Julie K. Brown, the investigative journalist who took down Jeffrey Epstein, grew up in Bucks County, where she learned to fight for the voiceless, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Brown saw her mother face years of hardship raising three children alone in Sellersville, including neighbors throwing dirt “bombs” at their split-level home on Diamond Street around Halloween because a single mother lived there.
At the time, Brown spent much of her time alone and turned to writing, winning an essay contest at Sellersville Elementary School. She later got A/B grades at Pennridge High School.
After graduating from Temple University, where she interned at NPR, she worked for several years at the Bethlehem Globe-Times, followed by a long stint at the Bucks County Courier Times. In 1996, she was hired by the Daily News, where she began doing investigative reporting.
“That’s really where I started,” said Brown.
She later joined the Miami Herald, where her prison reporting would frequently cover sex trafficking cases. She began investigating further, and her research frequently led to Epstein, culminating in her exposing his operation and how he used his wealth and influence to shield himself.
Read more about Sellersville’s Julie K. Brown, her journalism career, and how she exposed Epstein’s operation in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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