- A judge will begin hearing evidence to determine if singer D4vd, identified as David Burke, will stand trial for the alleged murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Prosecutors allege Burke, 21, lured Rivas Hernandez to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, stabbed her multiple times, and later dismembered her body with chainsaws to prevent her from exposing their relationship.
- Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains, with his attorney denying his responsibility.
- Evidence presented will include Burke's alleged purchase of chainsaws and plastic wading pools, the discovery of Rivas Hernandez's DNA in his garage, and her remains found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him months after her disappearance.
- Authorities arrested Burke in April after an investigation that included subpoenaing witnesses and completing an autopsy report, which concluded Rivas Hernandez died from multiple stab wounds.
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