The former boyfriend of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie’s sister Christina Downer has been charged with murder more than one year after she was last seen.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, November 2, that Delorean Bijon Brandon was charged with one count of murder and two felony counts of injuring a spouse. Meanwhile, codefendant Kaylee Markowski was hit with one felony charge of accessory after the fact.
“More than a year has passed since Christina Downer vanished and her family and friends have dealt with uncertainty amid the profound loss of someone they loved so much,” District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement announcing the charges. “Although Ms. Downer has not been located, we are charging two individuals today who are accused of playing a role in her death and disappearance and we will hold them accountable for their actions.”
Authorities believe that Brandon, 41, killed Downer, 38, on or around September 19, 2025, and Markowski, 34, allegedly helped dispose of her body.
The DA’s office said that Downer and Brandon were in a relationship at the time of her disappearance.
Additionally, the DA’s office added that Brandon has also been charged with assaulting his wife on two separate occasions in 2022.
The LAPD shared more insight into the case in a press release on Friday, October 30, in which they explained that Downer’s ex-husband requested a welfare check in December 2025 when he was unable to reach her for “an extended period of time.”
Brandon allegedly told police that Downer had moved out months earlier. He claimed she left behind all her belongings, including her vehicle and dog.
Downer’s cell phone was discovered “washed ashore at Santa Monica Beach,” and detectives from the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation.
Fowlie, 41, previously shared a missing persons poster via social media in December 2025, revealing Downer had disappeared. “My sister has been missing and we are worried that she isn’t safe… Please share this so that if anyone has seen her, they can give any information to the police,” he wrote at the time.
Fowlie, who has worked as a writer on SNL since 2022, shared another update in April.
“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,” he said. “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.”
It’s not currently clear whether Brandon or Markowski have entered pleas following their arrests. The investigation into the case remains ongoing.
