David Pearce gets 146 years in prison for rapes, twisted overdose murder of model Christy Giles and pal

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood producer David Pearce was slapped with 146 years in prison on Wednesday after drugging two young women, watching them die, and dumping their bodies outside different hospitals.

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

Pearce was also found guilty of rape against seven victims who came forward after his arrest.

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.

A wingman, Michael Ansbach, testified that Pearce pushed all three guests to snort his cocaine.

He allegedly served wine to the women and handed Ansbach a foul-tasting cocktail that made him feel dizzy, pass out and become violently ill when he woke up.

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, “Dead girls don’t talk.”

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.

He allegedly recruited a friend to help with the disposal: 42-year-old actor Brandt Osborn, who was charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact.

Cabrales-Arzola died on Nov. 24 — five days before her 27th birthday — after she was pronounced brain-dead, her family said.

Pearce’s attorneys painted the situation as a party gone wrong and accused the prosecution of twisting facts to fit a more sinister narrative.