Singer D4vd is facing a disturbing new set of allegations that prosecutors say lay out how he prepared to get rid of a 14-year-old girl's body, the BBC reports. In a newly filed court document, prosecutors allege the musician, born David Anthony Burke, fatally stabbed Celeste Rivas Hernandez at his Hollywood Hills home, then ordered items online under a false name—including two chainsaws, a body bag, shovel, inflatable pool, and a "burn cage"—to destroy evidence and dismember her in his garage.
The filing says Burke met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11 and began sexually abusing her when she was 13 and he was 18; shortly before her death, she allegedly threatened via text to expose their relationship and "end his career." Prosecutors say Burke summoned her to his home via Uber, then called her and sent follow-up texts asking where she was as part of a cover story. Her remains were later found in his Tesla, which surveillance footage indicates he was the last person to drive. Prosecutors allege the singer placed the girl's body in the inflatable pool and used the chainsaws to dismember her two weeks after her death, then placed the remains in the trunk and abandoned the Tesla, which was later impounded before her remains were discovered, People reports. Her DNA was allegedly found in his garage, CNN reports.
D4vd "amputated her left ring and pinky fingers because her ring finger contained a tattoo of his name," according to court documents. "Her fingers have not been recovered." Burke has pleaded not guilty; his attorneys insist he did not kill Celeste and argue the intense publicity threatens his right to a fair trial. A judge allowed the nine-page filing to be released, with some evidence kept sealed, and a preliminary hearing is now set for late May.
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