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Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl found in car
The singer D4vd has been charged with the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenage girl whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in the artist’s apparently abandoned Tesla in September.The Los Angeles county district attorney’s office said the 21-year-old, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste, who was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13. Authorities say she was 14 when she died.Nathan Hochman, the LA district attorney, said during a press conference on Monday that Burke engaged in a sexual relationship with Celeste. He faces a murder charge with special circumstances, as well as charges for continuous lewd and lascivious sexual acts with an individual under 14, and mutilating human remains. Hochman described the killing as a “brutal and horrific murder”.Burke will be arraigned on Monday afternoon.The arrest and charges have marked the most significant development in the case since the teen’s remains were found in Burke’s vehicle last September.Attorneys for the Houston-born alt-pop singer said he was innocent in a statement released after homicide detectives arrested him on Thursday at a home in Hollywood.“Let us be clear – the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death,” the lawyers said.The story behind the death of Celeste has gripped Los Angeles for more than half a year. Investigators had appeared to be homing in on D4vd as a primary suspect for months, and his arrest last week marked a major development in the case.Celeste’s remains were found inside a Tesla that was towed from the Hollywood Hills on 8 September, a day after she would have turned 15. Her family had reported her missing from her home town of Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles (112km) south-east of Los Angeles.Authorities did not publicly name Burke as a suspect until his arrest. And his lawyers’ statement last week, in which said they “will vigorously defend David’s innocence”, was the first time they weighed in publicly.A picture of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Photograph: Daniel Cole/ReutersThe singer had been under investigation by an LA county grand jury looking into the death. The investigation was officially secret, but its existence – and his designation as its target – was revealed in February when his mother, father and brother objected in a Texas court to subpoenas demanding they testify.The 2023 Tesla Mo...
Charges announced for singer d4vd in death 14-year-old girl
3 hours ago ... Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman and LAPD Chief Jim McConnell announce charges against d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, who was arrested on ...
D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl
9 hours ago ... US singer-songwriter, David Anthony Burke aka d4vd performs on the Casino stage,. Summary. This live page ...
D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder with special ...
2 hours ago ... Singer D4vd has been arrested in connection with the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found last September in a vehicle he owned, according to ...
