In the remote New Mexico desert, where vast skies once hid unspeakable secrets, a chilling allegation has resurfaced: whispers that Jeffrey Epstein ordered the bodies of two foreign girls—strangled during twisted “fetish sex”—buried in the hills surrounding his sprawling Zorro Ranch.
After years of federal stonewalling that shut down a 2019 state probe, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has dramatically reopened the criminal investigation into the 7,600-acre property south of Santa Fe. Fueled by newly unsealed DOJ files—including flight logs, victim accounts, and that haunting 2019 email claiming buried remains—the state now demands full unredacted access and vows a broad examination of possible sex trafficking, abuse, and worse.
What horrors lie beneath those hills—and why were they ignored for so long?
In the remote New Mexico desert, the sprawling Zorro Ranch—once owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—has long been shrouded in mystery and allegations of horrific crimes. Purchased in 1993, the 7,600-acre property south of Santa Fe served as a secluded retreat where Epstein allegedly trafficked and abused underage girls and young women, according to multiple victim testimonies in civil lawsuits and federal documents.
The ranch’s isolation under vast skies made it an ideal location for Epstein’s operations, far from scrutiny. Victims have described being recruited and exploited there as part of his broader sex-trafficking network. Despite these claims, no criminal charges were ever filed in New Mexico related to the property during Epstein’s lifetime. He died in a Manhattan jail in 2019, ruled a suicide.
A chilling allegation resurfaced in early 2026 from newly unsealed U.S. Department of Justice files. A 2019 anonymous email, sent to a local radio host and later referenced in federal releases, claimed the sender—a purported former ranch staffer—knew of two “foreign girls” who died by strangulation during “rough, fetish sex.” The email alleged their bodies were buried in the hills surrounding the ranch “on orders of Jeffrey and Madam G,” likely referring to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s associate convicted of sex trafficking.
The email also referenced purported videos and demanded payment in Bitcoin for evidence, raising questions about its credibility. Nonetheless, the claim prompted outrage and official action. New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard urged state and federal authorities to investigate the “disturbing allegation.” Public pressure mounted as lawmakers formed a bipartisan “truth commission” to examine the ranch’s role in abuse and trafficking, questioning why Epstein avoided sex offender registration in the state post his 2008 Florida plea.
In February 2026, Attorney General Raúl Torrez dramatically reopened the state’s criminal investigation, closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors to avoid overlap. Torrez cited revelations in the unsealed FBI files as warranting “further examination.” His office demanded unredacted access to documents and pledged a “broad and comprehensive” review of possible sex trafficking, abuse, and related crimes. Special agents aim to collaborate with federal partners and preserve any remaining evidence.
Critics point to years of perceived federal stonewalling and lack of searches at the ranch—unlike Epstein’s other properties—as reasons the probe stalled. The ranch sold in 2023 to a private LLC, complicating access. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham emphasized accountability: “We don’t care who you are… if there are potentially deaths and bodies, we will find it.”
What horrors, if any, lie beneath those desert hills remains uncertain. The anonymous email’s claims are unverified, but the reopened investigation signals a renewed push for truth in one of Epstein’s lesser-scrutinized domains. As New Mexico pursues justice, the case underscores enduring questions about power, silence, and delayed accountability in Epstein’s dark legacy.
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