Fact Check: Is Virginia Giuffre's death being investigated as homicide?
WASHINGTON, DC: An X post claims authorities have reopened Virginia Giuffre's April 2025 death as a homicide investigation, citing a Demeter News article that alleges police began re-examining the case after her family challenged the initial ruling. The claim has fueled fresh speculation because Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Prince Andrew of abuse, died at her rural property in Western Australia while reportedly working on a tell-all book.
Claim: Virginia Giuffre's death being investigated as homicide
The rumor originated from an X user who posted, "OMG. The death of Virginia Giuffre is now being investigated as a homicide." The post included a Demeter News article titled, "Police to re-examine death of Virginia Giuffre."
The article reported that the Western Australia Police had launched an internal review of their previous interactions with Virginia Giuffre after receiving a formal request from her brother, Sky Roberts, and sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts. It claimed the family could finally get the answers they had been seeking.
The article further stated that Australian police were re-examining the circumstances surrounding Giuffre's death. According to the article, Giuffre's family urged authorities to conduct a fresh review of the case, citing reporting from ABC News Australia. It also claimed that the state's coroner and ombudsman could launch separate investigations.
Fact Check: Misleading
The claim that "The death of Virginia Giuffre is now being investigated as a homicide" is misleading. Authorities have not announced a homicide investigation into her death.
Virginia Giuffre died on April 25, 2025, at her home in Neergabby, north of Perth, Western Australia. She was 41. At the time, police said the death was not suspicious, and that finding has not changed. While Giuffre's family initially confirmed that she died by suicide, some relatives, including her father, later questioned the circumstances surrounding her death.
On June 24, 2026, the Western Australia Police confirmed they had launched an internal review of their previous interactions with Giuffre. The review followed a formal request from her brother, Sky Roberts, and sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts.
However, no credible source has reported that police have opened a homicide investigation. Reputable outlets, including ABC News and The Guardian, reported that the review focuses on police handling of previous complaints and interactions with Giuffre, not on reclassifying her death as a homicide.
The Demeter News article cited in the viral post uses the headline "Police to re-examine death of Virginia Giuffre," which may give the impression that authorities are investigating a homicide. However, when read in full, the article describes the same internal police review and the possibility of a coronial process, consistent with mainstream reporting.
