Where Police Found D4vd's Missing Pool Fragments

Fragments from a blue inflatable pool in d4vd's Hollywood Hills garage were found on Celeste Rivas Hernandez's leggings. Day 3 of the preliminary hearing against David Anthony Burke put the forensic connection into the court record through testimony from three LAPD criminalists.

Lisa LaHendro, a trace analyst with over twenty years of experience, described the pool's cuts as "scalloped and straight," made by a sharp object. The missing pieces were recovered from Celeste's clothing. Samantha Tosch confirmed the DNA collected from the Tesla and the rental home matched Celeste. Lauren Wallace described blood cleanup across the garage and noted the presence of jugs of fake blood — which the defense attributes to Burke's music video production for his alter ego Itami.

Blair Berk, Burke's attorney, pressed police on what they didn't test. The handles of two small chainsaws in the garage were never swabbed for touch DNA after the blades came back negative for blood. Berk established that multiple people lived in the residence. Under redirect, prosecutors noted that testing for the suspect's own DNA in his own home would be meaningless.

Detective Roecker's testimony placed Burke's Tesla and phone on the road to Santa Barbara County three times — April 23–24 (the night of the alleged killing), and twice more in May. Celeste's passport card was found along that Highway 154 corridor. Burke charged his EV in Santa Ynez during one trip.

Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances and other charges. Celeste was fourteen. She went to Burke's home on April 23, 2025. She was never heard from again. The bindover ruling is imminent.

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