Who She Is
Rachel Benavidez was a masseuse working in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when she was recruited to work for Jeffrey Epstein at his sprawling Zorro Ranch property in Stanley, New Mexico. She has described years of degrading abuse at the ranch, which was one of Epstein’s primary properties outside of New York and Palm Beach.
What She Says Happened
Benavidez was recruited as a masseuse in Santa Fe to work at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. She has described years of degrading abuse at the isolated property in New Mexico. She spoke about her experience in the Netflix documentary ‘Filthy Rich’ (2020), which was the first major platform to bring her account to a wide audience. The ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, was one of Epstein’s primary residences and the site of abuse described by multiple survivors.
What She Did About It
Benavidez shared her account in the 2020 Netflix documentary ‘Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,’ produced by Joe Berlinger. Her participation in the documentary helped bring broader public attention to Epstein’s abuse at the New Mexico ranch. She was named in the Television Academy’s retrospective coverage of the documentary.
Timeline
- New Mexico: Recruited as a masseuse in Santa Fe to work at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
- Years of abuse: Described degrading sexual abuse at the isolated New Mexico property
- 2020: Spoke publicly in the Netflix documentary Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Sources
- Netflix: Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich — documentary series (2020) featuring Rachel Benavidez’s account of Zorro Ranch
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich — Wikipedia overview of the 2020 Netflix documentary
- DOJ SDNY: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell — federal sex trafficking prosecution (Zorro Ranch referenced)
- Giuffre v. Maxwell, 1:15-cv-07433 — CourtListener, SDNY civil case with unsealed depositions (2024)
- Miami Herald: “Perversion of Justice” — Julie K. Brown’s investigative series on Epstein’s abuse network (2018)
Information compiled from public court records, news reporting, and published accounts. This page documents survivor testimony as a matter of public record.