Ventura police release details in 2023 homicide; suspect also charged in Ojai woman's death
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office charged Christian Alexandre Hillairet, 25, with two counts of murder on June 6. The charges stem from the recent killing of an Ojai woman and that of a Ventura man found dead in late 2023. The police department identified him as William Thompson, 46.
This week the department said that authorities found Thompson's body on Nov. 5, 2023, near the railroad tracks in the 6600 block of Nightingale Street in Ventura. Officers had responded to a 911 call reporting a body near the tracks.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office later ruled his death a homicide. After what police described as a lengthy investigation, detectives obtained new evidence in the case when the sheriff's office arrested Hillairet in early June, according to a news release.
Police did not provide details about the new evidence, saying doing so could jeopardize the case.
Carolyn Nino De Rivera, 26, was found dead in a home in the Upper Ojai area on May 31. Investigators said they learned Hillairet, a suspect in the killing, had crossed the border into Mexico. With help from federal and Mexican authorities, he was arrested in Rosarito days later, officials said.
He was booked into county jail on June 5. His arraignment on the murder charges has been continued and he has not yet entered a plea.
The Ventura Police Department urged anyone with information about the Thompson case to contact the police at 805-650-8010.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Ventura police release new details in 2023 homicide
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