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Erin and Alyssa dive into the past of Epstein’s right hand woman: Ghislaine Maxwell. From her father Robert Maxwell’s shady business endeavors and questionable death, to schmoozing her way to the upper echelons of Manhattan’s elite social scene, to trafficking minors for the most famously despicable sex pest of all time, this may be our most depraved, power-hungry pervert yet. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Episode sources : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59733623 https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1992/3/the-sinking-of-captain-bob https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59733623 https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1992/3/the-sinking-of-captain-bob https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1992/3/the-sinking-of-captain-bob https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/28/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-sentencing-abuse https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59733623 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/10/jeffrey-epstein-life-profile https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-gift https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/10/jeffrey-epstein-dead-prison-report-latest https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-is-resigning-as-pressure-mounts-from-jeffrey-epstein-case.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/business/david-boies-pottinger-jeffrey-epstein-videos.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59733623 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59736227 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59527051 https://abcnews.go.com/US/dramatic-testimony-alleged-epstein-victim-carolyn-recounts-maxwells/story?id=81612421 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/17/jeffrey-epstein-survivor-death-overdose-florida-carolyn-andriano/71221137007/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvn7ee3539o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd3pe6189go https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/justice-department-releases-transcripts-of-its-interviews-with-ghislaine-maxwell https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd049y2qymo https://www.justice.gov/storage/audio-files/Interview%20Transcript/Interview%20Transcript%20-%20Maxwell%202025.07.24-cft%20(Redacted).pdf https://www.justice.gov/storage/audio-files/Interview%20Transcript/Interview%20Transcript%20-%20Maxwell%202025.07.25-cft%20(Redacted).pdf Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.