D4vd to be charged with murder in death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Due to special circumstances included in the murder charge—lying in wait, murdering an investigation’s witness, committing crimes for financial gain—Burke may face the death penalty, although that has yet to be determined or announced by prosecutors. D4vd, 21, was on a world tour when the teenager’s remains were discovered in his car due to reports of a “foul odor.”

Burke’s attorneys (Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, Regina Peter) maintain the singer’s innocence. As they said in a statement released on the day of his arrest last week: “Let us be clear—the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion.” Burke is set to be arraigned Monday afternoon.