Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Prosecutors presented forensic, digital and financial evidence tying the singer to the teen’s death, and the judge found enough cause for a jury trial.
- The preliminary hearing for American singer D4vd, legally named David Anthony Burke, concludes Monday in Los Angeles as a judge determines whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed with trial in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Prosecutors allege Burke killed Hernandez to protect his $13 million music career after she threatened to expose their secret sexual relationship, claiming he arranged for her visit to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025.
- LAPD criminalists matched DNA from bloodstains in Burke's garage and his Tesla to Hernandez, whose remains were discovered inside two bags in the vehicle's "frunk" last September; blue plastic fragments found on the victim matched a pool in his garage.
- Defense attorneys maintain Burke's innocence, arguing evidence is circumstantial, while the hearing's graphic nature caused the victim's parents to leave the courtroom mid-testimony; Burke remained "stoic" throughout proceedings.
- Over the weekend, hackers compromised Burke's official Apple Music profile with an unauthorized track referencing the victim, while prosecutors presented cell tower data linking Burke to a site where Hernandez's passport card was discovered.
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D4vd was arrested after the victim’s body appeared in his Tesla; he had written a song called “Romantic homicide,” where he talked about murdering a person
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D4vd has been cleared for trial in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in his Tesla. He could face the death penalty.
The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is suspected of stabbing Celeste Rivas Hernández, a young American woman with whom she allegedly had a sexual relationship since she was 13 and he, 1
Judge Rules Evidence Is Enough to Try D4vd for M*rder!
Singer d4vd’s murder case is headed toward trial after a Los Angeles judge found Monday that prosecutors had shown enough evidence to proceed in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The decision followed five days of testimony about the teenager’s remains, cellphone activity, DNA results and evidence collected from a home where the musician had stayed. Celeste’s body was found inside the trunk of the singer’s Tesla at a Hollywood to…
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