Murder suspect d4vd’s preliminary hearing underway as prosecutors detail 14-year-old girl’s death

 

The 21-year-old singer was arrested in April on suspicion of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in his Tesla in September.

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In the 10 months since a girl’s severely decomposed remains were found in d4vd’s abandoned car, prosecutors have described in gruesome detail how they believe the famed singer killed and dismembered the 14-year-old runaway to prevent her from disclosing details about their relationship.

The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and mutilating human remains in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

A judge is hearing evidence in the case and will decide whether there is enough to move forward with a trial. The preliminary hearing, which began Tuesday in Los Angeles, could last several days.