STAFF at Jeffrey Epstein’s secretive Zorro Ranch have reportedly been quizzed about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s visits.
More than a dozen former employees of the ranch are said to have been quizzed by cops working for the state’s Department of Justice.
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Former staff have reportedly been quizzed about what they saw while they worked for Epstein at the ranch Credit: Reuters
Epstein’s estate sold the property in 2023 after his death Credit: AP
The Mirror reports that the housekeepers, ranch hands and managers have been asked who stayed at the New Mexico property and what they saw while employed there.
Shamed Andrew’s visits were at the top of the list for investigators, it is understood.
Raul Torrez, New Mexico‘s Attorney General, is leading the criminal probe with detectives looking at a wide range of Epstein’s visitors, including the former Duke.
A source told the publication: “The staff have been asked about guests to the property. It includes the former prince who stayed at the ranch. Detectives are trying to build up a picture of what he, Epstein and others did while at Zorro.”
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Andrew, 66, is understood to have visited Zorro Ranch on several occasions, having allegedly formed a close relationship with a glamorous neurosurgeon while visiting the property.
The neurosurgeon is also set to be questioned by investigators as the probe continues to grow.
Staff at the ranch have reported being contacted and asked to give detailed accounts of their time there.
Some have been questioned about the daily operations of the sprawling 10,000-acre property.
The former Duke, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is understood to have visited Zorro Ranch on several occasions Credit: Reuters
Former Zorro Ranch staff have been questioned about Andrew Credit: Getty
One former employee said: “They’re asking about everything, particularly (former) Prince Andrew and the other high-profile guests.
“Who stayed, how long they were there, what they were doing. It’s very detailed. Nothing’s being brushed over.”
Former staff have reportedly been instructed not to destroy any materials related to their time working at the ranch.
Investigators’ areas of interest are focused on guest lists, movements on and off the ranch and who was able to access the various parts of the estate.
Those being questioned are being treated as potential witnesses, not suspects.
Epstein, who died while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019, reportedly discussed plans to turn the remote compound into a so-called “baby-making” facility.
A bombshell email from the latest tranche of Epstein files alleges that the notorious sex trafficker ordered “two foreign girls” to be buried on the land after they were strangled to death during “rough, fetish sex.”
The sensational claim was made by a person claiming to be one of Epstein’s former employees and included links purportedly showing the late paedophile engaging in sex with underage girls.
Jeffrey Epstein pictured at the remote ranch in New Mexico Credit: DOJ
The tip-off, sent to the FBI in 2019 but ignored for years, claimed the pair were strangled by Epstein and Maxwell during “rough sex.”
The paedo tycoon used the sprawling estate to entertain guests, but it has also allegedly been the scene of some of his most appalling crimes.
Investigators have probed several allegations surrounding the property, including that Epstein hid a secret incinerator on the ranch.
Texas businessman and politician Donald Huffines was previously revealed to be its current owner and is said to be cooperating with the office of State Attorney General Ral Torrez.
The New Mexico Department of Justice commended the cooperation of the ranch’s current owners.
Epstein purchased the sprawling Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, about 30 miles south of Santa Fe, in 1993 from former Democratic Governor Bruce King.
Zorro Ranch was quietly sold to Huffines by the paedo’s estate in 2023, with proceeds going towards creditors.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.
