State investigators have launched a new search of Jeffrey Epstein's remote New Mexico ranch after explosive allegations that the bodies of two girls may have been buried on the sprawling property, thrusting the long‑quiet Zorro Ranch back into the centre of public scrutiny.
Authorities in New Mexico began searching the former Zorro Ranch on 10 March 2026 as part of a reopened criminal investigation into alleged crimes linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender.
The operation was ordered by state Attorney General Raúl Torrez after previously sealed federal investigative files revealed disturbing claims about activities at the ranch.
Officials say the search could help determine whether evidence remains years after Epstein's death in a Manhattan jail in 2019.
The New Mexico Department of Justice confirmed that investigators, supported by the New Mexico State Police and the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office,began searching the propertyunder Torrez's direction. The operation marks the first known comprehensive state search of Epstein's New Mexico estate.
'At the direction of Attorney General Torrez, the New Mexico Department of Justice initiated a search this morning of the Zorro Ranch property previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein,' the agency said in a statement issued on 9 March 2026.
Officials said the search is tied to abroader criminal investigation announced on 19 February 2026examining allegations of illegal activity at the ranch before Epstein's death. Authorities urged the public to avoid the area and refrain from flying drones near the property to prevent interference with the investigation.
The renewed probe was prompted in part by information contained in recently released Department of Justice files related to Epstein. Among the most striking claims is an allegation that Epstein ordered the burial of two foreign girls in the hills surrounding the ranch.
That allegation appears in a 2019 email from a person claiming to be a former employee at the property. The message asserted that the girls died by strangulation during sexual encounters and were secretly buried nearby. Investigators have not confirmed the credibility of the claim, but state officials say it warrants examination given the scale of Epstein's alleged trafficking network.
🚨BREAKING: Authorities raid Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in NM, hunting for bodies of two girls allegedly strangled in rough sex sessions amid human experimentation claims from unredacted docs.Massive search underway!#EpsteinFilespic.twitter.com/o8NriKc4Za
Source: International Business Times UK
