The popular New York-born singer D4vd, shot to fame for his hit single “Romantic Homicide,” was charged with murder on April 20 after a monthslong investigation by LAPD.
D4vd, real name David Burke, could face the death penalty after being charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances — lying in wait, murder of a witness to an investigation, and murder for financial gain — in the grisly killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas.
He’s also charged with lewd and lascivious sexual acts with an individual under 14 years old, and mutilating the human remains of a body.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/singer-d4vd-charged-with-murder-for-death-of-celeste-rivas-hernandez/
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