D4VD's Grooming Pattern Prosecutors Just Put on Record

About this episode

The episode discusses the alleged grooming pattern of David Anthony Burke and the circumstances surrounding the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The People's Brief filed against David Anthony Burke this week doesn't just describe an alleged murder. It describes what prosecutors call years of calculated exploitation of a child. According to the filing, Burke met Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was eleven years old. By thirteen, prosecutors allege they were in a sexual relationship. By fourteen, she was allegedly spending summers at his Hollywood Hills home and traveling with him internationally — while people around Burke reportedly had no idea she was underage. The brief details how Burke was contacted by law enforcement after Celeste was reported missing, how deputies told him she was thirteen during a welfare check, and how he allegedly responded by paying a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a phone so he could maintain contact after her parents stepped in. Prosecutors are building the murder motive directly on this foundation — alleging Burke killed Celeste because she was the witness to his own crimes and threatened to expose the relationship that could end his career. Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down what the exploitation pattern reveals and how investigators connect it to the night Celeste allegedly died…

People in this episode

Guest: Jennifer Coffindaffer

Topics covered

• child exploitation
• murder case
• legal proceedings
• sexual relationship
• investigation

Keywords

• grooming pattern
• David Anthony Burke
• Celeste Rivas Hernandez
• murder motive
• exploitation

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Organizations: Real Story Media

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