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LAPD Labels Downer Missing, Not Homicide, Despite Family’s Death Claim

5/2/2026

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LAPD says the case is a missing-person investigation, not a homicide.
Jimmy Fowlie said family was told on April 29, 2026 that Downer was dead and case became homicide investigation.
Downer filed a September 2024 restraining order against her boyfriend’s ex; the boyfriend’s July and September 2025 restraining orders were dismissed after the ex missed court; she was last heard from on Nov 26, 2025, posted online Dec 15, 2025, and seen in Koreatown with dog Rex.

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LAPD says the case is a missing-person investigation, not a homicide.
Jimmy Fowlie said family was told on April 29, 2026 that Downer was dead and case became homicide investigation.
Downer filed a September 2024 restraining order against her boyfriend’s ex; the boyfriend’s July and September 2025 restraining orders were dismissed after the ex missed court; she was last heard from on Nov 26, 2025, posted online Dec 15, 2025, and seen in Koreatown with dog Rex.