US singer D4vd has been accused of purchasing tools online – including chainsaws – after prosecutors say he stabbed a teen girl to d.eath
The allegations were released in an evidence filing, which details his alleged motive and steps prosecutors say he took to cover his tracks before 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s dismembered body was found in his car.
Prosecutors say he met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11, and allege he started sexually abusing her when she was 13 and he was 18. They allege the teen sent text messages threatening to reveal their illicit relationship and “destroy his life” before she was killed.
D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty.
Attorneys for D4vd have maintained they “will vigorously defend David’s innocence” and said they believe the “evidence will show that David did not k!ll Celeste”.
He appeared in court on Wednesday as attorneys and prosecutors argued over the public release of the filing. He wore an orange Los Angeles County jail jumpsuit and was shackled while being escorted into the courtroom.
He said very little aside from “yes, your honour” when the judge asked if he was OK with his preliminary hearing being delayed until late May.
In the court filing on Wednesday, prosecutors allege that Burke sta-bbed the teen multiple times at his home.
The filing states prosecutors tracked purchases he’d made online using a fake name in the days after, including two chainsaws, an inflatable blue pool, a body bag and a shovel. They allege he also purchased a “burn cage” and made plans to incinerate evidence, the filing states.
The filing outlines previous interactions authorities had with the singer, including after the teen was reported missing in 2024 by her family.
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