David Wilcock, the YouTuber, paranormal writer and UFO conspiracy theorist, died on April 20, 2026, according to multiple reports. He was 53. Rumors of his death initially circulated online after a U.S. representative from Florida tweeted about it. TMZ later reported the news, and, according to the outlet, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of death.
Here is what we know about Wilcock’s death.
Wilcock was a key figure in the disclosure movement, which favors conspiracy theories about the U.S. government’s alleged cover-up of intelligence regarding UFOs. The Rotterdam, New York, native was also a YouTuber, media personality and paranormal writer.
Wilcock died after using an unidentified weapon “on himself,” according to TMZ. On April 22, 2026, the outlet reported that authorities in Boulder County, Colorado, said that deputies were dispatched on April 20, 2026, to a residence when a 911 call came in just before 11:00 a.m. local time for an “unknown problem.” A communications specialist who was on the 911 phone call believed the caller “might have been in the middle of a mental health crisis,” per the outlet.
Upon the deputies’ arrival at the scene, they encountered a man who was outside of a home holding a weapon. Minutes later, the man “used the weapon on himself” and was pronounced dead.
As previously noted, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office is determining Wilcock’s official cause of death, according to TMZ.
U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna from Florida was one of the first people to publicly confirm his death.
