Pop vocalist D4vd faces evidentiary hearing in murder of teenage girl
Prosecutors say D4vd stabbed the 14-year-old after she threatened to expose their relationship, and they plan to present DNA and text evidence.
- On Tuesday, a preliminary hearing began in Downtown Los Angeles to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to try singer D4vd, legally named David Burke, for the murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Prosecutors allege Burke began a sexual relationship with Rivas Hernandez when she was 13, and killed her on April 23, 2025, after she messaged him, "where the victim threatened to expose defendant and destroy his career."
- Evidence presented includes surveillance video and DNA findings linking Burke to the Tesla where Rivas Hernandez's remains were discovered in Hollywood Hills; prosecutors claim he purchased chainsaws and inflatable pools to dismember her.
- Presided over by Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo, the hearing serves as a mini-trial expected to last about four days; defense attorney Blair Berke maintains her client is not responsible for Rivas Hernandez's death.
- Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child, and unlawful mutilation of human remains; the judge will decide whether evidence meets probable cause to proceed to a jury trial.
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Preliminary hearing underway for singer accused of murdering missing teen
The prosecution is trying to convince the judge there is enough evidence for D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, to face a jury trial. The post Preliminary hearing underway for singer accused of murdering missing teen appeared first on KYMA.
Singer D4vd shows no emotion as detective recounts gruesome discovery of teen's dismembered remains: report
D4vd, California singer David Burke, appeared at a Los Angeles preliminary hearing in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and child sex abuse charges.
New Evidence in Singer d4vd's Teen Killing Case Heads to Court
Photo Credit: @d4vd / YouTube Singer d4vd‘s criminal case is entering a pivotal new phase as prosecutors prepare to publicly present key evidence in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The 21-year-old artist, whose legal name is David Burke, has pleaded not guilty, and a judge will decide whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial. A preliminary hearing is set to examine newly presented evid…
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