Singer D4vd To Be Charged With Murder In Death Of Teen Girl Found In Trunk Of His Car

Singer D4vd will beryllium formally charged Monday in nan decease of a 14-year-old girl whose assemblage was recovered successful nan trunk of his Tesla successful Los Angeles successful September, much than twelvemonth aft she was reported missing.

D4vd, nan 21-year-old vocalist whose existent sanction is David Anthony Burke, was arrested and held past week successful relationship pinch nan decease of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke will beryllium charged pinch first-degree murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters astatine a Monday property conference.

"I americium a genitor of 3 children, and a parent's nightmare is simply a business wherever your girl goes retired 1 nighttime and ne'er comes back, arsenic we will show successful a tribunal of law," Hochman said.

Hochman noted that location are further typical enhancements which will person Burke facing a imaginable decease penalty. That determination will beryllium made astatine different date, nan territory lawyer said.

Burke is besides accused by prosecutors of lewd and lascivious intersexual acts pinch an individual nether 14-years-old and mutilating a quality remains of a body.

Police recovered Celeste connected Sept. 8 successful nan trunk of Burke's abandoned Tesla, which was impounded astatine Hollywood Tow. Officers were called to nan impound batch complete concerns astir a foul odor emanating from nan vehicle.

Celeste’s origin of decease was not made public. Last year, nan aesculapian examiner’s agency said it couldn't merchandise specifications astir nan origin and mode of her decease because of a information clasp sought by police.

Celeste was reported missing successful 2024 from Lake Elsinore, southeast of Los Angeles, according to nan Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement sources told NBC News that erstwhile she was found, her remains weren’t intact. Officials said it appeared she had been dormant for an extended play earlier she was recovered fixed nan authorities of her remains.

Burke was connected circuit astatine nan clip Celeste's remains were discovered and canceled his remaining performances aft news astir her decease broke.

A tribunal filing successful February showed that Burke was nan target of a expansive assemblage investigation, saying Celeste "may person been nan unfortunate of foul play." Both of his parents, Colleen and Dawud Burke, were ordered to look Feb. 11 earlier a Los Angeles County expansive jury, according to tribunal documents.

David Burke's attorneys, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter, said they were prepared to “vigorously take sides David’s innocence.”

"Let america beryllium clear — nan existent grounds successful this lawsuit will show that David Burke did not execution Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not nan origin of her death," connection said.