Model Scout Linked to Epstein Found Dead in Paris Suburb

Overview

• Daniel Siad, a 69‑year‑old model scout long named in U.S. Department of Justice and FBI records, was found dead in his Colombes home on Monday and authorities have launched a probe into the cause of death.
• Siad’s name appears thousands of times in documents released by U.S. authorities earlier this year, a disclosure that prompted new victim identifications and formal complaints in France.
• French investigators had been reinterviewing complainants and examining seized devices and records as part of inquiries into alleged recruitment and sexual exploitation tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
• Several women have accused Siad of rape and of presenting young models to Epstein and others, and lawyers and survivors warn his death may remove a key source of testimony before he could be questioned.
• Prosecutors say the autopsy and continued forensic review of documents will shape next steps for the French investigation, which follows other high‑profile deaths linked to the Epstein network and remains active and developing.