Authorities have identified human remains discovered in an isolated area near Santa Paula, but the cause of death is still unknown.
The body was found July 11 south of Cornell Drive, in the Santa Clara River bed. The remains were badly decomposed, but investigators had a lead. There was a missing persons report for a man known to frequent the Santa Paula area.
David Carrillo was last seen alive in April. An autopsy by the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the body is that of the missing 43-year-old man.
The cause of death still hasn’t been determined. Santa Paula Police detectives are looking for anyone who remembered seeing Carrillo in April.
