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Epstein survivor Annie Farmer tells her story - WBUR wbur.org Nov 6, 2025 12 facts
claimAnnie Farmer asserts that claims made by Graydon Carter that survivors were unwilling to go on the record for the Vanity Fair profile on Jeffrey Epstein were untrue, as they had agreed to be public.
accountAnnie Farmer and her mother were interviewed for a Vanity Fair profile on Jeffrey Epstein, but their stories were ultimately excluded from the published piece.
accountIn 2002, a friend of Maria Farmer connected a reporter working on a profile for Vanity Fair to Maria Farmer to discuss Jeffrey Epstein.
referenceThe House Oversight Committee investigation released a 'birthday book' prepared by Ghislaine Maxwell for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday, which contained a letter from Alan Dershowitz referencing the Vanity Fair article.
perspectiveAnnie Farmer believes that the exclusion of her and Maria Farmer's abuse stories from the Vanity Fair profile on Jeffrey Epstein prevented a potential earlier investigation or public awareness that might have protected subsequent victims.
claimAnnie Farmer notes that a letter from Alan Dershowitz contained in the 'birthday book' prepared by Ghislaine Maxwell for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday references 'Vanity Unfair' and implies that Alan Dershowitz helped get content removed from Vanity Fair.
claimAnnie Farmer disputes claims made by Graydon Carter that she and Maria Farmer were unwilling to go on the record for the Vanity Fair profile, stating that they had agreed to be public at that time.
claimIn a letter found in Ghislaine Maxwell's birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz referred to the Vanity Fair article as 'Vanity Unfair' and suggested he had helped get content removed from the magazine.
accountIn 2002, a friend of Maria Farmer connected her with a reporter working on a Vanity Fair profile about Jeffrey Epstein after Maria Farmer had discussed her experiences with friends.
claimAnnie Farmer believes that if her and her mother's stories had been included in the Vanity Fair profile on Jeffrey Epstein, it might have led to an earlier investigation or deterred further abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.
claimAnnie Farmer states that there has been speculation that threats were made against Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair at the time, to suppress the profile on Jeffrey Epstein.
claimAnnie Farmer claims that there has been speculation that threats were made against Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair at the time the Epstein profile was being prepared, to influence the content of the article.