• New Mexico’s Attorney General has reopened an investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
• Recent disclosures from the U.S. Department of Justice prompted the renewed inquiry.
• New allegations include claims of two girls' bodies buried at the ranch.
• A bipartisan truth commission will investigate activities linked to the ranch.
• The property was sold in 2023 to a Texas businessman who plans to operate a Christian retreat.

New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the reopening of the investigation into potential illegal activities at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch, following new information revealed in documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice. This decision marks a pivot from 2019 when the investigation was closed at the request of federal prosecutors, according to Al Jazeera and Los Angeles Times.

The reopening follows the release of over three million files related to Epstein, which have prompted calls for urgent examination of the allegations surrounding Zorro Ranch. Torrez stated that “revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination,” indicating a serious reassessment of the earlier findings, reported Reuters, CBS News, and BBC.

The new investigation includes investigating disturbing claims that two foreign girls were buried on Epstein's orders on the ranch property, as detailed in a recently unsealed email. This email allegedly states that the girls died from strangulation during violent sexual acts, raising profound concerns about possible undisclosed crimes, according to India Times and BBC.

A bipartisan truth commission, recently established by the New Mexico legislature, will also play a crucial role in investigating Epstein’s alleged facilitation of sexual abuse and sex trafficking at the ranch, highlighting the growing urgency around this case, as reported by Los Angeles Times and CBS News.

Amid these developments, the property has changed hands and is now owned by Don Huffines, a Texas businessman, who acquired it in 2023 with plans to convert it into a Christian retreat. Huffines stated that his family would fully cooperate with any law enforcement inquiries, marking a potential shift in the narrative surrounding the ranch, according to CBS News and Los Angeles Times.