New Mexico Reopens Epstein Ranch Probe After Tip

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New Mexico's Justice Department is revisiting allegations of crimes tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's former ranch after an anonymous tip suggested two bodies might be buried nearby. Attorney General Raúl Torrez ordered the renewed inquiry after reviewing documents in the final batch of US Justice Department files related to Epstein.

Why it matters

The Epstein case has been a major scandal involving allegations of sex trafficking and abuse, and the reopening of the investigation into his former New Mexico ranch raises new questions about potential crimes that may have occurred there.

The details

Special agents and prosecutors will work with other agencies, as well as with a new truth commission set up by the state legislature this week, to investigate the claims. New Mexico had previously shut down its Epstein investigation in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, but an anonymous email alleging the burial of two foreign girls on the ranch property has prompted the renewed probe.

• New Mexico shut down its Epstein investigation in 2019.
• An anonymous email was sent to a New Mexico radio host a few months after Epstein's death in 2019, alleging the burial of two girls on the ranch property.
• The state legislature set up a truth commission on the Epstein case this week.
• Attorney General Raúl Torrez ordered the renewed inquiry after reviewing the final batch of US Justice Department files related to Epstein.

What they’re saying

What’s next

The state's new truth commission on the Epstein case will continue its investigation, working alongside the renewed probe by the Attorney General's office.