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D4vd murder case: Singer to face key hearing on charges he killed, dismembered teen

A preliminary hearing has been set for June in the murder case against David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old singer better known as D4vd, meaning more detailed evidence about the killing of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez will soon become public.

David Anthony Burke, whose stage name is D4vd, is arraigned Monday, April 20, 2026, in Los Angeles on charges of killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in his — Source image associated with the linked report from Los Angeles Times.Credit: Image via Los Angeles Times Source-hosted image; rights remain with the publisher or credited rights holder. Image source Image selected from source-page metadata and displayed with attribution and link back; VINI does not copy the image into local storage unless rights are cleared.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, D4vd murder case: Singer to face key hearing on charges he killed, dismembered teen, A preliminary hearing has been set for June in the murder case against David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old singer better known as D4vd, meaning more detailed evidence about the killing of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez will soon become public.

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D4vd murder case: Singer to face key hearing on charges he killed, dismembered teenLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-12T16:06:06+00:00

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