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This document is a narrative account from an investigator detailing their efforts to contact and meet a potential witness named Maria. The investigator believes Maria has crucial information about Ghislaine Maxwell's role in recruiting for Epstein, which is relevant to a defamation lawsuit. After building rapport over the phone, the investigator travels to Paducah, Kentucky, for an in-person meeting where Maria is prepared to share extensive evidence from her past.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell |
Believed to have a role in recruiting girls for Epstein and is the subject of a defamation lawsuit by Virginia.
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| Epstein |
Mentioned in connection with Ghislaine's recruiting activities and Maria's past experiences.
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| Virginia | Plaintiff |
Mentioned as having a defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
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| Maria | Potential witness |
A person the narrator seeks out for information on Ghislaine Maxwell. She had past experiences with Maxwell and Epstein.
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| Vicky Ward | Journalist/Writer |
A person from Vanity Fair who Maria had previously spoken to, but Maria's story was not included in Ward's story.
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| Unnamed Narrator | Investigator/Journalist |
The author of the text, who is investigating Ghislaine Maxwell and seeks to interview Maria.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Vanity Fair | company |
The publication Vicky Ward is associated with.
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Timeline (2 events)
The narrator flew to Nashville and drove to Paducah to meet with Maria.
Nashville and Paducah, Kentucky
The narrator met with Maria at her home in Paducah. Maria had prepared photographs, diaries, and other materials to share.
Paducah, Kentucky
Locations (2)
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The city where Maria lives and where the narrator travels to meet her.
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The city the narrator flew into before driving to Paducah.
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Relationships (6)
The narrator believed Ghislaine had a role in recruiting girls for Epstein.
Maria had experiences with Maxwell and Epstein that caused her to suffer.
Maria had experiences with Maxwell and Epstein that caused her to suffer.
The narrator, an investigator, sought out Maria as a potential witness and traveled to interview her in person after building a rapport over the phone.
Virginia has a defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
Maria had spoken with Vicky Ward from Vanity Fair in the past, but her story was not included, which was 'devastating to her'.
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 336-4 Filed 09/07/21 Page 11 of 22
in the past. I had good reason to believe she had information on Ghislaine's
role in recruiting girls for Epstein. This type of information was becoming
more crucial than ever, because it was at the center of Virginia's defamation
lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
I called every number for Maria that I could find. I had my investigators
call every number that they could find. Finally, Maria called me back and left
me a message saying that she knew I was trying to reach her. I returned her
call immediately. She started off by telling me that she had spoken with
Vicky Ward from Vanity Fair a long time ago but her experience was not
included in Ward's story, which was devastating to her, and that she really
didn't know whether she should talk to me. She had already suffered more
than she could handle from her experiences with Maxwell and Epstein. She
didn't know me, and she certainly didn't trust me.
Maria eventually agreed that she would talk to me, but only in person. She
gave me her address in Paducah, Kentucky. This was a town and region of
the country that I knew nothing about. I told her I would go there and spend
as long as I needed for her to have the opportunity to tell me everything. By
the end of the phone call we had built a rapport.
Later that month I flew up to meet with her. To get there I had to fly to
Nashville and drive over to Paducah. I stayed in the only hotel that I could
find within ten miles of her house and planned to meet with her the next
morning. By the time I arrived for our meeting, Maria had hundreds of
photographs sprawled across her floor. She had also dug out her old diaries,
telephone books, and Rolodexes. It looked like she might have spent the
whole night before digging things out of boxes in her closet.
We chatted for only a few minutes before she launched into everything that
she thought I had come to Paducah to hear and see. Unlike other witnesses
who were cagey and reluctant to share, Maria was grateful that I had come so
role in recruiting girls for Epstein. This type of information was becoming
more crucial than ever, because it was at the center of Virginia's defamation
lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
I called every number for Maria that I could find. I had my investigators
call every number that they could find. Finally, Maria called me back and left
me a message saying that she knew I was trying to reach her. I returned her
call immediately. She started off by telling me that she had spoken with
Vicky Ward from Vanity Fair a long time ago but her experience was not
included in Ward's story, which was devastating to her, and that she really
didn't know whether she should talk to me. She had already suffered more
than she could handle from her experiences with Maxwell and Epstein. She
didn't know me, and she certainly didn't trust me.
Maria eventually agreed that she would talk to me, but only in person. She
gave me her address in Paducah, Kentucky. This was a town and region of
the country that I knew nothing about. I told her I would go there and spend
as long as I needed for her to have the opportunity to tell me everything. By
the end of the phone call we had built a rapport.
Later that month I flew up to meet with her. To get there I had to fly to
Nashville and drive over to Paducah. I stayed in the only hotel that I could
find within ten miles of her house and planned to meet with her the next
morning. By the time I arrived for our meeting, Maria had hundreds of
photographs sprawled across her floor. She had also dug out her old diaries,
telephone books, and Rolodexes. It looked like she might have spent the
whole night before digging things out of boxes in her closet.
We chatted for only a few minutes before she launched into everything that
she thought I had come to Paducah to hear and see. Unlike other witnesses
who were cagey and reluctant to share, Maria was grateful that I had come so
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