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Singer D4vd Charged with Murder, Child Abuse After Dismemberment

4/30/2026

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Singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd) was charged with murder, lewd acts with a minor and mutilating a 14-year-old’s body.
The body was found cut into pieces in two bags in the trunk of Burke’s Tesla SUV abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
Investigators seized child-sexual-abuse images from Burke’s phone and iCloud after more than 50 search warrants.
Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo will oversee the preliminary hearing while defense attorney Blair Berk denies guilt.

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Story summary

Singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd) was charged with murder, lewd acts with a minor and mutilating a 14-year-old’s body.
The body was found cut into pieces in two bags in the trunk of Burke’s Tesla SUV abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
Investigators seized child-sexual-abuse images from Burke’s phone and iCloud after more than 50 search warrants.
Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo will oversee the preliminary hearing while defense attorney Blair Berk denies guilt.