So, I was curious about how this kid who goes by the name D4vd, rose to the top of the charts and was out there doing international tours, almost like magic. Sadly he has been implicated in the apparent murder of a young girl, so his tour has been canceled and his label (interscope) has canceled all publicity until things clear up.
A quick Google search revealed that D4vd, real name is David Anthony Burke.
I met a guy named Kenny Burke at the Lakeview Palladium, in Dayton Ohio, back when we were just getting started in the music game ourselves. So I climbed deeper into the Rabbit Hole, and yep, D4vd is the grandson of singer Keni Burke. Keni was a member of the child group “The 5 Stairsteps” (Ooh Child)
A deeper dive revealed that on September 17, 2025, Los Angeles authorities confirmed that the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been discovered in the front trunk of a Tesla registered in D4vd’s name. Bad news. The young girl’s parents report that the young girl had been in a relationship with a guy named David, but she had been reported missing for over a year. D4vd turned twenty in March of this year, so the age disparities will require some further examination but his hit record “Romantic Homicide” is likely to complicate the investigation.
My heart goes out to the family of this poor young girl, and I’m also going to keep Keni and his family in prayer as they navigate this terrible bump in the road.
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