Most of us are probably all too familiar by now with the depraved activities associated with Jeffrey Epstein’s various properties — particularly ‘Epstein Island’ in the US Virgin Islands, and his residences in NYC and Palm Beach, FL, but the Guardian has a detailed look at what may well be his least known but potentially most notorious property — the Zorro Ranch outside Santa Fe, NM.
A nearly 10,000-acre desert spread with a 26,000+ sq ft mansion (along with private airstrip and hanger) to ensure his ‘privacy,’ Epstein acquired the secluded property back in 1993 from the family of three-term Democratic governor Bruce King, and would usually spend several weeks there each summer. Among other notables who spent time on the ranch as guests of Epstein were Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, and the late Bill Richardson (another Democratic governor of NM).
As detailed in the Epstein files, numerous women have testified to having been sexually abused and/or raped at the ranch when they were in their teens; but except for a very brief and perfunctory investigation by the FBI following Epstein’s first arrest in 2007 it seemed to have escaped any serious scrutiny until recently:
While Epstein’s activities at Zorro ranch remained hidden from public view, records recently released by the Department of Justice indicate that federal authorities briefly took an interest in the property almost 20 years ago.
In February 2007, as part of an investigation of child sexual abuse in Florida, records show that the FBI interviewed Epstein’s ranch manager at the New Mexico property.
Per the document, the ranch manager told the FBI that he and his wife had overseen the property for about four years, and that Epstein typically spent several weeks there in the summer, often accompanied by “his personal assistant, his bodyguard, friends, personal trainer, and sometimes his masseuses”.
The interview ended abruptly, according to the agent. The investigator wrote that someone called the staff and instructed them that “they were no longer allowed to speak with us”.
“The interview was immediately ended,” the report notes.
Other than that, Epstein and his ranch appeared to have drawn little law enforcement scrutiny before his death. The Santa Fe county sheriff’s office, which has jurisdiction over the ranch, had records of several incidents on or around the property; none were related to alleged sexual abuse.
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Newly released files also include a 2019 FBI tip report stating that a “retired new mexico state police officer” – whose name is redacted – reported hearing “rumors” that the ranch was “used for recruited girls to visit with Epstein” but the FBI stated that he had “no factual evidence to support this claim”...
Aside from the 2019 investigation opened by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, but later put on hold at the behest of federal authorities, there appears to be no active state or local criminal investigations into what occurred at Zorro ranch, according to local prosecutors at the Santa Fe county sheriff’s office, and the state department of justice.
But state officials are pushing for answers about what occurred there.
Better late than never I suppose, but far more disturbing is what the Inquistr also managed to dig up:
Epstein staffer makes sickening admission about two girls buried near his ranch
Federal documents released this week include an email from someone claiming to have worked at Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. The individual mentioned that two girls were buried near the property. This information is part of a batch of materials that has attracted significant attention from advocacy groups and legal observers, according to reports by We Got This Covered.
The email, dated Nov. 21, 2019, was forwarded to the FBI and became part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing release of files related to Epstein’s network and actions. The sender, whose name is redacted, identified as a former staff member at Zorro Ranch. They wrote that two “foreign girls” were buried outside the ranch on orders from Epstein and an associate known only as “Madam G.”
Hmmn, any thoughts on who “Madam G” might be?
The sender described the message as “confidential” and mentioned that they had taken material from the property as “insurance” for potential future lawsuits. They also warned the recipient to handle the message carefully and not to ask questions.
These claims go beyond previous allegations of abuse at Zorro Ranch, a 7,600-acre property that Epstein bought in the 1990s. The ranch has long been associated with sex trafficking and exploitation allegations. In recent years, state lawmakers in New Mexico and federal investigators have sought further investigation of activities at the ranch, expressing concern that not all possible crimes have been thoroughly recorded or understood.
Law enforcement has not confirmed the allegations about the two buried girls. The FBI and the Department of Justice did not respond immediately to inquiries about this specific email or its contents.
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The recent claims have sparked discussions among researchers and online commentators about how thoroughly the Epstein case has been documented and the role released files may play in encouraging further official investigations. Analysts following the case note that while reports in unverified emails can point to areas for investigation, they do not independently prove criminal conduct. No arrests or charges have been made regarding the specific claims about buried bodies near the ranch.
Even weirder, back in 2019 (after his second arrest, but before his death) the NYT ran a piece about what Epstein apparently wanted to do on his NM ranch:
Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA
Jeffrey E. Epstein, the wealthy financier who is accused of sex trafficking, had an unusual dream: He hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch.
Mr. Epstein over the years confided to scientists and others about his scheme, according to four people familiar with his thinking, although there is no evidence that it ever came to fruition.
Mr. Epstein’s vision reflected his longstanding fascination with what has become known as transhumanism: the science of improving the human population through technologies like genetic engineering and artificial intelligence. Critics have likened transhumanism to a modern-day version of eugenics, the discredited field of improving the human race through controlled breeding.
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Mr. Epstein attracted a glittering array of prominent scientists. They included the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann, who discovered the quark; the theoretical physicist and best-selling author Stephen Hawking; the paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould; Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and best-selling author; George M. Church, a molecular engineer who has worked to identify genes that could be altered to create superior humans; and the M.I.T. theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek, a Nobel laureate.
The lure for some of the scientists was Mr. Epstein’s money. He dangled financing for their pet projects. Some of the scientists said that the prospect of financing blinded them to the seriousness of his sexual transgressions, and even led them to give credence to some of Mr. Epstein’s half-baked scientific musings.
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On multiple occasions starting in the early 2000s, Mr. Epstein told scientists and businessmen about his ambitions to use his New Mexico ranch as a base where women would be inseminated with his sperm and would give birth to his babies, according to two award-winning scientists and an adviser to large companies and wealthy individuals, all of whom Mr. Epstein told about it.
