Hollywood producer David Pearce was convicted Tuesday on two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of model Christy Giles and her friend. The producer was also convicted of rape and sexual assault charges against seven other women.
In a Wednesday press release, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Pearce had been convicted by a jury on Tuesday regarding “two counts of first-degree murder in the fentanyl overdose deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola in Beverly Hills in November 2021.”
According to The Daily Caller, Giles and Cabrales-Arzola were spotted with Pearce at a party in Los Angeles on November 13, 2021. The two victims were later given drugs and reportedly overdosed before being dropped off at two different hospitals by Pearce and Brandt Walter Osborn, the Hollywood producer’s co-defendant, according to ABC 7.
According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, in addition to the murder charges against Pearce, the Hollywood producer was also convicted of “rape and other sexual assaults” against seven women between 2007 and 2021.
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“Today, a serial rapist was held accountable for the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, both of whom tragically died as a result of fentanyl poisoning, and the victimization of seven other women across Los Angeles,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
Wednesday’s press release noted that the jury determined Pearce was guilty of all the charges brought against him, including two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of forcible rape, one count of sodomy by use of force, one count of sexual penetration by use of force, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object, and one count of rape of an unconscious woman.
“I thank the trial team, Deputy District Attorneys Catherine Mariano and Seth Carmack, for their tireless pursuit of justice and determination to give a voice to the women who bravely came forward to report the crimes committed against them,” Homach said in Wednesday’s press release. “The office will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who illegally supply fentanyl and destroy lives, especially those who commit sexual assaults.”
According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Pearce is currently scheduled to be sentenced on March 13. The attorney’s office noted that Pearce could face up to 148 years to life in prison and that the Hollywood producer will be forced to register as a sex offender for life.
