Around 10:44 a.m. on April 20, a 911 call was received by Boulder County Communications related to someone believed to be suffering a suspected mental health crisis in the area of Ridge Road near Nederland. Deputies were driving up the caller’s driveway by 11:04 a.m. to find a male holding a firearm against his head.
Deputies then heard a shot fired in an unknown direction, and upon seeing the man still holding the gun to his head, a deputy issued the command to lower the weapon around 11:05 a.m. Seconds later, the man shot himself, soon pronounced deceased at the scene.
It was later revealed that the man who had shot himself was New York Times best-selling author David Wilcock, 53 and originally of Schenectady, New York and a Colorado resident since 2017. At the request of Wilcock’s family, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office included additional information about his life and what led to his death in a press release on the matter. It is the family’s hope that his death “encourages more focused attention to mental health care access.”
“From childhood, he had a deep curiosity about telepathy, lucid dreaming, the occult, palmistry, and the predictions of Nostradamus,” reads the family’s statement. “Like many young people, he experienced painful periods of struggle and difficulty.”
Throughout his life, David wrote extensively about the subjects he found interesting, publishing multiple books including The Source Field Investigations, The Synchronicity Key, The Ascension Mysteries (New York Times best-seller), Awakening in the Dream (New York Times best-seller), and The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transportation (co-authored with Wynn Free). He appeared regularly on History Channel’s Ancient Aliens and also published videos to a successful YouTube Channel called Divine Cosmos with David Wilcock, which has more than 500,000 subscribers. His death occurred a day after his last livestream on that channel, which has since been viewed more than 260,000 times.
David Wilcock amassed a large following online and among his readers, also co-producing a documentary called Above Majestic, described on IMDB as “a look at the origins, history, and conspiracies behind the ‘Majestic 12’, a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.” This film has been called “the most successful documentary of 2018 on iTunes.”
“Always remember that the Creator is within – and we live in a loving universe,” wrote David Wilcock in one of his last social media posts. “I am grateful to you for all of your love, care, and support.”
According to the statement from David Wilcock’s family, he took his life after a long struggle with depression and amid overwhelming financial debt.
“In remembering David, it is important to hold more than one truth at once: that some of his work raised concerns about misinformation, and that he was also a person who was on an eternal quest for clarity,” reads the family statement. “Beyond his public persona, he was a human navigating the same complexities and vulnerabilities that shape all our lives. His passing is a reminder of how important it is to meet one another with open minds and compassion in our hearts. The loss of a life can turn our focus to our shared humanity, whether we agree on life’s unanswered questions or not.”
“David’s life will be remembered in a myriad of ways by many different people because of the far-reaching nature of his teachings and because he considered his audience a community,” said his family. “While he was known as a charismatic and engaging teacher to fans, those who were closest to him knew the depth of his untreated mental health struggles intimately. Many who knew him from afar have speculated that there is a cover-up involving his death, but we can assure you there was no foul play.”
Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide or those who know someone who is should call or text 988 for help. David’s family has requested that those who wish to honor his memory or offer support donate to either the Crisis Text Line in his name or to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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