Overview
- German news weekly Der Spiegel and broadcaster ZDF reported that a woman identified only as Michele, who vanished after leaving her family home in September 2015, appears in documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein's network.
- Those reports say model recruiter Daniel Siad appears repeatedly in the files and allegedly sent Epstein photographs and body measurements of women, including images of Michele with a message saying “you will love her.”
- Siad is under investigation in France over allegations he helped facilitate trafficking and abuse; he denies the accusations and did not respond to requests for comment according to the reporting.
- Der Spiegel stressed there is no public evidence that Michele ever met Epstein, and two former Epstein assistants told the magazine they had never seen her or known of a connection.
- Michele's disappearance remains unsolved, her family says the new disclosures increase their fear for her safety, and the cross-border travel noted in reports—including time spent in Dubai—complicates efforts to determine what happened and could spur further probes.