Casablanca – French prosecutors said Friday that an autopsy on Daniel Siad, the modeling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein, found no immediate cause of death, prompting additional forensic examinations to determine how he died.
In a statement, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office reported that the autopsy, conducted Thursday, “did not reveal an immediate cause of death at this stage.”
Prosecutors added that investigators found no signs of recent violence that could be linked to Siad’s death. However, the examination revealed that the 69-year-old was in poor overall health and showed evidence of an old heart attack, which could have placed him at risk of sudden cardiac death.
Authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of death and assigned the case to the Hauts-de-Seine territorial police. Additional forensic analyses, including toxicology tests and an anatomical pathology examination, have been ordered.
Siad was found dead Monday at his home in Bois-Colombes, near Paris.
His death came while he was under investigation in France following allegations that he recruited women for convicted sex offender Epstein. Previously released emails showed him discussing scouting women during trips that included Morocco.
French prosecutors confirmed that the broader investigation into an alleged organized human trafficking network linked to Epstein will continue despite Siad’s death.
Siad denied wrongdoing during his lifetime. He was the subject of five complaints in France, including allegations of rape and human trafficking, but had not been formally charged before his death. One of the complainants, former Swedish model Ebba P. Karlsson, accused him of raping and sexually exploiting her when she was 20 years old.
The autopsy findings come as French child protection association “Innocence en danger” prepares legal action against the French state, alleging that prolonged delays in the investigation denied victims justice and allowed key suspects, including Siad, to die before being questioned.
