D4vd accused of murdering and dismembering teen to silence her
TL;DR
Prosecutors allege that 21-year-old singer D4vd (David Burke) stabbed and killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to silence her after she threatened to expose his alleged abuse, then dismembered her with a chainsaw and amputated two fingers to destroy a tattoo linking him to her. Burke is charged with murder, continuous sex abuse of a minor, and mutilating a corpse; the body was found in the trunk of his Tesla. Authorities have pursued extensive discovery (wiretaps, cellphone/iCloud searches, 54 search warrants) and secret grand juries, delaying the preliminary hearing as prosecutors prepare their case.
Topics:entertainmentcrime-and-courts#celesterivashernandez#child-abuse#crime-and-courts#d4vd#dismemberment#murder
- D4vd dismembered teen girl with chainsaw and tried to cover his tracks, prosecutors allege Los Angeles Times
- Prosecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her AP News
- D4vd Was 'Last Person to Drive' Tesla Before Girl's Body Was Found in Trunk, Prosecutors Say Rolling Stone
- D4vd arrested: Celeste Rivas Hernandez autopsy report released, teen died of 'multiple penetrating injuries' ABC7 Los Angeles
- Exclusive | D4vd used chainsaw to dismember Celeste Rivas in his garage: prosecutors New York Post
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