David Wilcock dies by suicide in Nederland, Colorado, in presence of Boulder County deputies

Paranormal author and YouTube broadcaster David Wilcock, 53, dies by self-inflicted gunshot wound at his residence in Nederland, Colorado, in the presence of Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputies who had responded to a 911 call he placed earlier the same day. Wilcock had been a long-running figure in the Disclosure Movement, a regular contributor to Gaia productions, and a recurring on-screen voice on the History Channel's Ancient Aliens. In his final livestream, recorded on the evening of 18 April and posted to his YouTube channel, Wilcock said scientists had been disappearing or dying and described the pattern as 'a little bit scary'. The remarks connected his death directly to the broader missing-scientists narrative in the next forty-eight hours of online discussion. Wilcock's family released a statement on 22 April acknowledging a years-long mental health crisis, depression and overwhelming financial debt, and explicitly rejecting foul play and the conspiracy claims circulating on X and YouTube. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office confirmed the emergency communications specialist on the original call had suspected the caller was experiencing a mental health crisis.