New Mexico Launches Statewide Probes into Epstein's Zorro Ranch Abuse Claims

On International Women’s Day, hundreds of protesters gathered at the former Zorro Ranch, the New Mexico desert property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. Demonstrators including Sky Roberts, brother of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre—who died by suicide in 2025—called for answers about alleged sexual abuse at the ranch.

New Mexico officials have opened two investigations. The state attorney general’s office reopened a 2019 probe that was previously closed at the request of federal prosecutors, and the justice department conducted a search of the 10,000‑acre site with rescue dogs. In February, the state House unanimously created a bipartisan Truth Commission, chaired by Democratic Rep. Andrea Romero and including Republican Rep. Andrea Reeb. The commission, funded with $2 million from settlements with a bank tied to Epstein, will subpoena witnesses, examine systemic factors that may have attracted Epstein to the state, and compile an initial report due July 31. Romero said the commission has received a flood of tips and a list of former ranch employees and possible co‑conspirators.

The investigations aim to uncover what happened at the ranch, provide justice for survivors, and determine whether any local officials were complicit.