Beth Silverman

A judge ruled that D4vd (David Burke) must stand trial for the murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, citing evidence including text messages and autopsy details. Charges include murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains, with a trial potentially starting as soon as late September.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled there is enough evidence for musician D4vd (David Anthony Burke) to stand trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He is also charged with mutilating her corpse and performing lewd acts on a 13-year-old. Forensic evidence from Burke’s home and Tesla, including her dismembered body, supports the case, though his defense argues there is no proof of intent to kill.

Prosecutors presented text messages revealing an illicit sexual relationship between musician D4vd (David Burke) and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was later murdered and dismembered. Their communications included discussions of sexual activity, contraception, abortions, and plans to marry, despite the illegal nature of their relationship. Burke, 18, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to Hernandez's death, with her dismembered body found in his Tesla.

David Anthony Burke, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter known as 'D4vd,' faces murder, child sex abuse, and mutilation of human remains charges after prosecutors allege he dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez with a chainsaw in a kiddie pool and stored her remains in his Tesla. Burke is accused of a months-long sexual relationship with the teen before her death, with evidence including surveillance footage and plastic fragments from the pool found with her remains.