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Updated · Fox News · Nov 10

Boyfriend Charged in Christina Downer Killing, Ex-Girlfriend Held on 2 Accessory Counts

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Updated · Fox News · Nov 10

Boyfriend Charged in Christina Downer Killing, Ex-Girlfriend Held on 2 Accessory Counts

Q: What clues were uncovered at the Joshua Tree Airbnb that could finally reveal where Christina Downer's body is hidden?

No publicly confirmed clue from the Joshua Tree Airbnb has been disclosed that identifies where Christina Downer’s body is hidden. What is known is that LAPD homicide detectives, with K-9 units and assistance from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, carried out an extensive search of an Airbnb property in Joshua Tree as part of the investigation. Authorities have said they were led to that location while looking for evidence tied to Downer’s disappearance. But investigators have not released what, if anything, was recovered there. No court filing or police statement in the material provided describes specific physical evidence from the Airbnb—such as blood, burial signs, trace evidence, digital records, or witness statements—that would point to the location of her remains. The strongest publicly known investigative clues in the case remain elsewhere: Downer’s cellphone washing ashore at Santa Monica Beach, allegations that her phone was used after her death to create the appearance that she had gone “off the grid,” and police claims that Delorean Brandon and Kaylee Markowski were involved in disposing of her body and concealing the crime. So, at this stage, any suggestion that the Joshua Tree Airbnb search uncovered a clue that could finally reveal where her body is hidden would be speculation. Police have kept those details confidential while the investigation continues.

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Los Angeles prosecutors charged Delorean Bijon Brandon, 41, with first-degree murder in the presumed Sept. 19, 2025 killing of Christina Downer, 38; Kaylee Nicole Markowski, 34, faces two felony accessory counts.
Investigators say Downer’s remains have not been found and that Brandon and Markowski used her phone after her death to send messages, seek money and stage a false story that she had gone "off the grid."
Court records show the case was preceded by months of conflict: Downer and Brandon separately sought restraining orders against Markowski over alleged stalking, blackmail and threats, but both cases were dismissed after they failed to appear.
Brandon withdrew another protective-order request on Sept. 18, 2025, a day before investigators believe Downer was killed; both defendants are jailed on $2 million bail as the LAPD homicide probe continues.

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A woman's boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors say he allegedly killed her and used her phone to fabricate a story that she voluntarily disappeared. Christina Downer, sister

How did a bitter love triangle involving dismissed restraining orders and alleged stalking escalate into a meticulously staged murder?

What clues were uncovered at the Joshua Tree Airbnb that could finally reveal where Christina Downer's body is hidden?

Why would a woman team up with her alleged abuser to cover up the murder of the very person who replaced her?

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Christina Downer's Boyfriend Charged with Murder, Ex-Girlfriend as Accessory in Love Triangle Case

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Boyfriend Charged in Christina Downer Killing, Ex-Girlfriend Held on 2 Accessory Counts

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