D4vd's garage had signs of blood, likely from cut up body, expert says
A forensic analyst testified that potential blood evidence was found in the garage of singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. The defense challenged the findings, noting that the chemical tests were not definitive, while prosecutors maintain that DNA evidence links the scene to the victim.
Why it matters
This high-profile criminal case involves a public figure and raises significant questions regarding forensic evidence standards and the judicial process in capital cases.
A forensic analyst said in court Wednesday that evidence of blood was found in multiple sections of the garage where the singer D4vd allegedly cut apart a teenage girl with a chainsaw last year. Lauren Wallace, a criminologist with the Los Angeles Police Department, said she found evidence of blood on gym mats and flooring inside the garage at the artist's Hollywood Hills residence. Wallace was the latest witness to take the stand as a preliminary hearing on murder and sex abuse charges against the "Romantic Homicide" singer continued in downtown Los Angeles. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is charged with fatally stabbing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez last April and then using a chainsaw to dismember her body before shoving it inside the trunk of his Tesla, where the girl's remains were discovered months later.
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