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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dalton

D4vd killed teen after she threatened to expose their relationship, prosecutors allege

  • Prosecutors allege singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, fatally stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez multiple times before dismembering her body with chainsaws in his garage.
  • The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office claims Burke killed Rivas Hernandez after she threatened to expose their sexual relationship, which began when she was 13 and he was 18.
  • Evidence outlined in a court filing includes text messages between Burke and Rivas Hernandez, child sexual abuse images on his phone, and the purchase of chainsaws used to dismember her body.
  • Rivas Hernandez's body was found decomposing in a Tesla towed from the Hollywood Hills in September of last year, with parts of her arms and legs missing.
  • Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and mutilating a dead body, with a preliminary evidentiary hearing scheduled for May 26.

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