US singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said on Monday.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said the 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.She was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13. Authorities, who described her on Monday as a “runaway”, said she was 14 when she was killed.
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Singer D4vd charged with murder of teenage girl found decomposed in his car
US singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said on Monday. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s O
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-20 · 18:37 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Authorities described Celeste as a “runaway” on Monday.
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13.
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US singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago.
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