WorldPublished: 22 July 2026 at 20:36

French modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead

Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead at his home outside Paris. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Siad's body was discovered on Monday evening. An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death, the Nanterre prosecutor's office said.

Siad's name appeared nearly 2,000 times in the Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

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