Judge sets date for evidence against singer D4vd in killing of 14-year-old to be presented
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Key Points:
- Singer D4vd, legally David Burke, appeared in court wearing jail clothes on the one-year anniversary of the last known sighting of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was found killed and dismembered.
- A judge scheduled a preliminary evidentiary hearing for May 1 to determine if there is probable cause to send Burke to trial; prosecutors have extensive evidence including child sex abuse images from Burke's phone.
- Burke faces charges of first-degree murder, lewd acts with a minor, and mutilating a dead body, and has pleaded not guilty, with his defense seeking early disclosure of all evidence.
- The victim’s body was found in a Tesla registered to Burke, with an autopsy revealing fatal penetrating wounds, though no weapon was recovered; prosecutors allege Burke sexually abused and killed Rivas Hernandez after she threatened to report him.
- D4vd gained fame with viral music hits and albums since 2022, but now faces serious criminal allegations amid ongoing investigations involving multiple grand juries.
