A newly released email reportedly alleges that two foreign girls were strangled during “fetish sex” and buried in New Mexico
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land near what was once Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch has gone under
criminal probe after a newly released email alleged that two foreign
girls were buried there after being killed during violent sexual acts,
Reuters reported Thursday.
The probe follows the release of the
Epstein files, totaling over 3.5 million pages, which has prompted a
wave of resignations and renewed investigations worldwide into alleged
human trafficking and other crimes linked to Epstein’s network.
A
key focus of the probe is the previously classified 2019 email sent to
New Mexico radio host Eddy Aragon, the news agency noted. The sender,
claiming to be a former Zorro Ranch employee, reportedly alleged that
two foreign girls had been buried on Epstein’s orders. The message
reportedly claims the girls were buried “somewhere in the hills outside the Zorro” and had died “by strangulation during rough, fetish sex.”
Aragon
said he believed the email was legitimate and forwarded it to the FBI. A
2021 FBI report included in the latest release says he visited the
bureau’s office to report an email offering seven abuse videos and
burial coordinates in exchange for one bitcoin.
Epstein bought
Zorro Ranch, located near New Mexico’s town of Stanley, in 1993 and
built a hilltop mansion. Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and
helipad. The property also included a ranch office, a firehouse and a
seven-bay heated garage.
New Mexico’s Department of Justice announced Thursday that a criminal
investigation, closed back in 2019, was reopened after reviewing
previously sealed FBI files included in the release. A spokesperson told
Reuters that the state had requested an unredacted copy of a 2019 email
containing the allegations and that authorities “are actively investigating this allegation and conducting a broader review in light of the latest release.”
New
Mexico state prosecutors said in a statement that the review will focus
on preserving any remaining evidence and following the facts “wherever they lead,” while carefully evaluating jurisdictional matters.
Epstein,
who pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution and was sentenced
to 18 months in prison for raping a minor, was arrested again in 2019
on charges of human trafficking and exploiting victims for prostitution.
He died in jail ahead of his trial. The US Department of Justice has
gradually released relevant materials under the Epstein Files
Transparency Act.