Overview
- Prosecutors told the court Thursday that D4vd’s iCloud held roughly 8 terabytes of data, about 1 terabyte has been reviewed, and part of it was identified as child pornography, according to an NBC-cited account.
- The Los Angeles County medical examiner released an autopsy Wednesday that ruled Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death a homicide caused by two sharp-force penetrating wounds to her torso.
- Investigators previously found the 14-year-old’s dismembered remains in two bags in the trunk of a Tesla left in Hollywood Hills last September, according to court filings.
- D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd acts with a minor, and mutilation of remains, and he has pleaded not guilty.
- The judge set a follow-up hearing on evidence for April 29 and the first day of a preliminary hearing for May 1, and prosecutors said they used a phone wiretap, convened three investigative grand juries, and have uploaded about 30% of the digital evidence for the defense.