Overview
- Siad, a 69-year-old modelling scout, was found dead in his Colombes home on Monday, the Nanterre prosecutor's office said.
- Prosecutors have opened an investigation to determine the cause of death and an autopsy has been ordered but officials have not yet released a confirmed cause.
- Siad had been under a French criminal inquiry over allegations including rape, grooming and helping Jeffrey Epstein find women, and he had not been questioned before his death.
- Documents from the U.S. Department of Justice show extensive communications and payments between Epstein and Siad, with reporting saying his name appears many times in the released files.
- Victims and advocates said Siad’s death erases a potential source of evidence and deepens concerns about accountability after similar high-profile deaths connected to the Epstein network.