Overview
- Prosecutors said Daniel Siad’s body was discovered Monday evening at his home in Colombes and they opened an inquiry to determine the cause of death with an autopsy under way.
- Siad was under a French preliminary probe for alleged roles in helping Jeffrey Epstein’s network to recruit and traffic women, but he had not been formally charged before his death.
- Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice show Siad’s name appears repeatedly in the Epstein files and include emails and payments that link him to Epstein and to sending photos and profiles of women.
- Multiple complainants have accused Siad of grooming, rape and human trafficking and at least one former model, Ebba Karlsson, filed a criminal complaint this year while Siad and his lawyer denied wrongdoing and said he died of a heart attack.
- Victims and advocates said Siad’s death will complicate efforts to reconstruct the network and gather testimony, a concern heightened by earlier high‑profile deaths tied to Epstein’s circle that investigators say have hampered accountability.