Human Remains Found In Thousand Oaks Last Month Identified

Thursday October 05, 2023

      Updated--The Ventura County Sheriff's Office says the human remains found near a hiking trail in Thousand Oaks last month are that of a Thousand Oaks man who had been reported missing.

     Ventura County officials say that 36-year-old Taylor Beck Thompson had been reported missing in September.

     A local Thousand Oaks resident was hiking on September 25th when he found the skeletal remains shortly after 6 PM and reported it to the authorities.

     They were found in a ravine between the Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve and the 1900 block of Roadrunner Avenue.

     The Medical Examiner's Office with the assistance of the Sheriff's Forensic Services Bureau Fingerprint Unit identified the remains.

     The manner and cause of death remain unknown pending further investigation by the Medical Examiner's Office.

     Anyone with information that might help in the investigation is encouraged to call Ventura County Sheriff's Sergeant Albert Ramirez at (805) 384-4761.