Christy Giles, Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola.Photo: Christy Giles/Instagram; GoFundMe
Three men have been charged in the suspicious deaths of model and aspiring actress Christy Giles and her friend, designer Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola.
On Thursday, in a news release, the Los Angeles Police Department announced the arrests of David Pearce, 37, Michael Ansbach, 47, and Brandt Osborn, 42. Pearce is charged with manslaughter, while Ansbach and Osborn are both charged with accessory to manslaughter.
Police allege the suspects were the three masked men who dropped Giles and Cabrales-Arzola at separate hospitals on Nov. 13. Both women were unconscious when they were dropped off; Giles was pronounced dead immediately, and Cabrales-Arzola was in critical condition, and was pronounced dead on Nov. 24.
Christy Giles.Christy Giles/Instagram
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Police say that both women were given drugs and overdosed at a residence on Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. The suspects drove the victims to the hospitals in a black Toyota Prius with no license plates, according to the news release.
The suspects are being held on $100,000 bail each. It was not immediately clear if any of the suspects had entered pleas or retained attorneys.
AGoFundMe campaignwas created to raise money “for private investigators, funeral and memorial costs. These funds are going towards the investigations of both Christy and Hilda’s cases.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact LAPD West Bureau Homicide at (213) 382-9470.During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).
Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the Get Involved-Crime Stoppers" menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.
source: people.com
