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LAPD Arrests 2 In Connection With Killing Of ‘SNL’ Writer Jimmy Fowlie’s Sister
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In Short: Detectives with LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division arrested Delorean Bijon Brandon and Kaylee Nicole Markowski in connection with the death of Christina Downer, sister of 'SNL' writer Jimmy Fowlie, according to NBC Los Angeles and The Hollywood Reporter.
NBC Los Angeles reported that Brandon, Downer's boyfriend, and Markowski were taken into custody on Thursday, while The Hollywood Reporter noted that the arrests were made on Friday.
Deadline and NBC Los Angeles both reported that Downer was last contacted in late November, and her cellphone was found washed ashore on a Santa Monica beach, leading to the case being reclassified as a homicide.
NBC Los Angeles and The Hollywood Reporter stated that Brandon claimed Downer had moved out and left behind all her belongings, including her car and dog, when she was first reported missing.
NBC Los Angeles and The Hollywood Reporter both reported that investigators were led to an Airbnb property in Joshua Tree and conducted an extensive search with K-9 units and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Fowlie shared a missing persons poster on Instagram in December, seeking help to find his sister, and later announced in April that the LAPD had informed the family that Downer was no longer alive.
Fowlie believed his sister's phone and social media were compromised, and that whoever had her phone used it to hide the fact she was gone and to create a false narrative that she was going off the grid.
Brandon and Markowski are being held at Metropolitan Detention Center on $2 million bail.
The LAPD believes Brandon and Markowski were responsible for Downer's murder, the disposal of her body, and the concealment of their involvement.
Fowlie shared in his April post that he believes whoever is responsible is hoping to erase his sister in every way possible.
Fowlie's post from April 29 expressed prayers for the truth to be revealed and for those responsible to be held accountable.
Fowlie began writing for Saturday Night Live during its 48th season in 2022.
Downer was reported missing on Dec. 18, 2025, following a welfare check requested by her ex-husband.
What's confirmed
- Detectives with LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation when her cellphone was discovered washed ashore on a Santa Monica beach.
- Nearly a year after she went missing, LAPD has arrested two people in connection to the death of Christina Downer, the late sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie.
- “Our prayers for her to be found safely have transformed into prayers for the truth to be revealed and for those responsible to be held accountable,” Fowlie’s post from April 29 read.
- The LAPD said investigators were led to an Airbnb property as part of their search for Downer and conducted an extensive search with the assistance of K-9 units and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
- Earlier this month, authorities searched a property in Joshua Tree in connection with her disappearance.
- Two people have been arrested for the murder of Christina Downer, the sister to Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Friday.
- Downer’s family reported her missing on Dec. 18, 2025, following a welfare check requested by her ex-husband after he hadn’t heard from her in an extended period of time.
- Police said that at the time Brandon claimed she had “moved out several months earlier” and left behind all her belongings.
What's still developing
- Fowlie, who joined “SNL” during Season 48 and recently co-wrote Chandler Levack’s Netflix comedy “Roommates,” starring Sadie Sandler and Chloe East, posted on Instagram in late April to share the tragic update that his sister’s case had been reclassified from a missing persons case to a homicide investigation.
- One of the individuals arrested by the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division on Thursday was Delorean Bijon Brandon, Downer’s 41-year-old boyfriend.
- This poster was shared wide by celebrities, including “SNL” cast members Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang, at the time.