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started 12 days ago · updated 10 days ago

Part of situation: D4vd murder trial and wrongful death suit in Los Angeles (17 clusters)

D4vd switches to public defender in murder and abuse case

D4vd David Anthony Burke Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder trial public defender

Singer D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, has transitioned to public defense after his high-profile legal team, including Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter, withdrew from his murder case. The withdrawal was granted by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo following a determination that Burke qualifies for appointed counsel.

Burke, 21, is facing charges of first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. The charges stem from the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed remains were discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke in September 2025.

Prosecutors allege that Burke and Hernandez were in a sexual relationship that began in 2023. They claim the killing occurred in April 2025 after the teenager allegedly threatened to expose their relationship. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman stated his office is evaluating whether to seek the death penalty if Burke is convicted. A status conference is scheduled for October 19, 2026.

Entities

Blair Berk · Celeste Rivas Hernandez · Charlaine Olmedo · David Anthony Burke · David Burke · Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office · Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office · Nathan Hochman

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 30 SOURCES] Prosecutors allege Burke stabbed the teenager multiple times. www.kikvradio.com · timesng.com · www.ks95.com · offthepress.com · seacoastoldies.com · +25 more
[● 41 SOURCES] David Burke pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, sexual abuse of a child, and mutilation of human remains. www.kikvradio.com · offthepress.com · pulptastic.com · timesng.com · internewscast.com · +33 more
[● 8 SOURCES] Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is considering whether to seek the death penalty. offthepress.com · pulptastic.com · www.gbcghanaonline.com · ca.news.yahoo.com · www.urbanmag-online.com · +2 more
[● 22 SOURCES] The decomposed remains of Rivas Hernandez were found in body bags in the trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke. www.kikvradio.com · offthepress.com · timesng.com · ca.news.yahoo.com · seacoastoldies.com · +16 more
[● 21 SOURCES] A status conference or court appearance is scheduled for October 19, 2026. www.kikvradio.com · pulptastic.com · offthepress.com · timesng.com · diario.mx · +15 more
[● 18 SOURCES] Prosecutors allege David Burke and Celeste Rivas Hernandez began a sexual relationship in 2023 when he was 18 and she was 13. www.kikvradio.com · timesng.com · www.ks95.com · seacoastoldies.com · thepulseofnh.com · +13 more
[● 20 SOURCES] Burke's private legal team, including Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter, withdrew from the case. pulptastic.com · internewscast.com · www.nn.de · www.bbv-net.de · ca.news.yahoo.com · +13 more
[● 14 SOURCES] Judge Charlaine Olmedo granted the request for the defense team to withdraw and appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office. pulptastic.com · timesng.com · internewscast.com · diario.mx · www.latimes.com · +8 more

Sources

Equipo legal de D4vd se retira del caso por el asesinato de menor [dominicanaaldia.com]

11 days ago

¡No culpable! Tribunal falla a favor de Sujeto Oro 24 en caso de violencia de género | El Nuevo Norte [infoenn.com]

10 days ago

歌手D4vd謀殺案不認罪突棄私人律師改請公辯 - 星島日報 [www.singtaousa.com]

11 days ago

US-Musiker D4vd: Erneut „nicht schuldig“ in grausigem Mordfall [www.rtl.de]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd Faces Possible Death Penalty As His Lawyers Withdraw From Murder Case [www.kanyidaily.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s attorneys granted withdrawal in singer’s murder case – KIK-FM 100. 7 [www.kikvradio.com]

11 days ago

D4vd pleads not guilty in Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case as defense team withdraws [offthepress.com]

11 days ago

D4vd Drops High-Powered Lawyers for Public Defender in Celeste Rivas Hernandez Murder Case [pulptastic.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [rnbphilly.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s attorneys granted withdrawal in singer’s murder case [seacoastoldies.com]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd’s legal team withdraw from murder case [thecrystaleyes.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's attorneys granted withdrawal in singer's murder case [thepulseofnh.com]

11 days ago

D4vd Abruptly Fires Legal Team, Takes Public Defender in Murder Case [timesng.com]

11 days ago

D4vd Switches to Public Defender After Attorneys Withdraw From Case [www.urbanmag-online.com]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd pleads not guilty in teen girl’s killing - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group [wavepublication.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's attorneys granted withdrawal in singer's murder case - 106. 7 KMX [1067kmx.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s attorneys granted withdrawal in singer’s murder case – WJJY 106. 7 [1067wjjy.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s Will Reportedly Have A Public Defender After Legal Team Steps Down From Murder Case [92q.com]

10 days ago

D4vd’s Attorney Withdraw, Retains Public Defender [www.hot97.com]

11 days ago

Equipo legal de D4vd renuncia a defenderlo en el caso de una adolescente asesinada [rpp.pe]

11 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [classixphilly.com]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd’s legal team withdraw from murder case [dailyguardian.ca]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.dattelner-morgenpost.de]

11 days ago

D4vd se declara no culpable del asesinato de Celeste Rivas Hernández [es.rollingstone.com]

10 days ago

US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case [www.gbcghanaonline.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.halternerzeitung.de]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.harzkurier.de]

11 days ago

D4vd Attorneys Quit as Public Defender Takes Over Murder Trial [internewscast.com]

11 days ago

US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case - Kahawatungu [kahawatungu.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [kissrichmond.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.marler-zeitung.de]

11 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [1053rnb.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.nn.de]

11 days ago

ESTADOS UNIDOS | Un jurado declara culpable del asesinato del rapero Tupac Shakur al exlíder de una pandilla Duane 'Keffe D' Davis [www.informacion.es]

11 days ago

ESTADOS UNIDOS | Un jurado declara culpable del asesinato del rapero Tupac Shakur al exlíder de una pandilla Duane 'Keffe D' Davis [www.farodevigo.es]

11 days ago

D4vd’s Will Reportedly Have A Public Defender After Legal Team Steps Down From Murder Case [theboxhouston.com]

10 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [tvone.tv]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.waltroper-zeitung.de]

11 days ago

D4vd's attorneys granted withdrawal in singer's murder case - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather [weisradio.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s Will Reportedly Have A Public Defender After Legal Team Steps Down From Murder Case [wiznation.com]

10 days ago

Is d4vd Broke? The Singer Accused Of Murder Fired His Legal Team For A Public Defender [wtlcfm.com]

10 days ago

D4vd’s attorneys granted withdrawal in singer’s murder case – 101. 9fm The MIX [wtmx.com]

11 days ago

Preobrat v odmevnem primeru D4vd: Zapustili so ga ugledni odvetniki | 24ur. com [www.24ur.com]

10 days ago

Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez [toronto.citynews.ca]

11 days ago

Jurado llega a veredicto en el juicio por el asesinato del rapero Tupac, a 30 años del crimen [actualidad.rt.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's Defense Team Enters Not Guilty Plea In Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case [allhiphop.com]

11 days ago

D4vd Lawyers Withdraw From Murder Case [balleralert.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.bbv-net.de]

11 days ago

US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case [ca.news.yahoo.com]

11 days ago

D4vd pierde a sus abogados en pleno caso por la muerte de Celeste Rivas [caretas.pe]

10 days ago

D4vd's legal team steps down amid murder trial [www.perthnow.com.au]

11 days ago

El cantante D4vd acusado de asesinar a una menor será representado por un defensor público [diario.mx]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.dorstenerzeitung.de]

11 days ago

ESTADOS UNIDOS | Un jurado declara culpable del asesinato del rapero Tupac Shakur al exlíder de una pandilla Duane 'Keffe D' Davis [www.elcorreoweb.es]

11 days ago

Cambia D4vd de defensa en caso por asesinato de menor [eldiariodechihuahua.mx]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.hellwegeranzeiger.de]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd drops private attorneys for public defender in murder case [www.latimes.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s Will Reportedly Have A Public Defender After Legal Team Steps Down From Murder Case [hiphopnc.com]

10 days ago

D4vd Loses His Lawyers, Gets a Public Defender And Pleads Not Guilty [hollywoodunlocked.com]

11 days ago

D4vd Forced To Use Public Defender In Murder Case As Lawyers Withdraw [www.hotnewhiphop.com]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.ikz-online.de]

11 days ago

Ladrón asesinó a una trabajadora con un destornillador y fue condenado a perpetua [www.cronica.com.ar]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez [krmg.com]

11 days ago

D4vd’s attorneys granted withdrawal in singer’s murder case – KS95 94. 5 [www.ks95.com]

11 days ago

ESTADOS UNIDOS | Un jurado declara culpable del asesinato del rapero Tupac Shakur al exlíder de una pandilla Duane 'Keffe D' Davis [www.elperiodicoextremadura.com]

11 days ago

D4vd se declara no culpable de asesinato en caso de Celeste Rivas en Los Ángeles - La Opinión [laopinion.com]

11 days ago

La defensa privada de D4vd abandonó el caso y un abogado público asumió su representación [lapatilla.com]

11 days ago

Is d4vd Broke? The Singer Accused Of Murder Fired His Legal Team For A Public Defender [krnb.com]

10 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.muensterlandzeitung.de]

11 days ago

Is d4vd Broke? The Singer Accused Of Murder Fired His Legal Team For A Public Defender [mycolumbusmagic.com]

10 days ago

D4vd Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming from Teen Girl’s Brutal Killing [mynewsla.com]

11 days ago

US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case [www.bbc.co.uk]

11 days ago

D4vd's Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder Trial [newstalkcleveland.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.nordbayern.de]

11 days ago

Advogados de D4vd abandonam defesa do cantor norte-americano no caso de homicídio de jovem de 14 anos [observador.pt]

10 days ago

Abogados de D4vd se retiran del caso por asesinato de una adolescente: esto se sabe [periodicocorreo.com.mx]

11 days ago

El equipo legal de D4vd se retira del caso por el asesinato de una adolescente [proceso.hn]

11 days ago

D4vd Faces Major Shake-Up in Murder Case After Lawyers Withdraw [www.realitytea.com]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de]

11 days ago

D4vd plädiert auf nicht schuldig im Mordfall – und wechselt zum Pflichtverteidiger [www.rollingstone.de]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.ruhrnachrichten.de]

11 days ago

Zerstückelte Mädchenleiche: Musiker D4vd weist Schuld zurück [www.stimberg-zeitung.de]

11 days ago

UPDATE: D4vd's Legal Team Withdraws From His Case As He Reportedly Taps Public Defender [theshaderoom.com]

11 days ago

The Source |D4vd’s Lawyers Withdraw From Murder Trial as Public Defender Takes Over [thesource.com]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.thueringer-allgemeine.de]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd Drops Celebrity Lawyers for Public Defender in Murder Case [time.news]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.tlz.de]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd’s private lawyers withdraw from teen's murder case [tribuneonlineng.com]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.wp.de]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.wr.de]

11 days ago

Caso D4vd: Abogados del rapero se retiran del caso tras asesinar a menor de edad [www.yucatan.com.mx]

11 days ago

Singer D4vd’s lawyers withdraw leaving him with a public defender - The Zambian Observer [zambianobserver.com]

11 days ago

D4vd due back in court after ordered to stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez [abc7chicago.com]

11 days ago

D4vd due back in court after ordered to stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez [abc7news.com]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.abendblatt.de]

11 days ago

Rapper D4vd weist Schuld zurück: Mädchen lag zerstückelt in seinem Kofferraum [www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de]

11 days ago

D4vd Murder Case: Lawyers Withdraw as Counsel, Singer Now Repped by Public Defender's Office [www.complex.com]

11 days ago

Singer Accused Of Dismembering Girlfriend Suffers Major Blow In Court [dailycaller.com]

11 days ago

D4vd's Lawyers Jump Ship, Leaving Singer with a Public Defender [www.digitalmusicnews.com]

11 days ago

Tampa rapper murder trial: Inmate testifies about alleged jailhouse letters [www.fox13news.com]

12 days ago