Seven months after the decomposed physique of a 14-year-old was discovered within the trunk of a automotive, the general public prosecutor’s workplace has… Los Angeles Homicide prices filed in opposition to US musician D4vd. The 21-year-old was arrested final week. District Lawyer Nathan J. Hochman introduced the three-count indictment on Monday (native time). If convicted, there’s a danger of life imprisonment.
Via his authorized workforce, the singer, actual identify David Burke, pleaded not responsible in courtroom. “We are going to vigorously defend David’s innocence,” the attorneys wrote in an announcement that was accessible to the German Press Company. The proof will present he isn’t the killer and he didn’t trigger her dying, the assertion mentioned.
Severe allegations
The district lawyer blames Burke for a “horrible and horrific” homicide. The musician had an abusive sexual relationship with the minor, Hochman mentioned. When the woman wished to reveal his prison habits and thereby threatened to destroy Burke’s music profession, the singer allegedly dedicated the homicide, dismembered the physique and stowed it in his automotive.
Hochman initially didn’t touch upon the reason for dying. The post-mortem report is predicted later. The woman was within the musician’s home in April 2025 and was not seen alive after that, the investigators mentioned in a press convention.
Physique elements found at tow yard
The case had already precipitated a stir in September 2025: Workers at a tow yard in Hollywood alerted the police due to a noticeable putrid odor. Within the seized car, registered to Burke, which had beforehand been reported deserted, investigators discovered physique elements in black luggage within the trunk.
In line with authorities, the physique was in a severely decomposed state and had in all probability been within the car for over 4 months. The woman from Lake Elsinore, round 110 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles, had been lacking since April 2024. In line with media studies, {the teenager} had run away from dwelling a number of occasions.
D4vd was created with the on Tiktok Internationally recognized for the viral songs “Romantic Murder” and “Right here with Me,” which had been streamed billions of occasions. In 2025 he additionally offered the anthem for the online game “Fortnite”.
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