Rapper D4vd Charged with Murder, Child Porn

0:00It's April 23rd. You're listening to music news today. AI powered music coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Rapper David, real name David Anthony Burke, faces first-degree murder charges for killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her badly decomposed remains turned up in the trunk of his Tesla last September. Now prosecutors say his eye cloud holds a ton of child pornography dropping that bomb in a Los Angeles courtroom this Thursday, April 23rd. The case has been building with three grand juries, digging in last November, December, and February, plus a wiretap on Burke. They've got mountains of digital evidence, but only about 30% uploaded for the defense after five weeks. Next hearings Wednesday, April 29th, with the first pre-lim on Friday, May 1st. Celeste went missing back in April 2024, and her death was ruled a homicide from multiple stab wounds by some unknown object. She's tied to an investigation into Burke's alleged sexual acts with a minor, leading to extra charges like murder for

1:02financial gain and killing a witness. Her family calls her a strong singer and dancer who loved movie nights and they're grateful for community support while pushing for justice. Burke's team wants a quick pre-lim hearing, despite the new child porn claim. He's pleaded not guilty to everything, and sits in jail without bail, staring down life without parole or even the death penalty if convicted. Meanwhile, his tracks with artists like Lofi and Kali Uchi's got yanked from streaming sites. This saw goes far from over as more evidence rolls out, leaving fans and the victims' loved ones waiting on real answers.