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Hollywood Producer David Pearce Sentenced to 146 Years to Life for Two Murders and Serial Sex Assaults

Prosecutors described a yearslong pattern of drug‑facilitated assaults that the jury concluded culminated in two 2021 deaths.

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David Brian Pearce, enters a Los Angeles Superior Court to appear on murder charges in connection with the death of Hilda Marcela Cabrales Arzola and Christy Giles for dumping their bodies on the street at local hospitals after drug overdose. Todays court case was continued to July 11, 2022. (Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via AP, Pool)
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Overview

  • The sentence follows Pearce’s February convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and multiple sex crimes against seven women dating from 2007 to 2021.
  • He was ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender in addition to the 146-years-to-life prison term.
  • Prosecutors said Pearce met Christy Giles and Hilda Cabrales-Arzola at a warehouse party, took them to his Beverly Hills apartment, provided GHB with fentanyl, then left them outside separate hospitals.
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the deaths homicides after toxicology found multiple drugs including fentanyl and GHB.
  • Co-defendant Brandt Osborn’s accessory case ended in a mistrial with a new pretrial set for Nov. 18, while former arrestee Michael Ansbach testified for the prosecution.