What to Know About Singer D4vd and the Killing of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Prosecutors say the hearing will outline voluminous evidence, including phone data, forensic material and grand jury testimony, before a judge decides whether the case goes to trial.
- On May 1, prosecutors will present evidence in the murder case against singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, regarding the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Prosecutors allege Burke sexually abused Rivas Hernandez for at least a year before killing her on or about April 23, 2025, and abandoning her remains in a Tesla SUV in the Hollywood Hills.
- Asserting that Burke 'did not murder' the teen, defense attorney Blair Berke demanded a preliminary hearing within 10 days to force public disclosure of evidence collected via more than 50 search warrants.
- Following the criminal charges, Epic Games began offering self-service refunds for D4vd collaboration items in Fortnite; separately, Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo approved an order allowing the defendant to receive a haircut.
- Charges of first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts, and mutilating a dead body will be evaluated by the judge, who must decide whether probable cause justifies proceeding to trial as Burke remains held without bail.
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Celeste Rivas’ death certificate now says it’s ‘unclear’ if 14-year-old was pregnant when allegedly murdered by D4vd
An updated death certificate says it is “unclear” if 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was pregnant when she was murdered and dismembered, allegedly by “Romantic Homicide” singer D4vd. The initial death certificate had stated the slain teen was “not pregnant” — but it was amended April 22 to say “unknown.” The new detail comes after court...
Prosecutors on Wednesday laid out a detailed and gruesome timeline in the case against singer d4vd, accused of sexually abusing Celeste Rivas Hernández since she was 13 or 14 years old, including allegations that he began abusing…
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What to know about singer D4vd and the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd, pronounced “David,” is about to face a preliminary hearing where a judge will decide whether he should go to trial in connection with the killing and dismembering of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Since 20 April, David Burke, known as stage D4vd, has been charged with murder. The body of a teenage girl was found in her car on 8 April ...
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