Overview
- Lawmakers voted unanimously to create a four-member investigatory subcommittee with subpoena power and roughly $2–$2.5 million in funding, with an interim report due July 31 and a final report by December 31.
- The New Mexico Department of Justice requested unredacted copies of a 2019 anonymous email alleging two girls were strangled and buried near the ranch, a claim officials describe as unverified and now under review.
- Current owner Don Huffines, whose family bought the property in 2023 via San Rafael Ranch LLC, said no agency has requested access and pledged full cooperation, noting the sale proceeds benefited Epstein’s victims.
- Earlier inquiries left gaps: a 2019 state probe was curtailed at federal request, and DOJ correspondence indicated federal agents had not searched the New Mexico property.
- Survivors including Annie Farmer and a witness known as “Jane” have linked abuse to the ranch, and the commission plans to seek additional testimony and scrutinize possible institutional failures.