Overview
- State investigators executed an on-site search Monday directed by Attorney General Raúl Torrez, with New Mexico State Police and the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office assisting.
- The current owners, the family of Don Huffines, granted access and are cooperating with law enforcement.
- New Mexico reopened its probe in February after pausing a 2019 inquiry at federal prosecutors’ request, and released DOJ materials show no record of a prior federal search of the ranch.
- The release of millions of DOJ records in early 2026 spurred the renewed examination, and state officials are seeking unredacted federal files and related metadata.
- Lawmakers created a bipartisan truth commission with subpoena power to gather testimony and report findings by July, while investigators treat an anonymous 2019 email alleging burials near the property as unverified.