SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie confirms sister’s death as LAPD shifts case to homicide

SNL and Roommates writer Jimmy Fowlie announced on Instagram that his sister Christina Downer, 38, is no longer alive and that the LAPD has transitioned the case from a missing-person inquiry to a homicide investigation. He urged the public to share information and said Downer’s phone and social media appeared to be compromised before she vanished. The LAPD has not immediately commented. Downer’s last known locations and contacts trace back to late 2025 in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.