The search for a missing man in Ventura County has a grim ending.
Jose Velasquez was last seen in the Thousand Oaks area in July. Someone saw him in the Janss Marketplace July 27. His van was later discovered parked in a Newbury Park neighborhood.
A search failed to turn up any sign of the 35-year-old Camarillo man. But, Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives called the disappearance suspicious.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives say hikers found the body of a man in the Santa Monica Mountains October 3. It took a few days to link the remains to Velasquez.
There’s still no word on the cause of death, with autopsy results pending.
