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Daniel Siad, a modelling scout implicated in the Epstein files, was found dead at his home outside Paris, France. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed the discovery and stated that an investigation to determine the cause of death has been opened.
An investigation has been initiated by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office following the discovery of Daniel Siad’s body, with an autopsy pending. Siad had been among several individuals under scrutiny in connection with the trafficking and abuse allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Nanterre prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation to determine the cause of Daniel Siad’s death, found at his home outside Paris. Following Siad’s death, the scrutiny on individuals associated with Jeffrey Epstein remains heightened, with public and institutional focus on ongoing investigations into trafficking and abuse.
What remains unclear — The cause of Daniel Siad’s death has not yet been established pending an autopsy.
Modelling scout linked to Epstein investigation found dead at home near Paris
Daniel Siad”s body was found at his home outside Paris, France (Picture: US Department of Justice)
A modelling scout who was named more than 1,000 times in the Epstein files has been found dead.
Daniel Siad was one of a number of men under investigation in France after being accused of helping the late Jeffrey Epstein to traffic and abuse women.
Siad, 69, had denied any wrongdoing and said he wanted to be heard and give his version of events.
The Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed on Wednesday that Siad’s body had been found in his house outside Paris. An autopsy has yet to be carried out.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in 2019 (Picture: AP)
It added: ‘An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery.’
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In a message to Epstein dated 2014, Siad compared the process of allegedly recruiting women to fishing.
‘In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish [sic],’ he said.
‘I had 2 girls from Sweden, a Slovakian, 2 French and [redacted] the Russian, with whom you spoke and a beautiful Chinese named [redacted].’
To this, Epstein wrote: ‘I will reimburse you of course for any expenses.’
He later said the American billionaire – who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial – had ‘taken advantage of his trust’.
In 2020, French authorities arrested Jean-Luc Brunel, a modelling agent accused of recruiting women on behalf of Epstein.
Siad worked as a scout on commission for Brunel, the Guardian previously reported.
He was found dead in prison in February 2022, after spending 14 months awaiting trial on charges of rape of minors and sexual harassment – which he denied – along with accusations of participation in Epstein’s trafficking.
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