LAPD Arrests Two for Murder of Christina Downer, Sister to ‘SNL’ Writer Jimmy Fowlie

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.

Police arrested Downer’s boyfriend, Delorean Bijon Brandon, and Kaylee Nicole Markowski on Thursday.

“On December 18, 2025, Christina Downer was reported missing after her ex-husband requested a welfare check when he had not heard from her for an extended period of time. Downer’s boyfriend, Delorean Brandon, claimed that she had moved out several months earlier, leaving behind all her belongings, including her vehicle and dog,” the LAPD said.

In their statement, police said, “Robbery-Homicide Division detectives assumed the investigation after Downer’s cellphone was discovered washed ashore on Santa Monica Beach. Through various investigative techniques, detectives identified Delorean Brandon and Kaylee Markowski as the individuals responsible for Downer’s murder, the disposal of her body, and the concealment of their involvement.”

On Dec. 22, 2025, Fowlie shared a social media post asking for help finding his missing sister, sharing a multiple of images of Downer. Months later, in April of this year, he announced that “the LAPD has informed our family that Christina is no longer alive, and the case has officially transitioned from a missing person to a homicide investigation.”

The SNL writer shared in his April post that he believes his sister’s “phone and social media were compromised” in the weeks before she went missing, and those who took her phone “used it to hide the fact she was gone, to ask for money, and to create a false narrative that she was going ‘off the grid.’”

“I am sharing this because I believe that whoever is responsible is hoping to erase her in every way possible,” he wrote. “I want to amplify her story in the only way I know how. And to express that she was a beautiful person who matters in this world, especially to me.”

The LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division will present the case to the L.A. Country District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration. The investigation is still ongoing.