Daniel Siad, a French modeling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his Paris apartment, prosecutors said.
Siad, 69, was discovered Monday night. An autopsy has not yet been completed, though his attorney, Menya Arab-Tigrine, told INC News that he died from a heart attack.
“While he died of a heart attack, the unbearable waiting, the stigma cast upon him and, by extension, his loved ones as well as the daily pressure and anxiety he endured, undoubtedly played a role,” she said. “We must await the autopsy results to determine whether his body simply gave out.”
INC News has contacted French prosecutors for further comment.
Daniel Siad, 69, a French modeling scout with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead inside his Paris apartment, prosecutors said Wednesday. (Justice Department)
Siad’s name surfaced roughly 2,000 times in the Epstein files made public by the Justice Department, Reuters reported.
In one email cited in those records, Siad allegedly wrote to Epstein: “I am here in Barcelona I have girls staying with me from Australia Croecian origin, so you can speak with her very Sweet.”
“I am looking to place her here and Paris.”
This photograph taken July 22, 2026, shows the home of model agent Daniel Siad in Colombes, a north-western suburb of Paris, where he was found dead July 20. Authorities opened an investigation into the cause of death and ordered a postmortem examination. (AFP via Getty Images)
“Photo?” Epstein replied.
Another email from Siad to Epstein from April 2009 included images of a 17-year-old Slovakian girl while he was scouting models in Bratislava.
At least 24 women have come forward as victims or witnesses of alleged acts committed by Siad or others after the February launch of a human trafficking and fraud probe, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told Reuters.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in federal custody in 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Investigators looked into Siad, but there wasn’t enough evidence to justify his immediate arrest, said Arab-Tigrine.
“Let us not forget that he was never prosecuted, nor was he ever formally implicated in any legal proceedings,” she said. “In the coming days, we must respect the grief of his loved ones. He has passed away, and he was innocent.”
