Mother and son identified as bodies found dead during Woolsey fire in Malibu

A mother and son found dead in a charred car during the Woolsey fire in Malibu last month have been identified.

The two were identified as Anthony Noubar Baklayan, 57, of Oak Park and Shoushan Baklayan, 82, of Malibu, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

The pair were discovered inside the burned vehicle that was located in a long narrow driveway in the 33100 block of Mulholland Highway at about 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 9, according to authorities.

“A deputy responded to the fire and discovered the vehicle,” Ardalani said.

Anthony Baklayan’s cause of death was determined to be “thermal injuries,” Ardalani said. His mother’s cause of death has been deferred pending additional testing.

“The Baklayan family continues to grieve for their members, thanks the community for (its) overwhelming support and requests privacy,” family spokesman Brian Glicklich said.

The pair were among three people believed killed as a result of the massive Woolsey fire, which erupted on Nov. 8 south of Simi Valley and charred some 97,000 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The blaze, the worst in L.A. County modern history, prompted a quarter of a million people to evacuate and destroyed more than 1,600 structures.

The third person, who was found in a burned home in the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road near Agoura Hills on Nov. 13, had yet to be identified as of Monday.

“There’s a person they believe it is, but because of the state of remains, they’re waiting for additional testing,” Ardalani said.

That decedent’s cause of death is also pending further tests, she said.