Overview
- Prosecutors told the court they found a significant amount of child sexual‑abuse material on David Anthony Burke’s iPhone and iCloud and are still processing tens of terabytes of data.
- The judge moved the next step in the case to May 1 because discovery must follow strict protocols for handling contraband images and large digital files.
- A newly unsealed autopsy identifies homicide from multiple penetrating injuries and details dismembered arms and legs, plastic fragments embedded in cut surfaces, and two missing fingers.
- Investigators found Celeste Rivas Hernández’s remains in September 2025 inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke after a tow‑yard worker reported a foul odor.
- Burke, known as d4vd, has pleaded not guilty to first‑degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a minor, and mutilation, while prosecutors allege he killed Celeste after she threatened to expose a sexual relationship.