Ruslana Korshunova, a prime mannequin who died by suicide by leaping from the ninth ground of her Wall Avenue condominium in 2008, had beforehand flown on intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein‘s personal jet to his personal island, the not too long ago launched court docket paperwork revealed.
Epstein’s personal island within the US Virgin Islands, Little St. James, was identified for allegedly internet hosting underage ladies concerned in Epstein’s intercourse trafficking ring.
Korshunova, also known as the ‘Russian Rapunzel’ for her knee-length chestnut hair, was simply 18 when she travelled on Epstein’s flight, referred to as ‘Lolita Specific,’ and he or she died by suicide two years later.
The Kazakh-Russian mannequin’s ex-boyfriend instructed the New York Submit that she had issues that she saved ‘bottled up.’
Korshunova’s connection to the Epstein case emerged a number of years after the mannequin’s demise when one among Epstein’s most vocal accusers, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer, enquired if she recognised the mannequin.
An electronic mail within the court docket paperwork now-unsealed exhibits lawyer Brad Edwards asking Giuffre if she recognised the mannequin and Giuffre replied, “I can say that I’ve by no means had any conferences along with her, sorry to not be of any assist there”.
It’s unclear what occurred to Korshunova when she arrived on the island.
The mannequin, who was on the take-off stage of her profession, was featured in adverts for Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Vera Wang, and Nina Ricci fragrance.
A US court docket launched three batches of paperwork associated to Jeffrey Epstein, a millionaire and jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking fees.
The paperwork included allegations of sexual abuse of minors in opposition to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, in addition to the names of quite a few individuals who had been talked about in reference to the case, together with Prince Andrew, Invoice Clinton, Stephen Hawking and Alan Dershowitz amongst others.
