Overview

• David Pearce, 42, was convicted of murdering Christy Giles and Hilda Cabrales-Arzola after providing them with a fatal mix of drugs in November 2021.
• The women were left outside Los Angeles hospitals hours after overdosing at Pearce's apartment; Giles was pronounced dead on arrival, and Cabrales-Arzola died after days on life support.
• Pearce was also convicted on seven counts of sexual assault, with multiple women testifying that he lured them to his home under false pretenses and drugged them.
• Prosecutors argued Pearce knowingly gave the women dangerous drugs to incapacitate them for sexual assault, while a co-defendant's trial on accessory charges ended in a mistrial.
• Pearce faces sentencing in March, with both victims' families and his own estranged sister condemning his actions and calling for justice.