Rapper D4vd Charged in Teen's Murder

0:00Robert David, real name David Anthony Burke, faces first-degree murder charges for the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He pleaded not guilty to those plus-lude acts on a minor under 14 and mutilating a body. His dismembered remains turned up in the trunk of his Tesla back on September 8 after a foul smell got reported. He showed up at Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail around 10 pm on Monday, right after his first court date and got pushed straight into. Degregation because of his fame status, cops nabbed him last Thursday, holding him without bail first at an LAPD station. Celeste was a runaway from Riverside County, reported missing from Lake Elsonore back in April 2024. She lived about 76 miles from where the car was found in Hollywood. At just 13, she showed up at his Hollywood Hill spot on April 23 as the last time anyone saw her alive. Executers say he abused her sexually over a year, from September 7, 2023 to September

1:017, 2024, while having easy access to her. They figure he killed her to shield his rising career after she threatened to spill their history. His debut album dropped just two days later. David swears he's innocent and his legal team plans a fierce battle on all counts. This case stays wide open as more detail surface from the investigation. California News today, powered by AI, bringing you what matters.