D4vd murder case hinges on child-porn found on phone
TL;DR
Los Angeles prosecutors say a cellphone search linked singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) to the murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, reporting a significant amount of child pornography on Burke’s phone. Burke is charged with murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child and corpse mutilation, with a May 1 preliminary hearing planned. Authorities say they collected roughly 40 terabytes of digital evidence, conducted a wiretap, and issued charges that include special-circumstances, potentially carrying life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. Burke has pleaded not guilty and his defense seeks more discovery materials as the case moves toward trial.
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- D4vd’s cell phone contained ‘child pornography,’ prosecutor in L.A. murder case says Los Angeles Times
- The girl whom singer d4vd is charged with killing died of ‘multiple penetrating injuries,’ autopsy finds CNN
- Celeste Rivas Hernandez's cause of death revealed in D4vd murder case Yahoo
- Singer D4vd’s lawyers look to make evidence against him public in killing of 14-year-old girl AP News
- D4vd had significant amount of child sex abuse images on iCloud account, prosecutors say NBC News
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