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LOS ANGELES -- A "significant amount" of kid pornography was discovered connected a telephone belonging to vocalist D4vd, who's accused of murdering a teen girl, prosecutors said during a proceeding connected Thursday.
The proceeding was a procedural check-in arsenic prosecutors and defence attorneys find adjacent steps successful the lawsuit involving the decease of the Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Thursday besides marks 1 twelvemonth since she was past known to beryllium alive.
What happened during D4vd's proceeding connected Thursday?
Although a preliminary proceeding appeared connected Thursday's tribunal calendar, it didn't spell forward. Instead, the substance was handled arsenic a presumption league - referred to arsenic a "3 of 10" - that sets the signifier for upcoming proceedings, including the speech of evidence.
D4vd, whose ineligible sanction is David Anthony Burke, appeared successful tribunal successful handcuffs wearing an orangish jailhouse jumpsuit. He was past unshackled by a deputy.
His preliminary proceeding was acceptable for Friday, May 1. That's erstwhile grounds and grounds volition beryllium presented to amusement a justice that determination is capable grounds to determination to trial. That proceeding could inactive beryllium delayed adjacent week if either broadside says they're not acceptable oregon that capable find has not been handed implicit to the defense.
On Thursday, prosecutors revealed determination were 3 investigative expansive juries that looked astatine the case: 1 successful November, 1 successful December and 1 successful February. They were investigative expansive juries to assistance compel grounds and not to summation indictments.
Much of the proceeding was treatment astir mounting dates and the ample magnitude of grounds the Los Angeles Police Department and the territory attorney's bureau needs to springiness to the defense.
Prosecutors person said they person much than 40 terabytes of find to crook over, a measurement they accidental could dilatory the case's progress.
The tribunal volition reconvene connected Wednesday, April 29, to cheque successful connected that advancement and if a preliminary proceeding tin really hap connected May 1.
Thursday's proceeding comes 1 time aft the merchandise of the teen's autopsy study that describes what prosecutors telephone a brutal killing.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez's autopsy report: What we know
Attention surrounding the lawsuit has intensified with Wednesday's merchandise of the autopsy report, which outlines however Celeste died.
According to the report, the origin and mode of decease for the teen was listed arsenic "multiple penetrating injuries caused by object(s)." The mode of decease was ruled a homicide.
According to the report, Celeste's assemblage weighed conscionable 71 pounds erstwhile it was recovered dismembered successful the beforehand trunk of the Tesla.
The L.A. County Medical Examiner's Office said 1 stab coiled was connected her "right abdomen with (an) wounded to (her) liver," and a 2nd stab coiled was connected her "left chest."
Her assemblage was recovered successful what the aesculapian examiner's bureau investigators called an "advanced authorities of decomposition" and dismembered into respective parts. Even "the near ringing and pinky fingers look to person been mutilated."
Where her assemblage was dismembered, the study says, "multiple fragments of bluish integrative worldly are recovered embedded successful the chopped surfaces."
The study besides shows determination were presumptive positives for benzodiazepines and methamphetamine/MDMA successful her system.
Celeste's household issued a connection done their attorney, saying they are devastated by the findings:
"The Rivas Hernandez household is perfectly devastated by the findings contained successful the Medical Examiner's Report involving the horrible and gruesome decease of their beloved daughter. These findings person caused profound affectional symptom for the family. They respectfully inquire for privacy, understanding, and patience arsenic they process this information. Jesus and Mercedes volition not be David Anthony Burke's proceeding tomorrow. The Rivas Hernandez household sincerely appreciates the community's enactment and concern."
The study does not see immoderate grounds connecting D4vd to Celeste's death, but prosecutors who charged the vocalist with murder, mutilation of remains and continuous intersexual maltreatment of a kid nether 14 accidental they person a beardown lawsuit done forensic and integer evidence.
What's adjacent successful the D4vd case?
D4vd has pleaded not blameworthy to the charges and his attorneys accidental they'll support his innocence. He volition stay successful custody connected nary bail.
The vocalist was being held astatine the LAPD 77th Division, which is wherefore helium was dressed casually successful tribunal connected Monday and was not wearing a jailhouse uniform.
The vocalist D4vd was charged with execution and different counts successful transportation with the sidesplitting of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, prosecutors said.
He was yet transferred to Twin Towers Correctional Facility -- which is the aforesaid installation wherever Nick Reiner, who is accused of sidesplitting his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is being held.
ABC News learned D4vd is being segregated distant from different inmates owed to his fame and the notoriety of the case.
When the clip comes for the lawsuit to spell to a jury, the aesculapian examiner's study is 1 of the pieces of the puzzle that jurors volition beryllium considering.
If a assemblage is to convict, the specifics of how idiosyncratic was killed play a immense relation successful what charges to spell with.
D4vd faces a maximum condemnation of beingness - without the anticipation of parole - oregon the decease penalty, L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. He said helium and his bureau volition determine whether to question the decease punishment astatine a aboriginal time.
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Throughout the seven-month investigation, the LAPD has faced disapproval for however it has handled the lawsuit and for its determination not to supply details, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell noted astatine Monday's quality conference.
Investigators judge Celeste was dormant for galore months earlier her remains were found.
"I privation to beryllium wide astir thing -- my work is not to substance speculation, it's to present justice," the constabulary main said. "And that requires patience and subject connected everybody's part. This probe was driven by a azygous purpose: to unafraid justness for Celeste Rivas and for those who loved her.
"We had to beryllium definite that thing we said oregon did would ever jeopardize this case," helium added. "The important magnitude of clip that passed betwixt her decease and the find meant that important grounds had degraded oregon disappeared."
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Celeste, a reported runaway from Lake Elsinore successful Riverside County, was past known to beryllium live connected April 23, 2025, erstwhile she arrived astatine D4vd's rented location successful the Hollywood Hills, according to McDonnell. She was ne'er heard from again, Hochman said.
April 23 is the aforesaid time tickets for D4vd's satellite circuit went connected pre-sale. Prosecutors judge Celeste's assemblage was mutilated connected May 5, and her remains weren't recovered until months later, successful September.
D4vd -- who archetypal went viral connected TikTok, wherever helium has astir 4 cardinal followers -- had been connected his "Withered" satellite circuit erstwhile the teen's assemblage was discovered successful his vehicle. The past fewer shows of the tour, including those successful San Francisco and L.A., were canceled.
Now that charges person been filed, galore are wondering what volition hap next. ABC7 spoke to ineligible experts astir their investigation of the charges and mentation of the peculiar circumstances.
ABC News contributed to this report.
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