D4vd Charged in Teen's Murder

0:00It's April 20th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered pop culture updates. I'm Cory with the story. Rising singer David, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, just got hit with serious charges from the Los Angeles County District Attorney. The 21-year-old faces first-degree murder with special circumstances, plus continuous lute acts on someone under 14 and mutilating human. Remains. This all ties to the death of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He was arrested Thursday, April 16th, around 5 pm, and is locked up with no bail. Monday, April 20th, DA Nathan Hockman laid out the details at a press conference. Special circumstances include lying in wait, financial gain, or killing a witness. Celeste, dismembered and decomposed, remains turned up in two bags inside a car registered to Burke. Cops found the car after a foul odor report on September 8th, 2025, the day after her 15th birthday.

1:00She vanished from her Lake Elsinore family home in February 2024, reported as a runaway. The medical examiner said her body had been decomposing for months in that trunk. Riverside County deputies jumped on the case when LAPD made the ID on September 17th. Burke's lawyer's fire back quick, saying evidence proves he didn't kill her or cause her death. They'll fight hard to clear his name. David blew up in 2022 with TikTok viral tracks like Here With Me and Romantic Homicide. Celeste's family calls this arrest straight justice, bowing to honor her memory through the whole process. The investigation rolls on as both sides gear up for court.