Newly released documents have shed light on the interior of Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, a nearly 10,000-acre property that included a 26,700 sq ft mansion, a private runway and hangar. The files, released by the US Justice Department, include never-before-seen photos of the ranch's eccentric interior, which was a site where Epstein allegedly abused teenage girls and young women for years.
The ranch, located outside Santa Fe, was also a gathering place for powerful men, including a former governor. According to the documents, Epstein had plans to spread his DNA by impregnating as many women as possible at the ranch. Multiple women have testified that Epstein abused them there, including Jane, who said she was 15 or 16 when she was assaulted at the property.
Despite the allegations, authorities never searched the ranch. Hector Balderas, New Mexico's attorney general at the time of Epstein's 2019 arrest, said his office investigated but was asked by federal prosecutors to hold off. Emails show that in September 2019, Manhattan prosecutors confirmed they had not searched the New Mexico property. The FBI declined to comment on whether a search ever occurred.
The documents also include testimony from Annie Farmer, who said Ghislaine Maxwell gave her a nude massage at the ranch when she was 16. Farmer testified that Epstein later climbed into bed with her, saying he wanted to cuddle, and she felt frozen before escaping to the bathroom. The revelations come as part of a larger set of documents related to Epstein's sex trafficking network.
