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US singer D4vd to go on trial for murder in death of teen

The star is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla registered to his address.

Published July 27, 2026, 9:17 PM
Updated July 27, 2026, 10:10 PM3.5K
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US singer D4vd to go on trial for murder in death of teen

A judge has ruled that US musician D4vd will go on trial for murder over the death of a teenage girl.

The decision came after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence as 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family watched on.

The star, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing the girl, whose remains were found last September in a Tesla registered to his address.

Burke, 21, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and sexually abusing her.

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