Recruited into Jeffrey Epstein's operation at age 14 in Palm Beach. Testified at the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in December 2021, telling the jury she was paid $300 the first time and three to $400 after each massage (us-v-maxwell Doc 753, Tr.1523 and Tr.1540). Described being addicted to drugs to numb the pain of the abuse. Found unresponsive at the DoubleTree by Hilton in West Palm Beach on May 23, 2023 at age 36. Medical examiner ruled accidental fentanyl and Xanax overdose. Mother questioned finding, noting Carolyn had recently purchased a new house and texted about being free of drugs and alcohol. Mother of five.
Key Findings
EFTA00266119, repeated at EFTA00266155 and EFTA00266208, reporting carried in the corpus: "Carolyn Andriano, who as a 14-year-old was introduced by Giuffre to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein and was a prosecution witness in Maxwell's trial". At trial the court permitted her to testify under her first name only, to protect her anonymity (us-v-maxwell Doc 753, Tr.1526, DOJ-OGR-00013113).
Testified at the Maxwell trial in December 2021 that she was paid $300 the first time and three to $400 after each massage (us-v-maxwell Doc 753, Tr.1523 and Tr.1540, DOJ-OGR-00013110 and DOJ-OGR-00013127)
Found dead at DoubleTree hotel in West Palm Beach, May 23, 2023 at age 36. Accidental fentanyl/Xanax overdose. (external source, not in EFTA corpus)
Mother questioned circumstances, Carolyn had purchased new house in North Carolina, texted about being drug-free (external source, not in EFTA corpus)
Maxwell trial testimony (us-v-maxwell Doc 753, Tr.1521-1540, DOJ-OGR-00013108 to DOJ-OGR-00013127): Visited Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach house 100+ times ages 14-18, 2-3 times/week (Tr.1525), paid $300 the first time, in hundred dollar bills (Tr.1523-24), and three to $400 after each massage (Tr.1540). Virginia Roberts recruited her. Maxwell greeted them and said "You can bring her upstairs and show her what to do." (Tr.1521) Maxwell saw her naked ~3 times, touched her breasts when she was "going to be 15." (Tr.1538) Carolyn told Maxwell of abuse she had suffered as a young child (Tr.1534).
EFTA00189310: an investigator asks a colleague to "pull the messages from Carolyn Andriano and see if you can tell what the dates are and who took the messages", showing her contemporaneous messages were held and reviewed as evidence.