D4VD: Scared Kid or Something Far Worse?

D4VD: Scared Kid or Something Far Worse?

The song was called "Romantic Homicide." The lyrics described killing someone and feeling no regret. There's an unreleased track that reportedly uses the name "Celeste" and talks about obsession. The music video features a dark-haired girl and imagery of blood. The album was called "Withered."

And now David Anthony Burke faces first-degree murder charges with special circumstances — lying in wait, financial motive, murdering a witness — along with continuous sexual acts with a child under 14 and mutilation of remains.

In the final installment of a three-part interview series, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to examine the question millions of people are asking: Was the art warning us? Scott — author of The Minds of Mass Killers, with over 30 years in forensic and clinical psychology — breaks down where creative darkness ends and psychological revelation begins. She examines the alleged composure Burke displayed when confronted publicly about a missing child. She takes on the "young and dumb" narrative and explains why the pattern of charges tells a fundamentally different story. And she addresses the trajectory from gospel-music-only homeschooled kid to world-famous artist charged with the most extreme allegations imaginable — and what that psychological journey means.

For the fans trying to process this: Scott speaks directly to what this kind of betrayal does to young people who built their identity around an artist's work. Because that damage is real — and somebody needs to say it out loud.

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What Did D4VD Do The Day After Prosecutors Say Celeste Died?

What Did D4VD Do The Day After Prosecutors Say Celeste Died?

Prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez on April 23, 2025. Two days later, he released his debut album. He performed at Coachella days before. He launched a world tour. F...

8 Jul 34min

What Drives D4VD's Inner Circle From Loyalty To Silence To Complicity?

What Drives D4VD's Inner Circle From Loyalty To Silence To Complicity?

The silence in this case is its own story. A close friend who fled to another state to avoid testifying. A manager who reportedly testified for days. Parents who fought their own subpoenas through an ...

7 Jul 34min

Why Did No One Stop D4VD From Being Connected To A Missing Child?

Why Did No One Stop D4VD From Being Connected To A Missing Child?

She was fourteen years old. She walked into a Hollywood Hills home, and according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney, she was never heard from again. But the hardest part of Celeste Rivas Her...

6 Jul 44min

Why Did Prosecutors Say D4VD Killed Celeste To Protect His Career?

Why Did Prosecutors Say D4VD Killed Celeste To Protect His Career?

The DA's office didn't just charge David Anthony Burke with first-degree murder. They alleged he did it for financial gain — that a fourteen-year-old girl was treated as a liability to a brand and all...

5 Jul 38min

What Does The Year Before D4VD's Tesla Reveal About Celeste's Case?

What Does The Year Before D4VD's Tesla Reveal About Celeste's Case?

For a year, the public has been told one version of this story: a thirteen-year-old ran from home, vanished into the world of a rising musician, and was found in the front trunk of his Tesla. This loo...

4 Jul 50min

 How Did A Parking Ticket Lead To D4VD's Murder Charges?

How Did A Parking Ticket Lead To D4VD's Murder Charges?

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was thirteen when she was first reported missing from Lake Elsinore. She was reported missing three separate times. She was gone for roughly seventeen months. And she was only ...

3 Jul 30min

How Was Celeste Rivas Hernandez Missing For 17 Months Before Anyone Found Her?

How Was Celeste Rivas Hernandez Missing For 17 Months Before Anyone Found Her?

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was thirteen when she was first reported missing from Lake Elsinore. She was found roughly seventeen months later — and only because a car got a parking ticket, was towed, and ...

2 Jul 43min

How Did D4VD Go From A Gospel-Only Household To Being Charged With Killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

How Did D4VD Go From A Gospel-Only Household To Being Charged With Killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

Before he was opening for SZA, D4VD was a homeschooled kid in Houston recording music in his sister's closet. The only music allowed in the house was gospel until he was thirteen. His mother was his t...

1 Jun 42min

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