‘Ancient Aliens’ expert David Wilcock dead at 53 after ‘mental health crisis’
David Wilcock, recognized for his appearances on the History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens” and different extraterrestrial content material creation, has died at age 53.
David Wilcock died by suicide at age 53. (Courtesy: David Wilcock/YouTube)
Wilcock was concerned in an incident with a police response in Boulder County, Colo. On Monday, when emergency providers dispatched officers over hypothesis that a person was having a “mental health crisis.”
“Deputies arrived at approximately 11:02 am and made contact with a male outside a residence who was holding a weapon. Within minutes of deputies’ arrival, he used the weapon on himself. He was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Boulder County authorities stated in a report.
The deceased was later identified as Wilcockan everyday contributor on “Ancient Aliens” in addition to a preferred character on YouTube, the place he has amassed 520,000 subscribers.
VENICE, CA – MARCH 01: David Wilcock speaks at LEAP Superstar Soiree on March 1, 2012 in Venice, California. (Photo by Michael Bezjian/WireImage)
In a press release launched to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Wilcock’s family said“David Wilcock took his own life on April 20, 2026, after a long struggle with depression and overwhelming financial debt. His family, and chosen family, hope this loss encourages more focused attention to mental health care access.”
Outside of “Ancient Aliens,” Wilcock created work associated to conspiracy theories about world governments, together with the United States, and was concerned in tasks like “The Cosmic Secret,” “Wisdom Teachings,” and “Cosmic Disclosure.”
David Wilcock appeared on “Ancient Aliens” and made different alien, paranormal, and conspiracy content material on-line. (Courtesy: David Wilcock/YouTube)
Wilcock was additionally an creator of books, together with “The Synchronicity Key: The Hidden Intelligence Guiding the Universe and You” and “The Source Field Investigations: The Hidden Science and Lost Civilizations Behind the 2012 Prophecies,” each of which had been New York Times bestsellers.
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