Singer D4vd Charged in Teen's Murder

0:00Singer David, real name David Burke, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Los Angeles authorities arrested him on April 16, 2026, and booked him without bail. He pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance on April 20. Prosecutors also hid him with counts of continuous sexual acts and lured behavior with a minor under 14, plus mutilating human remains. The case started when Celeste went missing in April 2024, reported for the third time that year. She was last seen alive at David's rented Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025. Months later, on September 8, 2025, cops found her decomposed and dismembered body, stuffed in two bags inside the front trunk of his 2023 Tesla Model Y, told from the same neighborhood. Celeste's family had one last call from her in May 2024, but she vanished after that visit.

1:00The body ID came quick on September 16, thanks to a matching tattoo on her finger, just like David's. He canceled his US tour dates right after police searched his place on September 18, pulling computers and other evidence. Investigators built the case over months, subpoenaing David's parents in January 2026, who fought it in Texas courts but lost. The medical examiner finally ruled it, a homicide, on April 17, 2026, though decomposition hid the exact cause. DA Nathan Hockman says, David had a long-term sexual relationship with the underage girl and killed her to save his rising career. Now held without bail, this shocking fall from music stardom to murder suspect has everyone watching the trial unfold as more details emerge from. That grim discovery in his car. From your city, powered by AI, this is California News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.