Tonya Mosley

You were pregnant at the time with twins.

And then these two sisters, Annie and Maria Farmer, came to you with on-the-record allegations of sexual abuse.

You corroborated their accounts.

You put them in the piece.

And then Epstein came to put a stop to it.

Remind us how he did that and how that part of your reporting was removed from the story.

Right, she popped up around in social situations.

You would see her.

And remind us who Brad Edwards.

If you're just joining us, we're talking with investigative journalist and author Vicki Ward about the renewed scrutiny of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

We'll continue our conversation after a short break.

This is Fresh Air.

This is Fresh Air.

Today, I'm talking with journalist Vicki Ward.

She's been reporting on Jeffrey Epstein for more than two decades, from her early investigation in 2003 to her more recent work examining how Epstein's network of wealth and influence operated and why so many questions about accountability still remain unanswered.

Our interview was recorded yesterday.

There is something revealing in these documents to not just in those tactics because they weren't overt threats.

They're more so like intimate notes to them about the things that he knows about them just to remind them that,

Perhaps someone can read that there's other information that he knows that could get out.

Like, I am your friend.