DANIEL SIAD, FRENCH MODELLING SCOUT WITH LINKS TO EPSTEIN FOUND DEAD
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A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday. Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday.
The available RSS description adds: Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday.
- News - South China Morning Post: Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women.
- News - South China Morning Post: Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators, but had denied the allegations.
- News - South China Morning Post: “An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the...
- BBC News: Daniel Siad, whose name appears in the Epstein files thousands of times, denied knowledge of the threat Jeffrey Epstein posed.
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- PRIMARY REPORT: News - South China Morning Post (open the original report)
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STORY TIMELINE
- 22/07/2026, 19:21 RELATED COVERAGE MODELLING SCOUT LINKED TO EPSTEIN FOUND DEAD IN PARIS (BBC News • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 22/07/2026, 19:34 PRIMARY FEED DANIEL SIAD, FRENCH MODELLING SCOUT WITH LINKS TO EPSTEIN FOUND DEAD (News - South China Morning Post • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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