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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

D4VD's Manager Said the Tour Came First. Now He's a Grand Jury Witness | Coffindaffer Interview

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime Today

News, News Commentary, True Crime

3.3908 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Robert Morgenroth—D4VD's day-to-day manager, record label GM, and touring company president—testified before a grand jury for days. When he walked out, a reporter overheard him say prosecutor Beth Silverman was "very pushy" about why he didn't call police. His alleged response: it wasn't his responsibility. His job was to keep the tour going.

A female witness failed to appear and now faces a body attachment order—arrest to compel testimony. Within days of police raiding D4VD's Hollywood rental, he allegedly transferred two properties to his mother and broke his $20,000/month lease.

In Part 2 of this interview, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines what the behavior of D4VD's inner circle tells us about where this case is heading. We break down what prosecutors are trying to establish with Morgenroth's testimony, what it signals when witnesses in someone's orbit resist testifying, and how asset transfers can factor into a criminal case.

Jennifer explains why D4VD's shift from cooperation to silence matters, what prosecutors typically want when they press the people closest to a suspect, and what happens next if an indictment comes down—arrest, arraignment, bail, trial timeline.

The grand jury has authority to indict and is expected to hear witnesses through February 2026. D4VD has not been charged and remains presumed innocent. But the walls are closing in.

Part 1 covers the physical evidence and investigative timeline.

#D4VD #CelesteRivas #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #GrandJury #RobertMorgenroth #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillers #BethSilverman #MurderCase


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Bruske, Stacey Cole and Todd Michaels.

0:08.7

Not a human boy.

0:10.0

David hasn't spoke publicly since Celeste Revis Hernandez's body was found in his Tesla,

0:15.0

but the people around him have started talking, some voluntarily, some not.

0:19.7

His manager, Robert Mornorgant, testified before a

0:23.2

grand jury for days, and was reportedly overheard saying his priority after learning about the body

0:28.9

was keeping the tour going, not calling the police. A female witness failed to appear and now

0:34.0

faces a body attachment order, and within days of police raiding his Hollywood rental, David allegedly transferred two

0:41.3

properties to his mother and broke the lease.

0:44.1

The grand jury is no longer just investigative.

0:46.5

Allegedly it now has authority to indict, allegedly.

0:49.9

Prosecutors Beth Silverman reportedly believe David was involved in Celeste's death and may be pushing murder charges.

0:58.4

Jennifer Coffendaff, a retired FBI special agent is here with us to help break this down further.

1:04.6

These are, you know, the language is getting stronger.

1:08.8

If you were David, would you be bracing for impact at this moment in time

1:14.1

for a possible arrest coming up? Absolutely. He's bracing for impact. I would say law enforcement

1:20.7

is keeping track of him in some way, shape, or form. And also, this whole idea of a grand jury all the sudden getting bestowed to being

1:30.5

able to charge the investigate, I mean, when I kept hearing, oh, it's an investigative grand jury,

1:36.3

believe me, grand juries are investigative, all of them. And then they also have the power

1:42.2

when asked whether it should be a true bill, a no bill,

1:45.5

or they just sort of drop the subject to move on to other cases.

1:49.0

So they've always, as far as I know, federally I can tell you 100%.

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