NEWSJeffrey Epstein Model Scout Daniel Siad Found Dead in France After Being Named Thousands of Times in FBI Files

Daniel Siad worked with Jeffrey Epstein.
July 22 2026, Updated 7:20 a.m. ET
Suspected pimp for Jeffrey Epstein, Daniel Siad, 69, who had been under investigation in France at the time of his death on suspicion of helping the late predator traffic and abuse women, has died.
According to The Sun, Siad was found dead at his home in Colombes, outside of Paris, on Monday, July 21.
What Happened to Daniel Siad?

Daniel Siad allegedly helped find women for Jeffrey Epstein.
“An investigation into the causes of death was opened Monday evening following the discovery of the body of Mr. Daniel Siad in a house he occupied in Colombes," the Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed to the BBC.
Siad's name appeared thousands of times in the Epstein files.
Epstein victim Anya (not her real name) previously told the BBC Siad introduced her to the late financier, who died in his jail cell in 2019.

Siad's name appeared 2,090 times in the Epstein files.
In the latest batch of Epstein files, which were released by the Department of Justice in January, Siad's name appeared 2,090 times.
In one note Siad wrote to Epstein in 2014, he said his job of recruiting women was similar to fishing.
“In this busyness [sic] I feel like fisherman some time I cache [sic] quick, some time no fish," the message read.
“I had 2 girls from Sweden, a Slovakian, 2 French and [redacted] the Russian, with whom you spoke and a beautiful Chinese named [redacted],” he continued.
Epstein tried to reassure him, writing: “I will reimburse you of course for any expenses.”
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Siad denied any wrongdoing.
Siad, who always denied any wrongdoing, allegedly acted as a recruiter for Epstein overseas. According to reports, he worked with him from the late '00s to 2017.
He allegedly carried out jobs in Poland, South Africa, Cuba, France and more.
“Slovakia is the place to be,” Siad wrote to Epstein in 2009, adding he had 45 women to see there.
“I have to invite the parents for lunch or cafe i have some girls already who are there waiting for me like in Poland so I have to give them some money,” Siad wrote.

Ebba Karlsson claimed Siad scouted her in Sweden in 1990.
Ebba Karlsson claimed Siad scouted her in Sweden in 1990 when she was 20 years old. She claimed he took her to France and raped her. She tried to track him down, but he went by a different name at the time. After seeing his photo in the Epstein files, she was able to identify him.
“It was something about the way it was done, the people he [Siad] knew … he threatened to kill me and told me that he knew the head of police in Paris. It is very easy to think you’re nobody, but now I know this was part of something bigger. I am relieved that my intuition was right,” she claimed.
Karlsson filed criminal allegations of rape and human trafficking against Siad in Paris. Siad denied Karlsson’s allegations.
His lawyer in Paris, Ménya Arab-Tigrine, said they did not know each other, adding, “He is 69 and has no previous convictions."


