Overview
- State investigators executed a search at the former Zorro Ranch this week under Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s direction.
- The operation was prompted by a 2019 anonymous email, now in the Epstein Files, alleging two girls were buried on the property, a claim that remains unverified.
- The current owners tied to Texas developer Don Huffines granted access to authorities, and Huffines has said he plans to convert the site into a Christian retreat.
- Reporting indicates Huffines initiated excavation work after the 2023 purchase without county permits, with local officials saying no paperwork was filed.
- New Mexico lawmakers recently formed a bipartisan truth commission to investigate what occurred at the ranch after earlier tips were not pursued and the site was not previously searched.