Amy Wallace, the veteran journalist who co-wrote Nobody’s Girl, the memoir of the late Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, says the most explosive truths about Epstein’s network aren’t hidden in a writer’s drawer or behind a publisher’s red pen — they’re locked inside government files.
The List Exists
Speaking publicly about her collaboration with Giuffre, Wallace explained, “The purpose of her book was never to write a list of names.” She continued, “That list exists. It exists in the FBI files. It exists in the Epstein files.” She made clear that while Giuffre named abusers in sworn depositions — many already public — the memoir’s focus was to take readers inside the experience of a sixteen-year-old girl swept into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s world of trafficking and exploitation. The question of naming names, Wallace said, was never simple. For Giuffre, every revelation carried real risk: a verified death threat, break-ins at her home, and constant fear for her children’s safety.
A Dangerous Decision
Survivors Danielle Bensky, left, and Anouska De Georgiou, hug one another during a press conference along with House members and other victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 2025.
“Any victim has to weigh the cost and payoff of naming a name,” Wallace said. “Virginia knew there were dangers. Every scene was a decision about whether she could safely tell the truth.” Still, Wallace acknowledged the intense public frustration over the continued secrecy surrounding Epstein’s clients and associates. She didn’t deflect that anger — she redirected it. “The place to aim that question,” she said firmly, “is toward the Department of Justice. They have the names. They’ve had them for more than a decade.”
Wallace Has The Tapes, But They’re Locked Away
Sep 17, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), right, speaks as the birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly written by President Donald Trump is displayed during FBI Director Kash Patel’s hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on Sept.17, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY via Imagn Images
Wallace said the full investigation — “the Epstein files” — has been compiled across years and administrations. It includes depositions, interviews, and evidence from dozens of survivors. “It’s not just Virginia,” she said. “Many, many brave women came forward. They’ve already told investigators everything.” Pressed on whether Giuffre’s personal recordings contain additional names, Wallace confirmed they exist and are safely secured. Yes, I have the tapes. They’re in a safe place. No one will find them,” she said. “But this isn’t about me. This is about what the government already knows and refuses to show.”
Is Donald Trump In The Tapes?
She also addressed one of the most persistent rumors surrounding the case — that Donald Trump was involved. Wallace said Giuffre “never saw Trump in any compromising position” and that during her time working at Mar-a-Lago, where she first met Maxwell, Trump treated her respectfully. “She had fond memories of him,” Wallace said, adding that Giuffre later felt “validated” when Trump campaigned on releasing the Epstein files. The deeper story, Wallace argued, isn’t political. “People of wealth and power have been allowed to treat people without power terribly,” she said. “That’s what this is about — not one name or another, but how society lets the rich get away with it.”
