Judge to hear evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen and decide on trial

The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances.

Singer D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in his towed Tesla.

Gruesome images of a teenage girl's dismembered corpse have been shown in court before her horrified parents on the opening day of a preliminary hearing in the murder case against the singer who performs under the stage name D4vd.

Singer D4vd's case returned to the headlines on July 21, Tuesday, as he appeared in court in Los Angeles, California, for his preliminary hearing on charges of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez in April 2025.