Burke allegedly used an alias to buy two cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags and an inflatable pool, according to the detective.
The prosecution contended in an April court filing that Burke “purchased tools to carry out his plot to dismember and dispose of the victim’s body,” including ordering a shovel, two chain saws, a body bag, heavy- duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool to be delivered to his home under a fake name.
“Moreover, defendant took horrifying measures to destroy and discard the victim’s body. After placing her body into the blue inflatable pool to prevent her blood from spilling onto his garage floor, defendant used a chain saw and perhaps other tools to cut off her limbs. Small blue plastic fragments were found embedded in the victim’s remains, which were collected by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Department,” according to the prosecution’s filing earlier this year.
The teen’s remains were found last Sept. 8 — just days after what would have been her 15th birthday, according to the prosecution’s court filing, which noted that the vehicle had been towed three days earlier while parked about 400 feet from his Hollywood Hills home.
“Surveillance video and other evidence confirm defendant was the last person to drive the vehicle on July 29, 2025, before he left Los Angeles on a concert tour,” according to the prosecution’s filing.