Priest Performs Three-Day Exorcism at Former Epstein Ranch in New Mexico
The Huffines family, which bought Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in 2023, has renamed the New Mexico property San Rafael Ranch and plans to turn it into a Christian retreat center
A Catholic priest carried out an exorcism over three days at Zorro Ranch, the New Mexico property formerly owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Huffines family, which bought the property, has renamed it San Rafael Ranch and plans to convert it into a Christian retreat center.
Devin Huffines, one of the sons of Don Huffines, a Dallas real estate developer and former Texas comptroller, confirmed the exorcism to Newsmax. He said the priest, an exorcist from Ohio, spent three days purifying every part of the property.
Devin Huffines, who identifies as a devout Roman Catholic, said the spiritual side of the exorcism matters to his family. "Demons and devils are real to us," he said. The decision to buy the ranch was not easy, he said, because several family members were reluctant given the reputation of the previous owner. "All the girls and my mother said no, absolutely not. No way. You can't do it. It's disgusting," he said.
The promise that the purchase funds would go to Epstein's victims helped ease those concerns. "In the end, we saw it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a deal you don't get twice," he said.
Don Huffines bought the ranch in 2023 through a limited partnership and renamed it San Rafael Ranch, after the angel of healing, whose name means "God heals." After The New Mexican, a Santa Fe newspaper, reported the purchase in February, the family announced it intended to use the property as a Christian retreat center.
In March, the New Mexico Department of Justice reopened an investigation into criminal activity at Zorro Ranch and searched the property over two days with the consent of the Huffines family. Devin Huffines said what looked like "60 detectives" went over the site using ground-penetrating radar, thermal drones, cadaver dogs and thermographic cameras.
Recalling his first visit to the ranch, Devin Huffines said he wondered what evil might have taken place there, but concluded that "the land is not evil" and that "real estate is not evil." He said the family plans to turn the ranch into a place where "a lot of light will shine in the darkness."
The project includes building cabins for prayer and fasting, along with fishing, hunting, target shooting and horseback riding. The family also plans a new entrance to the ranch carrying the message: "All who come in the name of the Lord are welcome."
