LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alt-pop singer D4vd has been charged with sexually abusing, murdering and mutilating the body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed remains were found in his apparently abandoned Tesla seven months ago, Los Angeles County prosecutors say.
The charges were filed Monday, but the allegations in the disturbing case stretch back to 2023 — just a year after the singer’s first single made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 21-year-old’s defense attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf during an arraignment Monday afternoon.
Here’s a look at the timeline of the investigation, the allegations and the career of D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke.
2022: Burke’s music goes viral
Burke, a content creator who began making his own music to accompany the video game montages he would post online, goes viral on TikTok for his song “Romantic Homicide.” The song ultimately
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