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Epstein model scout Daniel Siad, 69, found dead in Paris suburb before French prosecutors could question him
He had denied the rape and trafficking allegations and told associates he wanted to give his side. The cause of death is unestablished. He is the third central figure in Epstein's recruiting circle to die.
Wat we eerst wisten
- Daniel Siad, 69, was found dead at his home in Colombes on Monday, July 20, 2026.
- The Nanterre prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the cause of death the same evening and ordered a post-mortem.
- Siad was under formal investigation in Paris for rape and organising human trafficking in connection with Epstein and had denied the allegations.
- At least five women publicly accused Siad of rape and human trafficking.
- Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel and Siad are all dead; no central figure in the recruiting circle has faced trial.
Toen nog open
- No established cause of death.
- Whether the autopsy will produce a finding, and on what timeline.
- Whether surviving documents or testimony can substitute for the interrogation prosecutors never conducted.
Waar we op zouden letten
- The post-mortem and the Nanterre cause-of-death investigation.
- Any Paris prosecutor's-office statement on the status of the rape and trafficking probe now that its central subject is dead.
- Whether other jurisdictions with overlapping Epstein material publish further material naming Siad.
