Singer Charged with Teen's Murder, Dismemberment

0:00On April 22nd, a 14-year-old girl named Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found stabbed to death and dismembered in the trunk of singer David's Tesla. Last September, the Los Angeles coroner confirmed knife wounds to her liver and chest with her body mutilated, including missing fingers. David, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, now faces first-degree murder charges, plus Lude acts with a minor under 14 and body mutilation. The Tesla was towed from Hollywood Hills after sitting abandoned for over 72 hours when workers noticed a foul smell. Inside, cops found her remains in bags, partially skeletonized with an eye missing, and traces of benzodiazepines and methamphetamine in her system. She'd been dead for months by then. Celeste, when missing in 2024, had just 13 after alleged ongoing sexual abuse by Burke, starting a year earlier. Family reported her as a runaway, and she was killed around April 23rd, 2025, while at his Hollywood Hills spot. Prosecutors added special circumstances like lying and

1:04wait and silencing a witness, which could mean the death penalty, though they haven't said if. They'll pursue it. Burke's team entered not guilty pleas at his first hearing Monday and pushed for a fast public prelim to test the evidence. He's due back in court Thursday, held with out bail, as this dark case shakes the music world. Stay tuned for what drops next.