Question
Who visited Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James?
Answer
Establishing a comprehensive list of visitors to Little Saint James is difficult because travel was by private aircraft (limited log visibility) or boat. Documentation comes from flight logs, victim testimony, civil depositions, and the January 2024 court document unsealing.
Confirmed or credibly documented visitors:
Ghislaine Maxwell: Regular co-resident and operational manager of the island property.
Prince Andrew (Duke of York): Virginia Giuffre testified that Andrew was present on the island and that abuse occurred there. Andrew denied this in his 2019 BBC interview.
Bill Clinton: Clinton’s office acknowledged two visits to the island, described as connected to Clinton Foundation charitable activities in the USVI. Clinton denied any knowledge of trafficking.
Stephen Hawking: Photographs documented Hawking’s presence at an academic conference hosted on the island circa 2006.
Lawrence Krauss: The Arizona State University physicist acknowledged attending gatherings at Epstein properties including the island.
Various named victims: Virginia Giuffre, Annie Farmer, and other victims named in the Maxwell trial testified about experiences at the island.
What the 2024 document release added: The unsealed court documents included depositions naming additional individuals as visitors to Epstein properties broadly, though many documents were redacted where third parties had not been charged.
Important caveats: Being documented as visiting Little Saint James proves presence, not participation in criminal activity. Epstein also hosted academic conferences and social gatherings unrelated to trafficking. The documented visitors are a fraction of actual visitors — many visited by boat or private aircraft not captured in available records.
Sources
Flight logs entered into evidence in Maxwell and Giuffre proceedings; Giuffre deposition testimony; January 2024 SDNY court unsealing per Judge Preska’s order.