'SNL' writer's missing sister case leads homicide detectives to Joshua Tree months after family's murder claim
LAPD homicide detectives searched Joshua Tree for evidence in the disappearance of Christina Downer, sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie.
TL;DR
- LAPD homicide detectives searched the Joshua Tree area for evidence in the disappearance of Christina Downer.
- Downer, sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie, disappeared in late November 2025.
- Fowlie announced in April that police informed the family his sister was dead, transitioning the case to a homicide investigation.
- The LAPD previously disputed Fowlie's claim, stating Downer had not been located and it remained a missing person case.
- The family suspects Downer's phone and social media were used to fabricate a narrative of her voluntarily disappearing.
- The LAPD has not confirmed the exact location or nature of the evidence sought in Joshua Tree.