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Survivors of abuse at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, including Rachel Benavidez, say it’s not too late to seek accountability as New Mexico opens renewed investigations—led by the attorney general and a Legislature-backed truth commission—into past grooming and assaults, with victims prepared to share their experiences and push for justice for enablers.
New Mexico prosecutors, with cooperation from the ranch’s current owners, began a renewed search of Epstein’s secluded Zorro Ranch as part of a reopened inquiry into potential sexual abuse and trafficking connected to the property. The probe references previously sealed FBI files, and follows the ranch’s 2023 sale to the Huffines family; lawmakers have also formed a commission to review past activities at the site.
US investigators began a search at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the release of investigative files that renewed scrutiny of his activities at the property.
New Mexico state investigators, with a local sheriff, began a thorough search of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe as part of a renewed state probe into Epstein’s crimes in New Mexico; the search follows a Department of Justice criminal inquiry, and lawmakers have also approved a bipartisan truth commission with subpoena power to investigate the property, though details on scope and duration remain unclear.
State investigators have revived a long-dormant inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico property (formerly Zorro/Raphael Ranch), focusing on trafficking allegations and visits by notable figures, with Epstein rumored to have considered turning the ranch into a headquarters for genetic engineering experiments.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has revived the probe into alleged illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch after reviewing information from recently released FBI files. The 2019 closure was reconsidered, and state investigators will seek access to the full unredacted federal file and coordinate with other law enforcement as well as a new state truth commission to examine potential sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and possible public-official corruption. The ranch was sold in 2023 to Don Huffines' family and renamed San Rafael Ranch.
New Mexico lawmakers formed a bipartisan Truth Commission to investigate Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, seeking survivor testimony and potential wrongdoing, with an interim report due July 31 and a final report by December, as they push to uncover what happened despite a 2019 DOJ probe that ended without charges.
The Huffines family, led by Texas comptroller hopeful and self-described Trump Republican Donald Huffines, bought Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch (the Zorro/San Rafael Ranch) at a public auction, with proceeds reportedly benefiting Epstein’s victims. The LLC San Rafael Ranch LLC, associated with the Huffines, was listed as owner and Mary Catherine Huffines linked to the property. The purchase comes as Huffines leads the Texas GOP comptroller primary, and the piece notes Epstein-Trump ties and surrounding scrutiny, including past high-profile visitors to the ranch.