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D4vd's Dark Truth: Murder, Sexual Abuse, & Mutilation

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D4vd, a popular rapper, faces first-degree murder charges for the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Despite warnings, he continued a relationship with her, leading to her brutal murder and dismemberment. New court filings reveal chilling details, including the use of chainsaws and an inflatable pool. The case is set for a preliminary hearing in May.

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D4vd's Dark Truth: Murder, Sexual Abuse, & Mutilation

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Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!D4vd's Dark Truth: Murder, Sexual Abuse, & Mutilation. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Court filings dropped some chilling details on rapper David, real name David Anthony Burke, facing first-degree murder charges for killing. 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 21-year-old singer also faces counts of continuous sexual acts and lured behavior with a minor under 14, plus mutilating human remains. He pleaded not guilty earlier this month. Prosecutors say, David and Celeste met back in January 2022 when she was just 11. Their relationship turned sexual by November 2023 when she was 13 and he was 18. Even after deputies warned him she was a runaway minor in February 2024, he kept pursuing her, paying a classmate $1,000 for a secret phone. This ain't entertainment as the prosecutor put it. It's a brutal tragedy that took a young life. Folks expressed tons of concern, but officials treated it dead serious from the jump, preserving every bit of evidence for trial. The impact hit hard, especially with the family reporting her missing multiple times.

New docs revealed David allegedly stabbed Celeste on April 23, let her bleed out, then dismembered her using chainsaws, a bodybag, and an N. Inflatable pool, he ordered on her fake name on Amazon. Blue pool fragments turned up in her wounds and he made trips to Santa Barbara County right after, where her passport card got ditched. Her remains decomposed for weeks in his Tesla's trunk till September 2025 when it was found towed in Hollywood Hills. Blood matching her DNA stained his garage and a preliminary hearing set for May 26 to decide on trial evidence and witnesses are lining up to lay it all out. That's your update from Durham News Today, powered by AI.

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