LAPD contradicts ‘SNL’ writer Jimmy Fowlie on missing sister's case
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jimmy Fowlie, a writer for "Saturday Night Live," announced that his sister, Christina Downer, is "no longer alive" and that her death is being investigated as a homicide, four months after she went missing.
- The Los Angeles Police Department contradicted Fowlie's claim, stating that Downer's case remains classified as a missing person investigation, though it is considered "suspicious" and is being handled by the Robbery-Homicide Division.
- Fowlie revealed that Downer's phone and social media were likely compromised before her disappearance, with someone using her accounts to request money and create the illusion she had left voluntarily.
- The LAPD urges anyone with information about Downer's case to contact the Robbery-Homicide Division, emphasizing that the investigation is ongoing and no reclassification to homicide has been made.
- Downer was last seen in Koreatown in late November 2025, and she was active on social media until mid-December; her family has stressed she had no history of mental illness and had never disappeared voluntarily before.
