NM officials launch investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch
Jeffrey Epstein’s remote ranch in New Mexico is now the subject of a state investigation, officials announced Tuesday.
State lawmakers created a four-person “truth commission” to determine what happened at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, about 35 miles south of Santa Fe, after it was purchased in 1993.
Several women testified that they were assaulted at the ranch when they were young adults or minors. The ranch was mentioned in lawsuits against Epstein’s estate and during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of facilitating Epstein’s sex trafficking operation.
However, law enforcement officers never searched the ranch, despite attacks on Epstein’s Manhattan home, his famous residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and his Florida mansion.
The latest release of the Justice Department’s Epstein files contains an email alleging that two “foreign girls” were buried “somewhere in the hills outside of Zorro” after being “died by
strangulation during violent and fetish sex. The email claims the burials were ordered by Epstein and “Madame G,” likely referring to Maxwell.
The name of the email sender was redacted by the Justice Department and then requested by New Mexico authorities.
The correspondence was sent to conservative talk show host Eddy Aragon, a New Mexico resident who previously ran for mayor of Albuquerque and is currently seeking a seat in the House of Representatives. Aragon said he reported the email to authorities when he received it in 2019.
The New Mexico Truth Commission is made up of four state lawmakers – two Democrats and two Republicans – who were paid $2.5 million to investigate Zorro Ranch. Epstein’s estate sold the property in 2023, and it is currently owned by Don Huffines, a candidate for state comptroller who has said he would welcome any investigation into Epstein’s use of the property.
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