Overview
- The 42-year-old was sentenced on Oct. 29 to about 146 years to life in state prison in Los Angeles.
- He was convicted of murdering Giles, 24, and Cabrales-Arzola, 26, as well as raping or sexually assaulting seven other women between 2007 and 2021.
- Medical examiners found Giles died of multiple drug toxicity, while Cabrales-Arzola died after multiple organ failure linked to multiple drug toxicity.
- Prosecutors said Pearce used drugs including GHB and fentanyl to incapacitate victims, with cocaine and ketamine also detected in Giles.
- Co-defendant Brandt Osborn’s trial ended with a hung jury and a mistrial, leaving a potential retrial under consideration.