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Epstein accuser who once made bizarre getaway reported missing by family**Update-Found safe today [View all]
Last edited Tue May 5, 2026, 05:55 PM - Edit history (1)
Epstein accuser who once made bizarre getaway reported missing by family**Update-Found safe today See post #5
— Patsy “Resistance Kitty†Evans Ph.D. (@drharmony.net) 2026-05-05T20:41:02.710Z
A former model and real estate entrepreneur who publicly accused billionaire Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has been reported missing in New York after family members lost contact with her nearly two weeks ago.
Elisabetta Tai Ferretto, a 50-year-old Italian native who has lived in New York since 2001, returned to Manhattan in early April after visiting family in the Veneto region, but daily calls with relatives suddenly stopped April 22, and her family reports she has not responded to attempts to contact her, The U.S. Sun reported.
Her social media accounts appear to have been deleted or deactivated, and her phone may have been disconnected, according to reports in Italian media.
Ferretto was among the first women to publicly detail allegations against Epstein. In 2019, she recounted an incident at his Manhattan home in 2004, when she believed she was attending a professional meeting that could advance her modeling career.
Elisabetta Tai Ferretto, a 50-year-old Italian native who has lived in New York since 2001, returned to Manhattan in early April after visiting family in the Veneto region, but daily calls with relatives suddenly stopped April 22, and her family reports she has not responded to attempts to contact her, The U.S. Sun reported.
Her social media accounts appear to have been deleted or deactivated, and her phone may have been disconnected, according to reports in Italian media.
Ferretto was among the first women to publicly detail allegations against Epstein. In 2019, she recounted an incident at his Manhattan home in 2004, when she believed she was attending a professional meeting that could advance her modeling career.
More: https://www.rawstory.com/elisabetta-tai-ferretto/
The case has also been passed to Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has activated diplomatic channels with US authorities.
American officials are now understood to be investigating, but Elisabetta has still not been found.
Elisabetta’s family said she had remained in regular contact with them until the day she disappeared.
They said the silence was completely out of character. No confirmed sightings or official explanation for her disappearance have yet been made public.
More: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/05/epstein-victim-fought-off-billionaire-vibrator-vanishes-new-york-28244792/
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