D4vd Charged with Murder | Case by Case
Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel
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🗓️ 25 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, listeners. Today we're sharing a preview of the new 48 hours podcast, Case by Case. |
| 0:06.6 | It's a weekly update on the criminal cases everyone's talking about, hosted by the trusted 48 |
| 0:13.3 | hours team of correspondence. From high-profile trials to stunning breaks in cold cases, |
| 0:20.1 | as major news unfolds, we'll help you understand what |
| 0:24.0 | matters, why it matters, and what could happen next. Take a listen. We're going to start things |
| 0:30.6 | off with a trigger warning. Now, some of the reporting is disturbing that you're going to be listening |
| 0:35.1 | to, but please watch and listen with care. |
| 0:42.1 | Today I am announcing the charges against David Anthony Burke, the musician known as David, |
| 0:49.5 | spelled D4VD, in connection with the brutal and horrific murder of Celeste, a 14-year-old at that time. |
| 1:01.2 | That was Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hockman, announcing the charges against 21-year-old |
| 1:07.5 | singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke. He goes by the stage name David for the murder of 14-year-old singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke. He goes by the stage name, David, for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The district attorney calls this case a parent's nightmare and says there is significant physical, forensic, and digital evidence tying David to the crime. David Burke has pleaded not guilty to all of the |
| 1:29.7 | charges. He has denied any wrongdoing. His legal team released a statement, and this is what they said. |
| 1:35.5 | Let us be clear. The actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas |
| 1:42.6 | Hernandez, and he was not the cause of her death. |
| 1:46.4 | I'm 48 hours correspondent Natalie Morales, and this is case by case, where each week, |
| 1:52.1 | the team here from 48 hours, we bring you the biggest stories in true crime in real time. |
| 1:58.1 | And with me now to discuss the latest legal details in the charges against David Burke |
| 2:02.6 | is CBS chief correspondent Matt Gutman, who's been covering this case from when it first broke back |
| 2:07.9 | in September. Good to see again, Matt. Hey, good to be with you again, Natalie. So, Matt, give us the |
| 2:13.8 | play-by-play here legally. Where is this case right now? I mean, when we're talking |
| 2:18.9 | about play-by-play, it's literally playing out right now. As we are recording this, we're in the |
| 2:25.2 | midst of a preliminary hearing. And so what does that actually mean? Okay, so a judge needs to |
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