Linsey Davis’ voice carried a quiet gravity as she anchored ABC News’ special report on December 12, 2025, introducing a powerful segment: “The Epstein survivors speak out.”
The hour-long broadcast, titled Shadows of Power: Epstein’s Legacy, aired amid the House Oversight Committee’s release of chilling photos from Epstein’s estate—Trump grinning beside Epstein, Clinton beaming with Maxwell, Gates with Andrew, Bannon selfies, Branson beachside. Davis, her tone measured yet laced with resolve, framed the segment as a platform for voices long overshadowed by elite silence.
Survivors appeared one by one: Annie Farmer recounting her 1996 abuse at 16; Lisa Phillips describing island coercion in her 20s; Haley Robson detailing recruitment at 16; and Anouska De Georgiou, the first British accuser, urging Andrew’s testimony. Each spoke of grooming, isolation, and the toll of disbelief, their words intercut with the newly unsealed images—no wrongdoing alleged against pictured figures, but the proximity stark.
Davis paused after Farmer’s testimony: “These women were children when power looked away.” The segment highlighted Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025), her suicide on April 25, and the Transparency Act’s December 19 deadline. “Virginia’s truth lives in them,” Davis said, eyes steady.
The report, viewed by 18 million, trended #SurvivorsSpeakOut with 4.2 million posts (78% supportive). As disclosures loom, Davis’ gravity amplified their plea: justice, not silence, for Epstein’s shadows.
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