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Beneath Zorro Ranch: Whistleblower Raises Alarming Questions About What Lies Underground · The Epstein Chronicles

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  Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
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  Epstein Chronicles. One of the most interesting and disturbing topics
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  when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein is Zoro Ranch. And
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  now we're learning that a new whistleblower has sent pictures
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  of alleged burial sites to New Mexico lawmakers. And on
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  its face, that seems to be the kind of evidence
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  that could blow things open, right, I mean, actual evidence
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  that girls were killed at Zoro Ranch. That would blow
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  this whole thing open. But I'm going to caution everybody,
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  like usual, to not jump the gun. We have no
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  idea who sent this email, who sent the photos, or
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  if it's even real, and considering the concerted effort to
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  continue to confuse people when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein,
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  I remain super cautious and guarded when it comes to
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  evidence that allegedly points to something like this. Now, with
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  that said, that doesn't mean that I don't believe that
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  there are graves on this property. I think that it's
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  a very good possibility. And as you all know, I'm
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  not somebody that really buys in to all the conspiracy nonsense.
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  I don't think you need to here. I mean, there's
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  enough disturbing information, enough salacious information that's verifiable that I
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  have no idea why people want to dive down rabbit
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  holes that have no end, unless, of course, those people
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  are trying to confuse you, because there's a lot of
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  that out there. So when I say be cautious, that's
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  what I mean, be very, very cautious of falling into
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  the trap of following your confirmation bias. Just because you
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  want something to be real doesn't mean that reality is
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  going to cooperate. And that's why for me anyway, if
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  there's something that fits with my confirmation bias, those are
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  the issues that I try to remain the most skeptical
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  about because I don't want to fall into the trap. Right.
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  Oh well, I already believe this, so let's find the
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  evidence that fits what I believe already. And I think
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  a lot of people fall into that trap. I know
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  I have in the past, But when it comes to
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  this case, I think that the most important thing is
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  to follow the evidence wherever that evidence takes you. So
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  in this episode, we have an article from International Business
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  Times and the headline Epstein Files whistleblower claims grave like
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  plots were spotted at Zoro ranch as FBI faces questions.
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  This article was authored by Krisnell Longino. A whistle blower
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  has claimed to have discovered grave like plots at Jeffrey
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  Epstein's former Zoro ranch in New Mexico, sharing photos with
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  state lawmakers investigating the late financier. The images, which have
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  not been independently verified, reportedly shows several dug up burial
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  sites on the property. Now, look, that sounds disturbing, right,
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  but we have to keep in mind that it could
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  be other things, as an animal buried there. Did somebody
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  bury a pet dog? You know, things like that. Right,
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  we have to ask all the questions. And if you're
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  going to investigate something, you have to turn over every rock,
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  shake every bush, and kick in every door. And that
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  obviously was never done here. The revelation comes amid renewed
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  attention on Epstein's activity and raises fresh questions about the
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  FBI and other authorities handling of evidence linked to the
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  controversial estate. What evidence. Nobody rated the estate. Not one
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  single federal officer showed up there, kicked in the door,
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  waved the four to four or anything similar. And for
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  those of you who have been listening since twenty nineteen.
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  You know exactly how crazy I went when that news broke.
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  I mean, it was so insane to me that I
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  had to go down to Zorro Ranch myself. And I'm
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  not exactly what you would call a journalist, especially back then,
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  but I knew something was up, and I knew something
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  was wrong, and I still know something is wrong now.
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  If that means that there's bodies that are buried there,
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  I don't know, but I do know that we don't
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  even have clothes to anywhere near the whole story when
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  it comes to what was going on at Zoro Ranch.
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  The tipster, whose identity has been redacted, reportedly broke into
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  the ranch in twenty twenty and discovered multiple plots they
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  believe had been used for burials. They sent the images
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  to Democratic representatives Andrea Romero and Marianna Anaia last month,
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  along with an email stating that the sites appeared to
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  have bodies removed. Look very possible. I'm not going to
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  sit here and tell you that this is BS, because
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  I don't think it is. I think that weird stuff
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  was happening at that ranch, and I think most of
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  us understand that when people are having rough sex things
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  can go south. One of these dudes might have been
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  choking a girl or something. Who knows. I don't want
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  to speculate too far, but a lot of things can
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  go wrong. And then, of course there is the more
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  in nefarious idea that they were murdered on purpose, right,
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  that it wasn't an accident. So until we have more evidence,
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  I'm not going to close the door on any of it.
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  To be honest with you, I realized that this might
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  be illegal, the tipster wrote, but men like that don't
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  deserve the protection of the law. Romero, who had a
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  bipartisan commission investigating Epstein in New Mexico, forwarded the correspondence
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  to Kyle Hartzock, director of Special Investigations at the state
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  Department of Justice, who assured her that the tip was
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  being looked into. Well, can we get some confirmation on that?
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  Can we get an update, because I really just don't
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  believe that the government gives a shit. Now, hopefully it's
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  going to be different with the state led investigation here
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  in New Mexico, But we have to understand that there's
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  a lot of pieces in play, and there's a lot
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  of rich people, powerful people in New Meca Ago who
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  want this to go away. The new claims add to
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  the scrutiny of the FBI and other agencies involved in
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  the Epstein investigation. Critics note that multiple tips and warnings
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  about the Zoro Ranch have emerged over the years, yet
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  authorities have said that they could not find corroborating evidence.
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  One anonymous tip from twenty nineteen claimed that Epstein and
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  Galaine buried two foreign girls on the property and offered
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  videos of alleged abuse for payment in bitcoin. Yo, Like
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  what now? Again? We have to keep in mind that
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  there are a lot of people out there that will
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  look to try and exploit a situation like this, and
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  they'll say they have this or that the other thing,
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  try and get some bitcoin and scan people. So I'm
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  not saying that all of this is one hundred percent
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  or that it's true, but I feel like all of
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  it has to be explored. And that's because of the
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  next negligence that we've seen throughout the whole entire process.
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  The authorities have not earned the benefit of the doubt.
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  So in my opinion, every single tip must be investigated,
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  no matter how small or large. Public reaction online has
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  highlighted frustration over the perceived lack of accountability. One social
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  media user wrote, bro I can't believe that they've been
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  tipping the FBI off for years and the FBI still
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  has the audacity to say they couldn't find any evidence.
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  Others warned that the evidence may have already been destroyed,
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  as the property has changed hands and landscaping work has
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  already reportedly been completed. Well, that's part of it, right,
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  and it just so happens that mister Huffines ends up
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  buying the land. Huh. I guess it's just another coincidence.
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  State authorities have acknowledged receipt of the tip, but have
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  been cautious about providing additional details. Romero told Al Jazeera,
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  we will get details on the veracity of any claims
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  as we conduct our investigation. I can't provide any additional
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  context or clarification regarding the email that you're referencing, and
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  I would expect this to be the kind of response
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  we get, because if they have an investigation going, they
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  don't want to jeopardize it by possibly polluting a journey
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  pool or tipping somebody off, So I don't expect them
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  to be forthcoming with actual granular details. Aneya and Hartsock
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  did not respond to her request for comment, and the
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  photos have not been independently verified by journalists. So that's
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  what I'm saying about being cautious. Don't take this as canon, right.
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  We don't know yet, but it's certainly a possibility and
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  certainly something that merits further discussion on the podcast and
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  certainly in New Mexico. Last month, New Mexico State Attorney
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  General Ronald Torres or a reopening of inquiries into the
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  ranch following the release of the latest tranch of Epstein
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  files by the US Department of Justice. These files included
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  references to the property and unverified claims about Epstein's conduct,
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  renewing public interest in the investigation. Well, I think the
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  public was never informed in the first place. That's the problem.
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  If the legacy media would have told the truth from
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  the beginning, this would have been a whole different story.
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  Experts warned that verifying such claims may be difficult due
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  to the size of the property and the potential for
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  evidence to have been removed or destroyed. Online commentators have
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  speculated about the use of incinerators or other methods for
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  disposing of remains, while others suggested that modern tools like
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  drones with ground penetrating radar and cadaver dogs could assist investigations. Oh,
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  there's no doubt. But you have to have a general area, right.
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  It's a gigantic property. So you get a basic area,
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  you grit it off and you start looking. Now, is
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  that what they're going to do? I hope so, because
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  that's the way you find evidence if you're really looking.
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  Moving a body is one thing, but getting every last
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  trace is an entirely different matter. One analyst noted. The
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  main thing is the ranch is so big that could
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  work for or against a cover up. It's entirely possible.
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  Even the people who buried the bodies don't know where
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  they are. Authorities are reportedly considering these challenges as they
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  review the tip and plan the investigative approach. The alleged
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  grave like plots at Zorro Ranch, combined with years of
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  whistleblower tips and the controversial history of Epstein's activity, have
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  created a complex, intense backdrop for the ongoing investigation. A
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  state and federal authorities continue to review evidence. The public
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  and lawmakers alike are waiting for answers at what occurred
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  at the new Mexico estate. So look, Hopefully this investigation
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  gives us some more answers, because one thing I know
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  for sure, we have only begun to scratch the surface
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  of what Jeffrey Epstein was up to at Zoro Ranch.
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  All the information that goes with this episode can be
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  found in the description box.