After two months of looking out, a California man who disappeared underneath mysterious circumstances has been discovered lifeless.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed that human stays discovered by hikers within the Santa Monica Mountains on Oct. 3 are these of Jose Velasquez. The sheriff’s workplace additionally informed SFGATE over e mail on Tuesday {that a} murder investigation is now underway. The reason for loss of life has not been launched.
Velasquez, 35, was final seen July 27 with pals on the Sundown Terrace Restaurant in Thousand Oaks. He mentioned goodbye to a detailed pal in a close-by parking storage and was by no means seen alive once more.
Velasquez’s automobile was situated the next day on the 1600 block of Rancho Conejo Boulevard in Thousand Oaks; it is unclear if Velasquez had any recognized hyperlinks to the condominium constructing at that location. Born in Honduras, Velasquez moved to Simi Valley, the place he labored as a plumber, in 2016.
Just a few days earlier than his loss of life, Velasquez had moved to his personal condominium in Camarillo, his mom Rita Maldonado informed the LA Instances in September. “Mommy, I’m pleased with my job, I’m glad, I’m doing nicely. This has been my dream, I discovered it,” Maldonado reported her son informed her over the telephone on the afternoon of his disappearance. “I’ve had a variety of work. At any time I should buy a flight to return see you.”
Velasquez’s mom and aunts appeared in a tearful video interview in September pleading for the general public’s assist in discovering Jose. Wearing matching purple tee shirts, holding images of Velasquez, his aunt Gloria mentioned to the digicam, “You have got an enormous household ready for you. Our hearts are damaged.”
On the night of Oct. 3, Velesquez’s physique was discovered off Mulholland Freeway in unincorporated Los Angeles County close to Malibou Lake, experiences the Thousand Oaks Acorn. The physique was discovered beneath a tarp held down by a bungee twine, in keeping with the outlet.
Anybody with data relating to this investigation is inspired to name Ventura County Sheriff’s Detective Jeff Jacobs at 805-384-4726.
