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cliffside

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:12 PM 11 hrs ago

Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late.

Source: NYT

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"... Some of the financier’s victims have said they were trafficked there, famous figures visited, and Mr. Epstein mused about turning Zorro into a headquarters for outlandish genetic engineering experiments.

And yet, New Mexico leaders say there has never been a thorough investigation of the criminal activity that may have occurred at the ranch during the 26 years the convicted sex offender owned it. A state-led inquiry into Mr. Epstein’s actions was taken over by federal prosecutors in 2019, and then apparently fizzled, according to New Mexico officials and recently unsealed records.


.... But the unverified claims in the documents have proved impossible to ignore. An anonymous tip from someone who claimed to have worked at the ranch said Mr. Epstein concealed the deaths of two abused girls by ordering them to be buried in the hills outside the ranch. It is unclear whether the F.B.I. ever looked into the tip.

The files also included correspondence between Mr. Epstein’s lawyers and federal prosecutors indicating that investigators had not searched the ranch as of December 2019..."



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Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late. (Original Post) cliffside 11 hrs ago OP
In all this time, no one thought to investigate this property? Well yeah, , I'd say it's too late now Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #1
"state-led inquiry ... taken over by federal prosecutors in 2019 ... fizzled" PSPS 8 hrs ago #2
Billy Barr to the rescue once again. nt moniss 8 hrs ago #3
They will find bodies on blm land. Also the west mesa 11 may be related to Z ranch Clouds Passing 1 hr ago #4

Deuxcents

(26,400 posts)
1. In all this time, no one thought to investigate this property? Well yeah, , I'd say it's too late now
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
10 hrs ago

So many excuses..it’s a remote area..we tend to mind our own business. Ok. But after Epstein’s death and all the allegations that have been made, still no one thought to investigate. Amazingly inept

PSPS

(15,289 posts)
2. "state-led inquiry ... taken over by federal prosecutors in 2019 ... fizzled"
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:28 AM
8 hrs ago

This was trump's first term, so his DOJ took over the inquiry from the state and buried it, kind of like they're doing now with his murders in Minneapolis.

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