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Producer David Brian Pearce Sentenced to 146 Years to Life in Murders of Christy Giles and Hilda Cabrales-Arzola

Prosecutors said he used GHB with fentanyl to incapacitate victims, revealing a yearslong pattern of drug‑facilitated assaults.

Overview

  • Los Angeles Superior Court imposed the sentence on Oct. 29, 2025, following Pearce’s February conviction, effectively ensuring he will spend his life in prison.
  • The jury found him guilty of murdering Giles, 24, and Cabrales-Arzola, 26, and of rapes and sexual assaults involving seven other women between 2007 and 2021.
  • Toxicology evidence showed GHB and fentanyl were administered; Christy Giles also tested positive for cocaine and ketamine, according to prosecutors.
  • The county medical examiner reported Giles died of multiple drug poisoning, while Cabrales-Arzola died of multiple organ failure linked to drug poisoning.
  • Investigators reconstructed the night’s timeline from a late‑night warehouse event to Pearce’s Beverly Hills apartment and the victims being left at hospitals in Culver City and West Los Angeles, while co-defendant Brandt Osborn’s case ended in a mistrial with a potential retrial pending.