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Pretty Lies And Alibis

RECAP: D4DV Charged With 1st Deg Murder W: Special Circumstance, Inappropriate Relationship

Pretty Lies And Alibis

GiGi McKelvey

True Crime, Daily News, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Singer D4VD (David Anthony Burke) is charged in the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Those charges are:
  • 1st degree murder with special circumstances 
  • Continuous lewd and licivious sexual acts with an individual under 14
  • Multilating the remains of a human being. 
Her autopsy report should be out soon and a cause of death was able to be determined. 


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0:00.0

Welcome to Pretty Lies and Alibis. Let's seek the truth and travel the long road to justice together.

0:08.0

What you know, alibis, welcome to another episode of Pretty Lies and Alibis.

0:12.0

I'm Gigi. Just wanted to recap the press conference that just wrapped up, announcing murder charges and more against singer David, also known as David Anthony Burke,

0:23.0

in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Revis Hernandez.

0:26.5

District Attorney Nathan Hockman was up to speak, and here's what David is charged with.

0:32.6

First-degree murder with special circumstances, which can mean lying in weight, financial gain, or murdering a

0:39.3

witness in an investigation. These charges include all three. That penalty alone can mean life without

0:46.0

parole or the death penalty, and as of now, the district attorney has not decided whether they will go

0:51.6

for death and they will decide at a later time.

0:54.8

Additionally, he's been charged with continuous, lewd, and lascivious sexual acts with an

1:00.3

individual under the age of 14 and mutilating the remains of a human body.

1:05.5

April 23rd, 2025, Celeste went to David's house in the Hollywood Hills and was never heard from again.

1:12.6

September 8th, her dismembered and decomposed remains were found in the front of David's Tesla.

1:18.3

The investigation focused on who killed her months and months before.

1:23.0

For the lying in wait, she went to his home, April 23rd, at his invitation and was never heard from again.

1:29.6

The special circumstances for financial gain, that was for David to maintain his musical career,

1:35.3

that she was threatening that particular night.

1:38.9

Also, murdering a witness to an investigation, he said that witness was Celeste and the investigation was into their

1:46.0

inappropriate relationship. He says the family's grief is terrible, but they believe they have

1:50.8

proof beyond a reasonable doubt on who killed. Their daughter, and he said that killer is David

1:56.4

Anthony Burke. Next up to speak was L.A. Police Chief McDonald. He said this is a seven-month

2:02.7

investigation, and they faced criticism on the investigation, as well as their decision not to

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