LAPD Arrests Two in the Murder of Jimmy Fowlie's Sister
Detectives identified Delorean Bijon Brandon and Kaylee Nicole Markowski after Christina Downer's phone washed up on a Santa Monica beach in December 2025.
By Matthew Qureshi ·
The Los Angeles Police Department announced on Friday that two individuals have been arrested for the murder of Christina Downer. Downer was the sister of Jimmy Fowlie, a writer for the television show Saturday Night Live. The arrests were made on Thursday.
The investigation began on December 18, 2025, when Downer was reported missing. Her ex-husband requested a welfare check after an extended period without contact. At the time, Downer's boyfriend, Delorean Bijon Brandon, told police that she had moved out months earlier. He claimed she left behind all her belongings, including her vehicle and her dog.
Detectives in the Robbery-Homicide Division took over the case after Downer's cellphone was found washed ashore on Santa Monica Beach. Through investigative techniques, police identified Brandon and Kaylee Nicole Markowski as the people responsible for the murder, the disposal of the body, and the concealment of their involvement.
Fowlie first reached out to the public on December 22, 2025, posting images of his sister and asking for help. In April 2026, he confirmed that the LAPD had informed his family that Christina was no longer alive. He stated that the case had officially transitioned from a missing person investigation to a homicide investigation.
In that April post, Fowlie explained that he believed his sister's phone and social media accounts were compromised in the weeks before she disappeared. He said the individuals who controlled the phone used it to hide her absence, ask for money, and create a false narrative that she was going off the grid.
Fowlie wrote that he shared the news because he believed the responsible parties were hoping to erase her in every way possible. He described her as a beautiful person who mattered in the world, especially to him. The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division will present the case to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office for filing consideration.
The investigation remains ongoing. No further details regarding the specific charges against Brandon and Markowski were released in the initial announcement.
