Zorro Ranch Overview: Property Records
From: Santa Fe County Records / Court ExhibitsTo: Public Record
Zorro OverviewNM PropertyAG Investigation
PROPERTY RECORDS — ZORRO RANCH, STANLEY, NEW MEXICO
Location: Stanley, New Mexico (south of Santa Fe)
Size: Approximately 10,000 acres (33,339-acre total estate)
Owner: NES LLC (Epstein entity)
Estimated Value: $18 million
RANCH FEATURES:
- Main residence
- Guest houses
- Private airstrip
- Horse facilities
- Extensive perimeter fencing
- Remote location providing isolation
SIGNIFICANCE TO CASE:
- Annie Farmer testified about abuse at the ranch at age 16
- The ranch was referenced in multiple victim accounts
- New Mexico Attorney General investigated possible state charges
- Governor Bill Richardson was named in connection with visits (he denied wrongdoing)
INVESTIGATION:
- New Mexico AG opened investigation in 2019
- Search warrant executed at property
- AG found evidence of unreported construction
- Investigation focused on possible state-level charges
The ranch was subject to forfeiture proceedings following Epstein's death.
Source: Santa Fe County / Court records
Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
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