美国歌手D4vd（本名David Anthony Burke）因涉嫌谋杀并性虐待14岁少女Celeste Rivas Hernandez而受审 [1][2]。该少女遗体于去年9月在好莱坞一辆注册在Burke名下的特斯拉后备箱内被发现 [1][2]。
本周二进行的初步听证会上，检察官向死者父母展示了令人震惊的犯罪现场照片，包括被肢解的尸体 [1]。Celeste的母亲Mercedes选择留在法庭观看证据展示，以表示对女儿的支持 [1]。
检察官指控Burke在该少女于2025年4月23日死亡后，用电锯肢解了尸体以隐瞒杀人 [1][2]。调查人员Joshua Byers证实，Burke在线订购了尸袋、电锯、充气泳池和铲子，大部分物品在其车库被搜查到 [2]。检控方称Burke杀害少女的动机是受害人威胁曝光其与未成年人的关系 [1]。
检察官Beth Silverman在听证会上提供的证据显示，Burke从音乐中获得至少1000万美元收入 [2]。前唱片公司Interscope Records的高管作证披露了与D4vd签署的多百万美元录音合约细节 [3]。检察官试图以此证明Burke具有经济动机杀害Celeste [3]。
Burke的音乐作品包括2022年突破性单曲《Romantic Homicide》，在流媒体平台获得超10亿次播放 [2]。他于2023年发行两张EP并为SZA巡演开场，去年在Coachella音乐节表演 [2]。
Burke被控谋杀罪、对14岁以下儿童的持续性虐待罪和尸体毁损罪 [2]。他否认所有指控 [1]。初步听证会预计持续数天 [1]。
David Anthony Burke, a 21-year-old musician performing under the stage name D4vd, is accused of murdering and sexually abusing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke in Hollywood in September [1][2]. At a preliminary hearing this week, prosecutors presented graphic crime scene photographs to the victim's parents, alleging that Burke dismembered the body using a chainsaw to conceal the killing [1].
Burke faces charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a minor, and willful destruction of human remains [2]. Prosecutors allege that Burke killed Celeste after she threatened to expose their illegal relationship [1][2]. According to investigators, Burke purchased body bags, a chainsaw, an inflatable pool, and a shovel online following the victim's death, with most items later recovered from his garage [2].
The prosecution contends Burke had financial motivation for the crime. Prosecutors revealed that the musician earned at least $10 million from music between 2023 and 2025 and holds a multi-million-dollar recording contract with Interscope Records [2][3]. His breakthrough 2022 single "Romantic Homicide" has garnered over 1 billion streams on music platforms, and he performed at Coachella last year and opened for SZA's tour [2].
Investigators testified that Burke arranged to pick up the victim from Lake Elsinore, approximately 80 miles from Los Angeles, on April 23, 2025 [2]. The vehicle containing Celeste's remains was not discovered until September, about four and a half months after it was towed away [2].
Celeste's mother, Mercedes, chose to remain in court during the presentation of evidence to show support for her daughter [1]. Burke denies all charges [1]. The preliminary hearing, which determines whether sufficient probable cause exists to proceed to trial, is expected to last several days [1].