David Wilcock
- Life status
- Confirmed deceased
- Profession
- Born
- Not recorded
- Age
- 53 · as reported by the source, at the recorded event
- Died
- 20 April 2026, Park Ridge Road, unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado · known to the day
- Fields
- Not classified yet: categories await the owner’s taxonomy review
- Organisations
- Not stated
- Works
- None catalogued yet
In plain words
No established summary yet.
Biography
David Wilcock, author and television presenter on UFO topics, is the person the Boulder County Coroner identified on 22 April 2026.
The Boulder County Coroner identified him as 53 years old.
New York Times bestselling author and a consulting producer and regular on the History Channel series Ancient Aliens, according to his publisher. Attributed
A prominent figure in the online UFO disclosure movement, according to Fox News; his publisher lists his books and his role on Ancient Aliens. He was not a scientist. Attributed
Died on 20 April 2026, the date of the incident in the Boulder County Coroner's identification release.
Died outside a house on Park Ridge Road in unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado, according to the county releases; media place it near Nederland.
According to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, he called the Communications Center at 10:44 a.m.; deputies saw a man sitting outside the house holding a gun to his head, a deputy witnessed him shoot himself, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. No other individuals were found on site.
His family, in a statement included in the Sheriff's Office update, said he took his own life and that there was no foul play. No coroner ruling on manner was published. Attributed
Not established
- Not establishedNo read source states his date of birth. Not established in the reviewed sources; Boulder County releases, Denver Gazette, Fox News and Penguin Random House read 2026-11-11: age 53 only.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
- Not establishedNo published medical examiner or coroner finding states a medical cause of death. Not established in the reviewed sources; Boulder County Coroner (22 Apr 2026) and Sheriff (23 Apr 2026) releases read 2026-11-11: identification and incident timeline only; no autopsy or cause published.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
- Not establishedNo coroner determination of cause or manner was published in the reviewed sources. Not established in the reviewed sources; Boulder County releases read 2026-11-11; no later coroner ruling found.; checked 11 Nov 2026.
Works
No works catalogued in the approved record yet. Works mentioned in sources appear as attributed statements in the biography.
Timeline
Events and cases
No case file is published for this person. Recorded life events are in the timeline above; a case is opened only with its own evidence and review.
Sources
- 53-Year-Old Identified in Ridge Road Incident (opens in a new tab)Boulder County (Office of the Boulder County Coroner), 2026 · Official record · read
- David Wilcock | Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Penguin Random House · Institution · read
- UFO writer, paranormal YouTuber dies in suicide at home after mental health call: police (opens in a new tab)Fox News Digital, 2026 · News report · readAuthor: Julia Bonavita
- UPDATE: Death Investigation Near Ridge Road (opens in a new tab)Boulder County (Sheriff's Office Public Information), 2026 · Official record · read
- Best-selling author dead in Colorado mountain town after suspected mental health crisis (opens in a new tab)The Denver Gazette (OutThere Colorado), 2026 · News report · readAuthor: Spencer McKee
- UPDATE: Death Investigation Near Ridge Road (opens in a new tab)Boulder County via GovDelivery, 2026 · Official record · read