Which survivors testified about being recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell in the Epstein trial?

1. What the record released so far says about “who testified”

Court and Justice Department materials and later reporting make a clear, repeated point: four women testified at Maxwell’s criminal trial that she recruited and groomed them for Epstein ^[1]. The Justice Department also later released interview transcripts and audio of Maxwell’s statements that reference aspects of the wider investigation and trial ^{[2] [3]}. Those official materials and news summaries are the basis for stating the number of survivors who gave recruitment-related testimony ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Why some names and details may be missing from these sources

The set of sources you provided does not include a complete list of the individual survivors’ names or the trial transcripts identifying each witness in detail; the Reuters summary explicitly states “four women” but doesn’t enumerate them in that story ^[1]. The Justice Department material in the search results includes interview transcripts of Maxwell herself ^[2], but the specific trial witness lists or full trial transcripts are not among the provided documents. Therefore, available sources do not mention the full roster of survivor names in these results.

3. Publicly known survivors from other reporting — context and limits

Outside this specific bundle of sources, reporting over time has named some women who have publicly accused Epstein and Maxwell, and civil lawsuits and prior depositions (for example those from the 2010s) contain further allegations; Wikipedia’s entry summarises some of that civil-litigation history and references depositions that alleged Maxwell recruited minors ^[4]. However, the immediate sources you supplied do not include the full trial transcript or a contemporaneous news list identifying the four trial testifiers by name ^{[1] [2]}. As a result, I cannot assert the names of the four women who testified at trial based solely on these documents — that would exceed the available reporting here.

4. Why the distinction between “trial testimony” and other allegations matters

Reporting and DOJ documents differentiate between allegations made in civil suits, media interviews, and criminal-trial testimony. Reuters’ coverage emphasizes that during the criminal trial jurors heard “four women who said Maxwell recruited and groomed them for abuse by Epstein,” which is a description of trial testimony as opposed to allegations made solely in civil litigation or popular media ^[1]. The Justice Department’s own release of Maxwell’s interview transcripts and audio is a separate element of public record and does not itself list the trial witness roster in the results shown here ^{[2] [3]}.

5. Competing perspectives and why identification can be contested

Different outlets and documents have different standards and constraints for naming survivors. Some survivors have publicly identified themselves in interviews or books; others have used initials, pseudonyms, or remained anonymous in court filings. Wikipedia and other long-form reporting summarise many allegations and depositions from prior suits but also note when material is redacted or when claims stem from civil depositions rather than criminal-trial testimony ^[4]. The Reuters summary treats the trial fact — four women testified — as settled reporting ^[1], while other documents in the results focus on Maxwell’s statements and wider congressional/subpoena activity, not survivor identification ^{[2] [5]}.

6. How to find the specific names (next steps for verification)

To verify the exact identities of the four trial witnesses and read their trial testimony, look for: (a) full trial transcripts from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; (b) contemporaneous court reporting archived by major outlets that covered the day-by-day trial; or (c) DOJ press releases or filings that attach witness lists. The documents in your current search results (DOJ interview transcripts, Reuters coverage, House Oversight materials, and summaries) confirm the number and substance of the recruitment allegations but do not, in this set, provide the witness list or full trial testamentary transcripts ^{[2] [1] [5]}.

Limitations: This analysis relies strictly on the provided search results; available sources in this set do not enumerate the individual survivors who testified at Maxwell’s trial, so I do not assert names here beyond what these sources state ^{[1] [2]}.