Posted on 05/03/2026 9:47:17 AM PDT by Libloather
A 14-year-old California girl was dismembered with a chainsaw in a backyard inflatable pool after threatening to expose her alleged child predator ex-boyfriend, according to Los Angeles prosecutors.
David Anthony Burke, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter known as "D4vd," faces charges of murder, child sex abuse and the unlawful mutilation of human remains after prosecutors allege he sexually abused the teen for months before killing her, cutting up her remains and allowing them to decompose in the trunk of his Tesla.
He has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.
The morning after allegedly killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, he sat for a radio interview about his forthcoming album, according to prosecutors.
The California Post revealed Thursday that during the interview on "The Zach Sang Show," he discussed "losing relationships" and how he could turn the losses into songs, including one named "Romantic Homicide." He also explained how to pronounce "D4vd" in the episode, which is still on YouTube.
"But you saying expecting it to end in a devastating, tragic, sad way so it can inspire art? But are you manifesting that in a certain way?" the interviewer asked.
"I really hope I’m not because it feels that way," Burke replied.
Later that day, he allegedly had a shovel delivered from Home Depot via the courier app Postmates.
Celeste was last seen on April 23, 2025, when prosecutors allege Burke invited her over to his house in the Hollywood Hills after an argument in which she made the threats to expose their relationship, according to a court filing obtained by FOX 11 Los Angeles.
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She didn't want to expose him, she wanted to control him. She overplayed her hand.
The amazing part is it took almost a year to arrest the guy after they found her remains in HIS car
Evidence indicates Ghislaine Maxwell was a really high level Reddit moderator, before her arrest, prosecution, and incarceration.
Evidence indicates Ghislaine Maxwell was a really high level
Reddit moderator, before her arrest, prosecution, and incarceration.
Is there any wrongdoing she isnt involved in?
Non prescription, fake glasses (aka, smart glasses) used to imply intelligence....
“What parents let a 14 year old girl go off with an adult male?.........”
A passport and a trip to London.
D4vd
Deefourveedee?
WTF?
I have no idea. I think it’s a eubonics rapper thing......
Nobody want to be exposed in a kiddie pool with a chain saw.
It’s Stihl a gruesome story no matter the type of pool
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But it’s Stihl a hard story to tell and listen to because of the Democrat’s Echo chamber.
“unlawful mutilation of human remains”
I try to keep my mutilations within the bounds of the law.
Who writes these headlines?
Man that cuts deep.
The teen should have exposed him online instead of in a kiddie pool and perhaps chosen scissors instead of a chainsaw to remove his clothing to expose him.
Sounds like you failed blackmail 101. Hard to shake someone down after you've already used the evidence.
The most incoherent and gramatically wrong headline ever published in Free Republic.
A criminal of color in California. What thinking cop wants to take that to a Sorosite DA.
LOL
Who or what writes the headlines?
yet another aspiring rocket surgeon who only wants to make the world a better place ...
The old AR15 chainsaw attachment that the gun grabbers were worried about?
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