Overview
- The Parquet de Nanterre announced Thursday, October 22, 2026, that it was closing the inquiry into Daniel Siad’s July death after forensic findings pointed to a natural cardiac cause.
- Autopsy and follow-up medico-legal analyses found no recent traces of violence, no toxic cause, and identified an altered cardiac state including an old infarct that could lead to sudden death.
- Siad, 69, was found dead at his home in Colombes on July 22 and had been named repeatedly in the 'Epstein Files' and in multiple complaints alleging rape and human trafficking.
- Siad denied the accusations and had said he wanted to give his version to investigators before his death, but the Nanterre decision only addresses cause of death and not the underlying allegations.
- Paris prosecutors have separately identified other potential recruiters linked to Jeffrey Epstein and say criminal investigations into his entourage remain active, a context that echoes past complex cases such as Jean‑Luc Brunel and Gérald Marie.