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David Thompson – New York Post October 31, 2025 - 2:10AM Share via Email Share on Facebook Share on Whatsapp Copied URL to clipboard Christy Giles' mother speaks at sentencing of daughter's killer, David Brian Pearce A victim of Hollywood predator David Pearce was a hero cop who died helping car crash victims days before her rapist was sentenced to... A victim of Hollywood predator David Pearce was a hero cop who died helping car crash victims days before her rapist was sentenced to life in prison. Lauren Craven, 25, had been raped by Pearce along with six other women before the Los Angeles producer drugged and killed model Christy Giles and a friend in 2021, New York Post reports. The hero cop died helping car crash victims. Photo: La Mesa Police Department David Brian Pearce was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison. Photo: New York Post Pearce was sentenced to a total of 146 years in prison for his crimes, but Ms Craven was not there to see him get justice: the police officer from La Mesa, California, was struck and killed by a vehicle last week while rushing to aid people trapped in a car that had flipped over on the highway. County prosecutors made the stunning revelation after an LA Superior Court Judge handed Pearce sentences for a string of sexual assaults and two murders. Ms Craven died on October 23, less than a month after her 25th birthday. Lauren Craven died less than a month after her 25th birthday. Photo: NBC Ms Craven was struck by another car, triggering a chain reaction that smashed into the vehicles involved in the initial crash. The young police officer was remembered for her final act of compassion. “Officer Craven’s actions in her final moments exemplified her unwavering dedication to service and the safety of others — a reflection of how she lived every day,” the La Mesa Police Department wrote on Facebook. Craven had been identified only as “Jane Doe #5” during Pearce’s trial, where he faced justice not only for the fatal druggings of Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26, but also seven rape victims who came forward after his arrest. Copied URL to clipboard Kim Kardashian feared she was 'going to die' in 2016 Paris heist Reality TV star Kim Kardashian told a... Pearce assaulted Ms Craven while she was unconscious in 2020, prosecutors said at the trial. He was given six years for that crime, plus sentences of 15 years to life for the other rapes. Pearce met Ms Giles and Ms Cabrales-Arzola at a rave in Los Angeles and lured them back to his place, plying them with fentanyl-laced coke and drugged drinks and then refusing to call for help when they overdosed. A witness claimed Pearce said “dead girls don’t talk” when he begged the killer to call 911. Instead, Pearce dragged their limp bodies into his Toyota Prius and dumped them on the footpath in front of two different hospitals. After Pearce was arrested for the gruesome deaths, Ms Craven and six other women came forward with allegations that Pearce had assaulted them over a span of several years, beginning in 2007. Pearce assaulted Ms Craven while she was unconscious in 2020. Photo: YouTube Craven didn’t let the harrowing ordeal destroy her dreams. Photo: YouTube But Ms Craven didn’t let the harrowing ordeal destroy her dreams: She joined the La Mesa Police Department (LMPD) in February 2024 after going through the police academy twice to achieve her goal of becoming an officer. More Coverage ‘All men’: Fans fume over radio shake-up Jaw-dropping claim about Andrew’s future “It has always been my passion to serve others, and there has never been a doubt in my mind that being a law enforcement officer is what I was meant to do,” Ms Craven wrote during the hiring process with the LMPD. “That’s who Lauren was and that’s how she served and how she will be remembered,” La Mesa Chief of Police Ray Sweeney said at a news conference. This article originally appeared in the New York Post and has been reproduced with permission. Join the conversation (2 Comments) Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? 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