D4vd Charged in Teen's Murder, Dismemberment

0:00It's April 20th. California News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Singer David, the 21-year-old whose real name is David Burke, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste. Rivas Hernandez, her dismembered and decomposed body, turned up last September, inside his apparently abandoned Tesla Model Y in Los Angeles. Prosecutors say she banished nearly a year earlier after going to his Hollywood Hills home, and she was reported missing when she was just 13. The charges also include continuous sexual abuse from September 2023 to September 2024, plus loot acts with a minor under. 14 immutulating a body. Special circumstances like lying in wait and killing a potential witness could mean the death penalty, though they haven't said if they'll pursue it. Burke got arrested Thursday, with formal charges announced Monday by the LA County DA. DA Nathan Hockman called it a parent's worst nightmare, noting the family's incalculable

1:03grief after meeting some relatives. Burke's lawyers insist he's innocent, saying evidence will prove he didn't kill her or cause her death. The runaway teens' family has stayed out of the spotlight with no public comments. Investigators found the body in cadaver bags inside the tow Tesla, covered in insects with a heavy decay. All-head, torso, arms, and legs all severed. This came after a secret grand jury probe targeting him revealed earlier this year when his Texas family fought subpoenas. No cause of death is public, yet due to a court order, but the coroner's report dropped soon. Meanwhile, the alt pop star who blew up on TikTok with romantic homicide got dropped by inner scope last year and scrapped tour dates amid rumors. As this heavy case unfolds in court, we'll keep watching what evidence surfaces next.