美国歌手D4vd（本名David Burke）将于周二在洛杉矶出庭，就其涉嫌杀害并肢解少女Celeste Rivas Hernandez的严重指控接受法官的初步听证 [1][2]。若定罪，他可能面临死刑或终身监禁且不得假释 [2]。
检方指控，D4vd于2023年与当时年仅13岁的受害者发生性关系，随后将其杀害并肢解 [2]。根据洛杉矶方面的报道，受害者Celeste Rivas Hernandez在2025年4月23日晚被送往D4vd位于好莱坞山区的住所后失联 [1]。检方指出，D4vd因担心受害者威胁要揭露两人的关系并毁掉其音乐事业而将其杀害 [1]。
据指控，D4vd在住所内多次刺伤受害者致其死亡，并使用链锯对尸体进行肢解 [1]。检方表示，受害者的尸体残骸被藏匿于D4vd的特斯拉车内长达数月之久 [1][2]。直到2025年9月，警方才在特斯拉车的后备箱中发现了这些残骸 [2]。
为支持指控，检方计划出示多项关键证据，包括D4vd订购链锯和泳池的记录、受害者生前与D4vd的性爱短信及照片、车内血迹DNA分析结果、监控视频以及尸体袋等物证 [1][2]。此外，法医证据还显示车库内存在血迹 [2]。
D4vd已对所有指控表示不认罪 [2]。此次初步听证会预计持续四天，由法官Charlaine Olmedo主持，其将裁定是否有足够证据将案件提交正式审判 [1]。受害者家属已发表声明，要求为Celeste伸张正义 [2]。
Los Angeles singer David Burke, known professionally as D4vd, is scheduled to appear in court this Tuesday for a preliminary hearing regarding the murder and dismemberment of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez [1][2]. The proceedings will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to a formal trial [1]. Burke has entered pleas of not guilty to all charges against him [2].
Prosecutors allege that Burke killed Hernandez after she threatened to expose their relationship, which would have ruined his music career [1]. According to the indictment, the 21-year-old singer stabbed the victim multiple times at his residence in the Hollywood Hills area, resulting in her death [1]. The prosecution further claims that Burke used a chainsaw to dismember her body and concealed the remains in the trunk of his Tesla for approximately four months [1][2].
The timeline of events indicates that Hernandez went missing on the evening of April 23, 2025, after being taken to Burke’s home [1]. Her remains were eventually discovered in September 2025 within his vehicle [2]. During the preliminary hearing, which is expected to last four days, prosecutors plan to present a range of evidence including text messages and photos depicting sexual activity between the two, surveillance footage, forensic analysis of bloodstains in Burke’s garage, and records showing Burke’s purchase of chainsaws and pool supplies [1][2].
The case involves complex legal questions regarding the age of consent at the time of their relationship. While some reports identify Hernandez as 14 years old at the time of her death, other accounts state she was 13 when she had sexual relations with Burke in 2023 [1][2]. Consequently, Burke faces additional charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor alongside the murder and dismemberment allegations [2].
If convicted, Burke could face the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole [2]. The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has issued a statement demanding justice for their daughter [2]. Judge Charlaine Olmedo will oversee the hearing to decide if the case moves forward to trial [1].