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Singer David Burke, who has the stage name D4vd, has been arrested over the death of a girl. (Getty Images for Coachella)<\/p>\nSinger D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in his car.<\/p>\n
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposed body was discovered wrapped in a bag in the boot of a Tesla last year.<\/p>\n
The car, which appeared to have been abandoned, was registered to the 20-year-old singer from Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n
Singer David Burke, who has the stage name D4vd, has been arrested over the death of a girl. (Getty Images for Coachella)<\/p>\n
Burke is currently being held without bail, \ufeffLos Angeles police said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n
Police said investigators would present a case to the District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges on Monday.<\/p>\n
The alt-pop singer was already under \ufeffinvestigation by an LA County grand jury looking into Hernandez’s death.<\/p>\n
Originally a secret, the probe into the teen’s death was revealed in February when Burke’s family filed objections\ufeff to subpoenas demanding they testify.<\/p>\n
The move also revealed that Burke was the probe’s target.\ufeff<\/p>\n
Representatives for Burke have not responded to multiple requests from The Associated Press for comment on the case.<\/p>\n
Burke was first linked to \ufeffHernandez in September 2025, when her remains were found “severely decomposed” in his Tesla.<\/p>\n
He was not initially implicated \ufeffin her death but several of his scheduled tour dates were cancelled or removed from websites after the discovery.\n<\/p>\n
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