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Police arrest two suspects in murder of Saturday Night Live writers sister

Authorities in Los Angeles have arrested the boyfriend of Christina Downer and another suspect on suspicion of murder following her disappearance in late 2025.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom31 October 2026 at 00:010 views

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The New York Post reported that police in Los Angeles have arrested two suspects on suspicion of murder in the death of Christina Downer, the 38 year old sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie. Delorean Bijon Brandon, who is Downer's boyfriend, was arrested on Friday in Highland Park. A second suspect, Kaylee Nicole Markowski, was arrested in Tarzana. Both suspects are being held on $2 million bail. [1]

The New York Post, citing NBC Los Angeles, reported that investigators believe Brandon and Markowski dumped Downer's body and covered up the crime after she vanished. Downer went missing in Los Angeles in late November 2025, according to the New York Post. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, police began searching the California desert in Joshua Tree for Downer on October 9, 2026. Detectives and canine units were deployed to search for evidence connected to her disappearance. FTMQ News earlier noted that Fowlie posted in April 2026 that his sister was believed to be dead, though FTMQ News previously reported her last confirmed sighting as December 2025. [3]

The New York Post reported that law enforcement officers are continuing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the case. [1]

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In short

Delorean Bijon Brandon and Kaylee Nicole Markowski were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Christina Downer.
Christina Downer, the 38 year old sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie, went missing in late 2025.
Police set bail at $2 million for each of the two suspects arrested in Los Angeles.
Investigators believe the suspects dumped Downer's body and covered up the crime.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Shocking update in case of ‘SNL’ writer’s missing sisterNew York Post, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]List of solved missing person cases (1950–1969) on Wikipedia
[3]Police search Joshua Tree for missing sister of Saturday Night Live writer FTMQ News, 21d ago
[4]Simone Nathan says Kid Sister is her final acting role FTMQ News, 21d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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