In LBC’s new podcast Hunting Ghislaine, investigative reporter John Sweeney (Panorama, Newsnight, The Observer) sets out to tell the strange story of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Jeffrey Epstein’s story has been extensively reported over the last couple of years, but not so much has been said about his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who remained in the shadows.
When Epstein’s life began to unravel, Ghislaine vanished, only to reappear when she was arrested by the FBI earlier this year. She denies six charges of enticing young girls for sex with Epstein and perjury.
The six-episode series begins with a look at how Ghislaine was deformed by her media tycoon father Robert Maxwell, a bully, a crook and a thief.
It reflects on her black book of high society contacts, including Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Prince Andrew, all the while noting the cult-like nature of Epstein and Ghislaine’s world.
A host of experts and fellow journalists join Sweeney to delve into Ghislaine’s past and her role in the Epstein scandal. Only she can answer how Epstein used his fortune to blind the eyes of American justice.
John Sweeney said: “No old school Fleet Street reporter like me who knew what a monster Robert Maxwell was cannot feel some pity for Ghislaine Maxwell on the day he fell off his yacht. But then Ghislaine fled to New York to serve a second monster.
“This is a dark fairy story of our times, about how power and money and connections can, for a time, blind justice. But not forever.”
The LBC podcast Hunting Ghislaine will be available on Global Player from 19 November, or wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes every Thursday thereafter.
