Convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while facing federal sex-trafficking charges, reportedly harbored a chilling ambition to spread his DNA widely. He envisioned using his resources, extensive properties, and elite connections to father numerous children in pursuit of what he described as enhancing humanity—effectively aiming to create a so-called “super race” through his genetic line.
Epstein shared this plan repeatedly with scientists, academics, and business associates over several years. He proposed transforming his expansive Zorro Ranch in New Mexico—a 33,000-square-foot property near Santa Fe—into a facility where multiple women would be artificially inseminated with his sperm and give birth to his offspring. Some who heard these accounts privately dubbed it a “baby ranch.” According to the New York Times, Epstein aspired to have up to 20 women pregnant simultaneously at the site. No evidence exists that the scheme was ever implemented, and reports indicate it would not have been inherently illegal if consensual and properly conducted.
This idea stemmed from Epstein’s fascination with transhumanism, a philosophy advocating technological and genetic advancements to elevate human potential, including through engineering and artificial intelligence. Observers have drawn parallels between such notions and discredited eugenics theories from the early 20th century, which promoted selective breeding to “improve” humanity—an ideology infamously exploited by the Nazis.
Despite his 2008 conviction for sex crimes and later federal charges involving the trafficking of girls as young as 14 (to which he pleaded not guilty), Epstein cultivated influence in elite scientific communities. He provided funding for conferences, research, and gatherings, attracting luminaries such as Nobel laureate physicist Murray Gell-Mann, cosmologist Stephen Hawking, evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, and geneticist George M. Church. Epstein supported initiatives like Harvard University’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics with a $6.5 million donation and hosted events on his private island in the US Virgin Islands, where guests—including Hawking—enjoyed chartered experiences like submarine trips.
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker recounted attending sessions where Epstein dominated discussions and expressed controversial views, such as opposing aid to reduce starvation in developing nations on overpopulation grounds. Pinker challenged him and was later reportedly excluded from future invitations.
Epstein also drew inspiration from the now-defunct Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank that solicited donations from Nobel laureates to supposedly strengthen the gene pool. He expressed interest in related fringe concepts, including cryonics—freezing bodies for potential future revival—and reportedly discussed preserving his head and penis.
Questions linger about whether Epstein fathered any children. Recent US Department of Justice-released files include unverified references, such as a diary from a woman alleging she gave birth at age 16 or 17 around 2002, with the infant allegedly removed immediately under oversight by Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Other documents mention a paternity test video and an email from Sarah Ferguson about a supposed baby boy, though details remain inconclusive. No children are referenced in Epstein’s will, and his final known partner was intended to inherit significant assets.
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