"Los Angeles County prosecutors formally charged David Anthony Burke - the 21-year-old music star better known as D4vd - with murder on Monday in the killing of a 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose badly decomposed body was found in the trunk of a car in Hollywood last Summer."
"Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said D4vd repeatedly sexually abused Hernandez and mutilated her body. She was last seen at the singer's home in April 2025, according to Hochman, then was 'not heard from again.'"
"Hochman also accused the singer of killing a witness because there was an active investigation into Burke's sexual abuse of Hernandez at the time of her death."
"Burke was arrested by Los Angeles police late last Thursday at a residence in Hollywood near Sunset Blvd. He surrendered after a phalanx of heavily armed officers stormed the street."
David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, was arrested and charged with the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 15-year-old girl. Her body was discovered in a rental car registered to him. Prosecutors allege that Burke sexually abused Hernandez and mutilated her body. The district attorney stated that the murder was committed for financial gain to support Burke's music career. Additionally, Burke is accused of killing a witness during the investigation into his alleged abuse of Hernandez. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty.
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