmare since 2019, and he looked absolutely exhausted. "They're about to release the tapes," he told me. And not just any tapes - we're talking about footage that potentially shows Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre. The same Virginia who tragically took her own life last month.
The FBI's Disturbing Video Collection
According to Attorney-General Pam Bondi, the FBI has been "reviewing tens of thousands of videos" from Epstein's collection. Let that sink in. TENS OF THOUSANDS. Some apparently showing "children or child porn." I honestly had to walk away from my desk after typing that sentence.
Back in 2019, just two days after Epstein's suicide in jail, FBI agents swooped in and seized numerous recording devices from his properties. We've all heard the rumors about hidden cameras in every room. Turns out, they weren't just rumors.
A source close to the investigation told me, "Andrew will be sweating over their release. If there's anything in there that involves him, it would pile more misery and humiliation on him."
What Virginia Knew (And Took to Her Grave)
The most gut-wrenching part of this story? Virginia Giuffre had apparently shared "a specific personal detail" about the Duke in unpublished interviews. Something journalist Barry Levine described as "highly embarrassing" if it ever got out.
I interviewed someone who worked on Levine's book research team back in 2021. They wouldn't tell me what this detail was (NDAs are a hell of a thing), but their expression when I asked... I'll never forget it.
Trump's Bizarre Promise to "Release Everything"
Remember when Trump announced he was going to create that taskforce to declassify everything from JFK to Epstein? At first I thought it was just another campaign promise. But now I'm not so sure.
These materials are believed to form part of teh "Epstein Files" that the President has vowed to make public. Whether that actually happens is anyone's guess. The intelligence community has buried worse.
I spent $230 last month on books about Epstein's network. My partner thinks I'm obsessed. Maybe I am.
A Dead Woman's Legal Claims
Virginia claimed she was just 17 when she was trafficked to Prince Andrew for sex on three occasions. The Duke has consistently denied these allegations.
In her legal papers, she stated she believed US authorities possessed footage of her having sex with powerful Epstein associates.
Now she's gone. Found dead in Western Australia last month.
The Ghislaine Connection
Let's not forget Ghislaine Maxwell in all this - currently serving 20 years for sex trafficking. The woman who allegedly introduced Andrew to Virginia at her London home.
I spoke with someone who visited Maxwell in prison last year. "She looks... different," was all they would say. Whatever that means.
The whole thing makes me sick to my stomach. These were real girls. Real lives destroyed.
And somewhere in an FBI evidence locker, there might be footage that proves exactly what happened.
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