The Ranch, the Prince, and the Bizarre Hunt for Buried Bodies

Barrels of ink have been expended in writing lurid, unsubstantiated tales involving Epstein's island and sprawling New York mansion. But his ranch in New Mexico gets little attention.

Epstein’s Zorro Ranch lay in the high desert of central New Mexico, about 30 miles southeast of Santa Fe, surrounded by endless horizons of sagebrush, juniper, and low, sunburned mesas. He bought the property in 1993 from former New Mexico governor Bruce King, acquiring it through a web of trust entities that kept his direct involvement largely conceale…