Authorities have begun scouring a California desert in the search for a Saturday Night Live (SNL) writer's missing sister that has dragged on for nearly a year.
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Christina Fowlie Downer, 38, was reported missing in December 2025 after last being heard from in November, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.
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On Friday, authorities told NBC Los Angeles that they had searched an Airbnb property in Joshua Tree as part of the search for Downer, who is the sister of SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie.
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Investigators used K-9 units and conducted an extensive search, the LAPD told the outlet.
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department assisted.
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Police did not reveal if anything was found in connection to the case, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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Downer went missing after making an odd social media post, showing herself dressed in a tight red top in her Los Angeles apartment, pouting coyly at the camera.
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If you wanna send me a Christmas treat, I'll be waiting.
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Happy holidays, everyone,' she wrote on December 14, 2025.
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She also added the handles for her Cash App and Venmo accounts in her Instagram bio, giving her 700 followers a way to send her money.
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Christina Fowlie Downer, 38, was reported missing in December 2025.
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On Friday, the LAPD told NBC Los Angeles that they searched an Airbnb in Joshua Tree in connection to her case.
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They did not say if they were searching for remains
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The playful message seemed 'off' to friends and family who said they had not heard from Christina for weeks before the December 14 social media post, they told the Daily Mail in May.
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Her brother, Jimmy, believes she is dead, writing in a heartbreaking April post: 'Our prayers for her to be found safely have transformed into prayer for the truth to be revealed and for those responsible to be held accountable.'
However, police are still treating Downer's case as a disappearance.
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And police would not confirm to NBC whether or not they were searching for remains in Joshua Tree.
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The LAPD told NBC they were looking for evidence in the area.
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The Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating.
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The Daily Mail learned in May that Downer led a double life as an adult actress and exotic dancer and, according to people who knew her, had been struggling with her mental health in recent years.
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Christina also had a tumultuous relationship with a face-tattooed R&B singer and filed a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend, whom she accused of stalking and harassing her.
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Christina's ex-husband, Ryan Downer, told the Daily Mail in May that he phoned in a wellness check in December after not hearing from her for weeks.
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Ryan and Christina married in 2015 in their hometown of Woburn, Massachusetts, not too far from where Christina danced at a local gentlemen's club after giving up a career in adult entertainment.
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She went by the name 'Chavon Taylor.'
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The Daily Mail revealed in May that Downer was living a double life an adult actress and exotic dancer.
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Pictured: the last social media post she made
People who knew Downer said she had been struggling with her mental health for years before her disappearance
The pair separated in November 2023, citing 'irreconcilable differences,' according to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail.
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Ryan called authorities when she didn't respond to him for weeks.
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'It just doesn't make any sense why she would leave without telling anyone.
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We just want to know what happened because none of it makes any sense.
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When cops did a welfare check at her apartment in Koreatown, the place was clean and tidy with nothing out of the ordinary, Ryan told the Daily Mail.
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The Daily Mail also learned in May that Christina had an on-and-off relationship with a local LA R&B singer named Delorean Bijon Brandon.
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Ryan told the Daily Mail that Christina and Brandon had a toxic relationship and she often left him voice messages complaining about their dynamic.
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In September 2024, Christina filed a temporary restraining order against Brandon's ex-girlfriend, claiming she had been harassing them for years.
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Her brother, Jimmy, believes she is dead, writing in a heartbreaking April post: 'Our prayers for her to be found safely have transformed into prayer for the truth to be revealed and for those responsible to be held accountable'
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Brandon told the Daily Mail that Christina had trouble getting modeling work and was struggling with money.
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The singer claimed he had nothing to do with her disappearance and that he also was concerned for her safety.
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He said the stress of making it in Tinseltown took its toll on her and she allegedly mixed drugs to cope with the stress.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the LAPD and Fowlie for comment.
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