NEW YORK — Los Angeles Police deny that the investigation into “Saturday Night Live” writer Jimmy Fowlie’s missing sister is now a homicide, though the her disappearance is “suspicious.”

Christina Lynn Downer — who might also go by her maiden name, Fowlie — has been missing since Dec. 10, 2025. Her brother this week announced that LAPD has notified the family that “the case has officially transitioned from a missing person to a homicide investigation.”

“Robbery-Homicide Division continues to investigate the disappearance of Christina Downer,” the department said Thursday in a statement to KTLA. “Although the circumstances of her disappearance are suspicious, Ms. Downer has not been located, and her case has not been reclassified as a homicide. RHD will diligently investigate this case until a resolution can be reached.”

Downer, 38, has brown eyes and black hair. She is described as standing 5-feet-1-inch and weighing an estimated 115 pounds, according to a police alert.

Emmy winner Fowlie said in late December that Downer, 38, had last been contacted in late November and the family was “worried that she isn’t safe.”

This Wednesday, Fowlie shared several photos from Downer’s life, as he announced that the family had been “informed … that Christina is no longer alive.” Fowlie said he wanted to “express that she was a beautiful person who matters in this world, especially to me.”

He said there’s “reason to believe … her phone and social media were compromised” in the weeks prior to her disappearance, and whoever has her phone may have tried “to hide the fact she was gone, to ask for money, and to create a false narrative that she was going ‘off the grid.'”

“Our prayers for her to be found safely have transformed into prayers for the truth to be revealed and for those responsible to be held accountable,” said Fowlie. “I want to amplify her story in the only way I know how. … I also believe there is a chance that someone who knows something might find the courage to step forward.”

The “Other Two” writer said he would continue to fight for his sister, as she “can no longer advocate for herself,” and asked that others share his post and “talk about her story,” even as he takes a break from social media to grieve.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800 during business hours. The department can be reached at 1-877-527-3247 on weekends and non-business hours.

Those who prefer to remain anonymous can give tips to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.

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