The preliminary hearing to find out if the singer D4vd is prosecuted for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernández was scheduled for June 29, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge announced.
That date will begin the preliminary hearing process, that will determine whether or not there is cause to initiate a trial against David Anthony Burkeknown by the stage name D4vd, accused of killing the 14-year-old Hispanic teenager.
Judge Charlaine Olmedo reported the agreement between the prosecution and the defenseso that the process begins on Monday, June 29, a process that could extend for several days.
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The singer D4vd, 21 years old, remains in the custody of Los Angeles authorities without bailsince he was arrested on April 16.
Serious charges against D4vd
David Burke is charged with serious charges, such as sexual abuse, first degree murder and mutilation of a corpse.
The murder charge against Burke includes aggravating circumstances stalking, murder for profit and homicide of a witness in a criminal investigation.
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The body of Celeste Rivas He was found mutilated on September 8, 2025 in the trunk of a Tesla car in Burke’s name.after the vehicle was dragged to a tow yard after being reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
According to the authorities, The remains of the young Hispanic woman were mutilated and kept in two body bagswhich were subsequently deposited in the Tesla vehicle.
According to the Los Angeles prosecutor’s office, the entire body of the teenager could be recovered, minus the ring finger and little finger of the left hand. Apparently, the ring finger had the singer’s name tattooed.
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During the preliminary hearing, if Judge Olmedo determines that the cases are gathered for a trial, the singer D4vd will have to respond to the court if he pleads guilty or not guilty before going to trial.
If he pleads guilty, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has not ruled out that the death penalty could be requested.
Lawyers assure that he is not guilty
Although D4vd has not issued any statement regarding the case, His team of lawyers assures that the artist is not guilty.
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After the singer’s arrest, attorneys Regina Peter, Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski They declared, through a statement, that David Burke had only been detained on suspicion.
“No grand jury returned an indictment in this case.“, nor was a criminal complaint filed,” the lawyers stated, so their client’s arrest did not mean that he had murdered Celeste Rivas Hernández.
Stabbing murder
The Los Angeles County prosecutor’s office argues that, in April 2025, D4vd stabbed the 14-year-old Hispanic girl before mutilating her body with chainsaws in the patio of his residence in Hollywood Hills.
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According to court documents, Burke met Celeste in 2022, when the Hispanic woman was 11 years old. Allegedly, the artist began to sexually abuse the young woman when she was 13 years old and he was 18.
Prosecutors argued that D4vd killed Celeste because The Hispanic woman had threatened to make public the inappropriate relationship they had..
In the indictment, the prosecution said that David Burke committed the murder in order to protect his artistic career..
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