16 Academics Sign Letter Calling for Public Inquest Into Epstein Accuser’s Suicide

Sixteen academics say there are established links between suicide and victims of domestic violence and that an inquest is appropriate and necessary.
16 Academics Sign Letter Calling for Public Inquest Into Epstein Accuser’s Suicide
Undated handout file photo issued by the US Department of Justice (left-right) of the Duke of York, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell. The Duke of York has been reported to the police by the campaign group Republic after allegations of sexual assault resurfaced in unsealed court documents relating to the scandal surrounding billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Issue date: Thursday January 4, 2024.
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The death last year of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was ruled a suicide by police, but 16 academics have now penned an open letter to the state coroner calling for a formal public inquest into possible domestic violence links.

Giuffre died on April 25, 2025, aged 41, at her farm in Western Australia, leaving behind three children with her husband, Robert Giuffre.

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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.