How far back did Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell really go?

In episode three of Ghislaine, journalist Tom Pattinson investigates one of the strangest and most contested parts of the Epstein and Maxwell story: the Israel connection.

The episode looks at evidence that Epstein knew both Ghislaine and Robert Maxwell in the 1980s, years before the public version of their relationship began, and examines the claims, rumours and unanswered questions around Robert Maxwell’s links to Israel, Mossad and the world of intelligence.

From Maxwell’s position as a powerful media tycoon with deep political contacts to Epstein’s mysterious rise into elite circles, this episode follows the trail between money, influence, intelligence, arms dealers and the hidden networks that surrounded Ghislaine Maxwell long before she becam ...