{"id":341754,"date":"2025-10-29T22:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/341754\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T22:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:45:23","slug":"david-pearce-gets-146-years-in-prison-for-rapes-twisted-overdose-murder-of-model-christy-giles-and-pal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/341754\/","title":{"rendered":"David Pearce gets 146 years in prison for rapes, twisted overdose murder of model Christy Giles and pal"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Hollywood producer David Pearce<\/a> was castigated Wednesday for using his \u201cLA vibe\u201d with his \u201cslicked-back hair and duck lips\u201d to prey on women for years \u2014 raping seven victims and leaving a model and her pal to die after drugging them with tainted cocaine.<\/p>\n

Pearce was hit with the max sentence, 146 years in prison, for the cold-blooded attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pearce, 42, was found guilty earlier this year<\/a> for luring Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26, into his apartment in November 2021, plying them with fentanyl-laced coke and drugged drinks, and refusing to call for help when they overdosed.<\/p>\n

Pierce was hit with 146 years in prison for the vile attacks. Frederick M. Brown for New York Post<\/p>\n

Pearce was also found guilty of rape against\u00a0seven victims\u00a0<\/a>who came forward after his arrest.<\/p>\n

Judge\u00a0Eleanor Hunter of the LA County Superior Court handed down the maximum sentence of 25 years to life for each murder, plus additional sentences for the rape victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the worst kind of criminal, Mr Pearce,\u201d Hunter told Pearce from the bench, condemning the man as a smooth-talking seducer who had \u201cthe whole LA vibe thing going on\u201d with his \u201cduck lips\u201d and \u201cslicked back hair.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re charming, you\u2019re smart, you\u2019re a manipulator, and you\u2019re extremely goal-driven. You fit the role \u2026 Not once have I seen a genuine issuance of some sort of remorse. No sense of compassion for Hilda and Christie or anyone else,\u201d Hunter said.<\/p>\n

Pearce was slapped with a stunning 146 years in prison for his crimes. WireImage<\/p>\n

Prosecutors described Pearce as a calculating, serial predator who convinced Giles and Arzola to go back to his place after a warehouse rave party in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

He allegedly served wine to the women and handed Ansbach a foul-tasting cocktail that\u00a0made him feel dizzy<\/a>, pass out and become violently ill when he woke up.<\/p>\n

The women also passed out but never woke up, Ansbach testified. He also told jurors that when he begged Pearce to call 911, his pal allegedly refused, saying, \u201cDead girls don\u2019t talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearce allegedly plied Giles, 24, with fentanyl-laced cocaine. @christygilesx\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Pearce then shoved the women into his Toyota Prius and dumped their lifeless bodies on the sidewalk in front of two different hospitals before making his escape.<\/p>\n

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He allegedly recruited a friend to help with the disposal: 42-year-old actor\u00a0Brandt Osborn<\/a>, who was charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact.<\/p>\n

Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola (pictured) both passed out shortly after taking Pearce\u2019s drugs. Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n

Cabrales-Arzola died on<\/a> Nov. 24 \u2014 five days before her 27th birthday \u2014 after she was pronounced brain-dead, her family said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Pearce\u2019s attorneys painted the situation as a party gone wrong and accused the prosecution of twisting facts to fit a more sinister narrative.<\/p>\n

Mother of Cristy Giles speaks during the sentencing of David Brian Pearce to life in prison for murder. Frederick M. Brown for NY Post<\/p>\n

But for Christy Giles\u2019 mother Dusty, there was never any doubt that her daughter was murdered by a monster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe David Pearce is a pure sociopath for his personal pleasure. Even his mother has apologized to me for being the person who raised a monster,\u201d Dusty Giles told the court after the sentence was read.<\/p>\n

The \u201cshattered\u201d mom said her daughter\u00a0\u201cwasn\u2019t a junkie, some\u00a0type\u00a0of plaything for you to take home, then basically throw her out like garbage,\u201d Giles said, describing Christy as \u201ca pivotal part of the family union\u2026so much life left to live.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sister of David Brian Pearce speaks during his sentencing. Frederick M. Brown for NY Post<\/p>\n

Husband of Cristy Giles speaks during sentencing of David Brian Pearce to life in prison for murder and rape on October 29, 2025. Frederick M. Brown for NY Post<\/p>\n

She said she hopes Pearce gets a taste of his own medicine in prison gen-pop: \u201cLet\u2019s see how you like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Catherine Mariano blasted Pearce after the sentence was finalized, stating he \u201cchose not to take any responsibility and chose not to show any remorse for any of the victims involved in this case\u201d \u2013 even facing a lifetime behind bars.<\/p>\n

She also praised his prior rape victims, who had previously remained anonymous but came forward to give statements at the sentencing.<\/p>\n

Grandmother of Cristy Giles speaks during sentencing of David Brian Pearce. Frederick M. Brown for NY Post<\/p>\n

Pearce\u2019s attorneys painted the situation as a party gone wrong and accused the prosecution of twisting facts to fit a more sinister narrative. Frederick M. Brown for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is extremely difficult for the victim to come forward, take the stand, tell their story in front of a bunch of strangers, let alone in this case with so much media attention,\u201d Mariano told reporters.<\/p>\n

Mariano also read a letter from\u00a0Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola\u2019s mother, Dr.\u00a0Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia.<\/p>\n

The mother said her daughter was \u201crobbed of the opportunity to continue to follow her dreams.\u201d Her one comfort is that Hilda\u2019s death \u201chelped keep other women safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was also revealed that one of Pearce\u2019s rape victims was\u00a0Lauren Craven, 25, a hero police officer in La Mesa, CA, who was\u00a0struck and killed\u00a0<\/a>by a vehicle last week while rushing to the aid of car crash victims.<\/p>\n

Craven was struck by another vehicle while trying to get to a car that had flipped on a highway near San Diego.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 Hollywood producer David Pearce was castigated Wednesday for using his \u201cLA vibe\u201d with his \u201cslicked-back…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":341755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,7832,14872,224,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-341754","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-convictions","10":"tag-drug-overdoses","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-us-news","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115459884680380196","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}