D4vd Hearing Links Garage Blood to 14-Year-Old Victim by 1 Septillion-to-1 DNA Match
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
D4vd Hearing Links Garage Blood to 14-Year-Old Victim by 1 Septillion-to-1 DNA Match
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
Summary
Samantha Tosch told a Los Angeles court that blood on a rowing machine, rubber mat and Tesla charger from D4vd’s former home was one septillion times more likely to have come from Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Prosecutors say David Anthony Burke killed the 14-year-old last year to stop her exposing a sexual relationship, and are using the preliminary hearing to argue he should stand trial on murder, child sex-abuse and mutilation charges.
Defense lawyers challenged the forensic work by pressing police on why some items, including chainsaws in the garage, were not tested and by suggesting DNA from other residents could have been present.
William Roecker also testified that cellphone data and Tesla records placed Burke near State Route 154, where Celeste’s passport was found on a dirt embankment in January 2026; the hearing is due to wrap up early next week.