The Epstein Files/CASE 23/1993 – 2026

Places

Zorro Ranch: New Mexico

The ranch no one investigated, the “buried girls” email, the DNA scheme and a new lawsuit

The gate of Zorro Ranch, New Mexico: government exhibit GX-328 in United States v. Maxwell.
U.S. Department of Justice (trial exhibit) · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Partly true

Partly true. Abuse at the ranch is alleged by survivors and a state lawsuit, and the failure to investigate is documented by a state commission. The claim that girls were buried there comes from an anonymous email demanding bitcoin; a 2026 search found no remains. The investigation remains open.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

01

Nobody looked

What the commission found.

↗02

The buried-girls claim

Where it came from and what the search found.

↗03

The “baby ranch” and the lawsuit

His DNA plan, and the case against his executors.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

4 claims people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

DOCUMENTED The island & the ranch

“Police never searched Epstein’s New Mexico ranch while he was alive.”

A state commission found no search; the FBI interviewed the manager in 2007.

Who says it: NM Survivors’ Truth Commission.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

UNPROVEN The island & the ranch

“Girls are buried at Zorro Ranch.”

The claim comes from an anonymous email demanding bitcoin; a 2026 search with cadaver dogs found no remains. Investigation open.

Who says it: Anonymous 2019 email.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

All 211 rated claims ↗

OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission: Interim Report to the Legislature, 5 Aug 2026 ↗

    A state legislative commission’s findings on Zorro Ranch, with document citations. Official but advocacy-minded; it says plainly what it could not verify.

  2. CNN: New Mexico commission reports on Epstein ranch investigation, 5 Aug 2026 ↗

    Report on the interim findings.

  3. Reuters: New Mexico probes allegation bodies buried near Epstein ranch, 19 Feb 2026 ↗

    Wire report on the reopened state investigation.

  4. CBS News: New Mexico reopens investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, Feb 2026 ↗

    Second account.

  5. CNBC: New Mexico sues Epstein estate executors over ranch sex trafficking, 21 Oct 2026 ↗

    Report on the attorney general’s federal civil suit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Allegations in a complaint.

  6. AP: New Mexico lawsuit targets Epstein associates over ranch, Oct 2026 ↗

    Wire report on the suit.

  7. NPR: New Mexico lawsuit accuses Epstein associates of hiding sex trafficking at his ranch, 22 Oct 2026 ↗

    Third account, with the executors’ position.

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