D4VD’S LAWYERS ASK WHY MORE DNA TESTING WASN’T DONE ON CHAIN SAWS, CAR IN TEEN GIRL’S KILLING
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A makeshift memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is displayed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) 2026-07-23T19:22:18Z LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses into their defense strategy Thursday, pressing police on why they didn’t conduct more DNA testing on…
According to Associated Press, A makeshift memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is displayed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026.
The available RSS description adds: (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) 2026-07-23T19:22:18Z LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses into their defense strategy Thursday, pressing police on why they didn’t conduct more DNA testing on…
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- Associated Press: A makeshift memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is displayed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026.
- Associated Press: (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) 2026-07-23T19:22:18Z LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses into their defense strategy Thursday, pressing police on why they didn’t conduct more DNA testing on…
- Associated Press: The questioning came on the third day of a preliminary hearing where a judge will decide whether there is probable cause for D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, to be put on trial on charges of murder, sexual abuse…
- Associated Press: His lawyers have said they will vigorously defend his innocence, but have previously given little indication of any counternarrative they may present about how Rivas Hernandez was killed and how her dismembered body…
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- 23/07/2026, 20:23 PRIMARY FEED D4VD’S LAWYERS ASK WHY MORE DNA TESTING WASN’T DONE ON CHAIN SAWS, CAR IN TEEN GIRL’S KILLING (Associated Press • 57 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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