The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Nov. 2 it had charged a 41-year-old man with murder and a 34-year-old woman with accessory after the fact in the disappearance and killing of Christina Downer, 38, whose body has never been found.

Delorean Bijon Brandon of Los Angeles was charged in case 26CJCF07003 with one count of murder and two felony counts of injuring a spouse. Kaylee Markowski of Los Angeles was charged with one felony count of accessory after the fact.

Brandon is accused of killing Downer on or about Sept. 19, 2025. Markowski, who was Brandon's girlfriend, is accused of helping him dispose of the victim's body, the office said. Brandon also is charged with assaulting his wife on two separate occasions in 2022.

If convicted as charged, Brandon faces life in state prison. Markowski faces up to three years in county jail.

Los Angeles County District Attorney said, "More than a year has passed since Christina Downer vanished and her family and friends have dealt with uncertainty amid the profound loss of someone they loved so much. Although Ms. Downer has not been located, we are charging two individuals today who are accused of playing a role in her death and disappearance and we will hold them accountable for their actions."

Both defendants were scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 2 in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center, the office said. The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Hilary Williams of the Major Crimes Division and remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division.

The district attorney’s office said the charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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