Musician David Anthony Burke, professionally known as D4vd, will go to trial for murder, a judge ruled following a five-day preliminary hearing. Prosecutors presented photographic evidence and called more than a dozen witnesses during the proceedings, with the family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez present.
Burke, 21, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and sexually abusing Hernandez. Her remains were discovered last September inside a Tesla registered to his address.
Los Angeles prosecutors questioned witnesses and displayed evidence over five days as they built their case. The judge's decision to proceed to trial came after this detailed presentation of the prosecution's findings.
Burke's legal name is David Anthony Burke. The discovery of Hernandez's remains marked a grim development in a case that has now advanced to a full trial. The investigation involved the examination of a vehicle linked to the musician.