D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Day Three

DNA consistent with Celeste is found at 11 locations in D4vd’s Tesla and garage, as the court hears initial evidence from the medical examiner’s office.

There are some graphic descriptions and disturbing content that some listeners and viewers may find distressing.

Fame Under Fire brings you the latest from inside the Los Angeles courtroom at the D4vd preliminary hearing. The singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is charged with murder, unlawful dismemberment and continuous sexual abuse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found decomposing in the front trunk of a Tesla linked to him.

Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty is joined by reporter Sam Mulick, who explains the DNA evidence, the examination of a cut inflatable pool and the records tracking a phone and Tesla to Santa Barbara.

David Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all charges.

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Series Producer: Louise Clarke

Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart Smith

Digital Journalist: Leona Gasper

Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross

Production coordinator: Phoebe Lomas

Technical Producer: Cameron Ward

Editor: Clare Fordham

Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland

Assistant Commissioner: Chris Walsh-Heron

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts