Singer D4vd Pleads Not Guilty to Murder

0:00On April 20th, rising singer David, whose real name is David Burke, just pleaded not guilty to first to remurder in the death of 14-year-old. Celeste, Rivas Hernandez, her dismembered body turned up in his abandoned Tesla after a secret investigation that lasted seven months. The 21-year-old faces charges of ludaxe with a child under 14 and mutilating a body. Prosecutors say he killed her around April 23rd, 2025, with a sharp object after she threatened to expose their sexual relationship, which allegedly went on for a year starting when she was 13. California law hits child abuse cases like this extra hard, and the murder includes special circumstances like lying in wait and silencing a witness. Which could mean the death penalty. David blew up on TikTok with his track, Romantic Homicide, back in 2022, mixing Indy Rock, R&B, and Lofi Vives for Gen Z fans. He signed with big labels, dropped EPs, and his debut album withered right after she was last seen alive, but got dropped

1:01by inner scope last year, and... Cancel tours when rumors hit. The girl's parents showed up in court for his first appearance Monday, while his lawyers insist the evidence proves he's innocent. He was born in Houston, and kept touring North America even after her body was found, until the news forced him to pull the plug on shows. This case is still unfolding, with no word yet, on whether prosecutors will push for death. But it's a stark fall for a guy who called the internet his, real home now, facing the harshest consequences if convicted.