The death of an Epstein-linked modeling scout in France has set off a fresh wave of speculation around Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ties to Israeli intelligence — even as authorities say there is no evidence so far that the man died violently.

Daniel Siad, a former modeling scout who was reportedly under investigation in France over his alleged connections to Epstein’s trafficking network, was found dead on July 20 at his home in Colombes, a suburb northwest of Paris.

French prosecutors opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of his death. His attorney, Menya Arab-Tigrine, has said she is waiting for the official autopsy findings, while also suggesting a possible heart attack may have been brought on by the stress of the case.

According to Reuters, prosecutors later said an autopsy found no signs of violence.

Still, Siad’s death has revived one of the most controversial theories surrounding Epstein: that the disgraced financier’s operation may have functioned as some kind of intelligence-linked blackmail scheme.

Siad’s name reportedly appeared repeatedly in Epstein-related records released by the Department of Justice, and he had been accused of helping connect Epstein with young women and aspiring models in Europe. His lawyer has said he maintained his innocence.

Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, has long been the subject of claims that he used his access to wealthy, famous and politically powerful men to gather compromising material.

Those claims have never been proven in court as part of an Israeli intelligence operation, but they have been fueled for years by Epstein’s relationships with figures tied to Israel, including former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, as well as his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking, was the daughter of British media tycoon Robert Maxwell, who has also been the subject of longstanding claims about alleged intelligence ties.

In the book Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales, authors Dylan Howard, Melissa Cronin and James Robertson explored claims that Epstein and Maxwell were connected to Israeli intelligence. Much of that theory rests on allegations made by Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli intelligence figure who has claimed Robert Maxwell helped bring Epstein into Mossad’s orbit.

Ben-Menashe has alleged that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were not traditional spies, but were useful because of their access to powerful people.

According to that theory, Epstein’s real value was not intelligence-gathering in the conventional sense, but his ability to place influential men in compromising situations and allegedly use that material for leverage.

Former CIA counterterrorism specialist Philip Giraldi has also argued publicly that Epstein’s operation looked like an intelligence operation, pointing to the financier’s alleged habit of recording prominent men in private settings.

But the theory remains hotly disputed.

Other writers and Epstein observers have pushed back on the idea that Epstein was a formal Mossad agent, arguing that he may have exaggerated his own influence and connections to make himself appear more powerful than he really was.

Siad’s death has only added fuel to the debate.

Private investigator Jason Jensen told RadarOnline.com that people linked to intelligence operations can become “loose ends,” suggesting Siad’s sudden death would naturally raise questions among skeptics of the official narrative.

But for now, French authorities have not said Siad was killed, and prosecutors have reported no signs of violence.

That has not stopped Epstein watchers from asking why so many people around the case seem to leave behind more questions than answers.

Siad’s death is especially notable because he was one of the Epstein-linked figures who might have been able to shed more light on how young women were recruited, who helped make introductions and whether Epstein’s alleged abuse network was purely criminal — or something even darker.

For Epstein’s victims and their advocates, the concern is more immediate: another potentially important witness is gone before a full public accounting could take place.

And with Epstein dead, Maxwell imprisoned and Siad now gone, the mystery surrounding who enabled Epstein — and who may have benefited from his secrets — remains as explosive as ever.