Investigative journalist Vicky Ward reviews just who Jeffrey Epstein was

By Steve Inskeep

Published July 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM EDT

NPR speaks with investigative journalist Vicky Ward about the life of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, as well as her impressions of him. Ward profiled Epstein for "Vanity Fair" in 2003.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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