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LA prosecutors present gruesome evidence in murder case against singer D4vd
EntertainmentMusicMusic News•July 21, 2026 at 10:00 AMNational

LA prosecutors present gruesome evidence in murder case against singer D4vd

By Uwa Ede-Osifo in Los Angeles•The Guardian Music

Prosecutors seeking to try musician, born David Anthony Burke, for murder over death of Celeste Rivas HernandezProsecutors began to lay out gruesome evidence on Tuesday as a hearing began to prove there is probable cause for singer D4vd to stand trial for the murder and sexual abuse of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a minor whose severed body parts were discovered in his car.Prosecutors have accused the musician, born David Anthony Burke, of stabbing Hernandez to death at his Los Angeles residence last April to silence her from divulging the sexual nature of their relationship as his career was on the rise, according to court documents. The state says the sexual abuse began in November 2023, when Burke was 18 and Hernandez was 13. Continue reading...

Prosecutors seeking to try musician, born David Anthony Burke, for murder over death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Prosecutors began to lay out gruesome evidence on Tuesday as a hearing began to prove there is probable cause for singer D4vd to stand trial for the murder and sexual abuse of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a minor whose severed body parts were discovered in his car.

Prosecutors have accused the musician, born David Anthony Burke, of stabbing Hernandez to death at his Los Angeles residence last April to silence her from divulging the sexual nature of their relationship as his career was on the rise, according to court documents. The state says the sexual abuse began in November 2023, when Burke was 18 and Hernandez was 13.

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