'SNL' writers sister vanished now her boyfriend and rival face charges in deadly love triangle

Months before a Saturday Night Live writer's sister disappeared, court records showed a pattern of alleged stalking, threats, and domestic violence involving two suspects now charged with her death and disappearance.Last month, Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Christina Downer’s boyfriend, Delorean Bijon Brandon, 41, with first-degree murder.Brandon’s former girlfriend, Kaylee Nicole Markowski, 34, is facing two felony counts of being an accessory after the fact.Investigators believe Brandon killed Downer, 38, on or around Sept.
19, 2025.Her remains have not been located.Christina Lynn Downer, the missing sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie, was last seen in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood in November 2025.
(LAPD)Before Downer disappeared, she and Brandon sought separate restraining orders against Markowski, accusing her, in part, of stalking and blackmail, court records showed.Both cases were dismissed after Downer and Brandon failed to appear in court, according to court documents obtained by Los Angeles Magazine.'SNL' WRITER'S MISSING SISTER CASE LEADS HOMICIDE DETECTIVES TO JOSHUA TREE MONTHS AFTER FAMILY'S MURDER CLAIMAuthorities learned of Downer’s disappearance in December 2025, when her ex-husband reported her missing, saying he had not heard from her in months.Downer’s brother, Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie, began posting public pleas on Instagram that same month, asking for information about his sister’s whereabouts.Brandon, who shared an apartment with Downer in Koreatown, told police that she had moved out months prior, leaving her belongings behind, including her car and beloved miniature pinscher named Rex.TEACHER FOUND DEAD WITH THROAT SLIT; DETECTIVES SCRUTINIZE HUSBAND’S SHIFTING STORYThe LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation after Downer’s cellphone washed ashore at Santa Monica Beach.Investigators believe Brandon and Markowski used Downer’s phone to send messages, fabr...