00:02New Mexico is reopening its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro ranch
00:08after newly released federal documents raised fresh questions about what may have happened
00:13on that property. Attorney General Raul Torres ordered the review, saying material in the
00:18latest release of the Epstein files warrants further examination. The remote ranch about
00:2430 miles south of Santa Fe was one of Epstein's most notorious properties, a sprawling compound
00:29with a mansion and private airstrip. State prosecutors closed their original case in 2019
00:35at the request of federal authorities in New York. Epstein never faced charges in New Mexico,
00:40though investigators at the time confirmed they interviewed potential victims connected to the
00:45ranch. Now the state has sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting full
00:51unredacted federal records, including a 2019 email in the files that alleges two foreign girls were
00:58buried near the property. A claim Reuters reports is unverified. Lawmakers have also created a
01:04bipartisan commission to examine whether the ranch facilitated abuse or trafficking and if officials
01:10failed to act. The property was sold in 2023 to the family of Texas Republican politician and
01:16developer Don Huffines, who says he will operate it as a Christian retreat.
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