D4vd preliminary hearing, Day 3: Testimonies continue

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Jul 24, 2026
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Well, testimony continues today at a hearing to determine if there is enough
evidence for singer David to stand trial in the murder of a 14 year old
girl. Fox 11's Cristina Gonzalez was in court and she filed this report from
downtown L. A. The day ending with the corner actually saying they had to use
dental records to identify Celeste Rivas's body because it was so badly
decomposed. They're saying that they do have her DNA in the trunk of the Tesla
also at several locations in David Burke's garage including inside soiled
white piece that were stuffed inside a black plastic bag. The people who won
tickets to sit in on this, the members of the public, they're saying things
like, oh my God, it's horrifying and it's just something you would never
imagine. You would court observers on the third day of a preliminary hearing
in downtown Los Angeles where singer David Burke is facing charges for the
murder of 14 year old Celeste Rivas. The 21 year old who's pled not guilty
to all charges was in court as prosecutors showed images of pieces of
blue plastic removed from Celeste's dismembered remains shredded fragments
which L. A. P. D. Criminalists testified physically matched like puzzle
pieces. The cuts on a blue plastic pool found in David's garage. The guy that I
listened to the guy that I admired. It's just not what I imagined. There
was a darker side to him. He says that after seeing prosecutors present
evidence that Burke's Tesla and his personal cell phone were tracked on at
least three different locations going from his Doheny drive home to the Santa
Barbara area where Celeste Rivas's passport was found off a freeway
embankment. When David Anthony Burke drove to Santa Santa Barbara, not only
was his phone record there, but the Tesla was there too. Allegedly. And one
thing I never thought about Tesla charging stations for your car. I
didn't know they can find where you've been charging your car. Records seem to
indicate he stopped to charge the vehicle during one of the trips as to
Burke's reaction to the evidence being presented. He's also anytime evidence
comes up. Have you noticed he goes like this? He leans really into it with his
hand, and it's like he's watching himself at a concert. And I do want to
emphasize Burke has pled not guilty to all charges. His attorneys are actually
challenging the police testing of all the evidence. Now, tomorrow we're
gonna hear more from the corner. The autopsy. We also expect to hear
something about their sexual relationship. Remember, she was a minor
that is part of the charges in downtown Los Angeles. I'm Cristina Gonzalez,
Fox 11 News.
