In the past week, rising alt-pop sensation d4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, has been engulfed in a bombshell legal firestorm thats rewriting his biography in the darkest ink. Los Angeles County prosecutors charged the 21-year-old TikTok star with first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14, and mutilating a corpse in the 2025 death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in his impounded Tesla, according to the Los Angeles District Attorneys Office and CBS News reports. Burke pleaded not guilty to all counts during his April 20 arraignment in downtown LA, remaining in custody without bail as the case promises to overshadow his viral hits like Romantic Homicide.
Thursday brought fresh courtroom drama when Deputy DA Beth Silverman dropped a staggering revelation: Burkes iPhone and iCloud held a significant amount of child pornography, uncovered amid 40 terabytes of forensic and digital evidence tying him to the crime, the Los Angeles Times and FOX 11 detailed. Prosecutors described Celeste's death as multiple penetrating injuries from a homicide at Burkes Hollywood Hills rental on April 23, 2025, with her family breaking their silence via ABC7, saying, We miss her deeply. All we want is justice for Celeste. A 48 Hours podcast episode dissected the parents nightmare case, while TMZ Live buzzed with defense attorney Mark Geragos analyzing the mounting proof.
No business moves or public appearances beyond court, and zero verified social media mentions from d4vd himself amid the fallouthis Withered tour cancellations from last year now feel prophetic. A status hearing is set for April 29, with preliminary hearing looming May 1, where evidence could spill publicly, per court filings. This saga, with its gruesome autopsy details and illicit phone cache, cements a pivotal, infamous chapter in his story.
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