D4vd murder case: Singer accused of ordering chainsaws, body bags and shovel
Singer D4vd, legally named David Burke, is facing a preliminary hearing for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors allege he purchased items including chainsaws and body bags to dispose of the victim's remains after the killing.
Why it matters
The case involves a public figure and highlights the intersection of celebrity culture and serious criminal justice proceedings.
The murder case involving singer D4vd began Tuesday with a preliminary hearing during which prosecutors claimed he ordered a body bag, chainsaws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online days after the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The 21-year-old singer has been charged with murder in the killing of Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him last year.
Prosecutors said the Romantic Homicide singer, whose legal name is David Burke, used the items to dismember Rivas Hernandez’s body after he had allegedly stabbed her to death for threatening to reveal their relationship and ruin his music career, according to The Associated Press.
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