Related D4vd Murder Case: A Timeline of the Investigation & Charges Over Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Death Spotify Reveals First-Ever Most Streamed Artists, Songs and Albums List: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd Are Tops Celeste Rivas Hernandez Cause of Death Revealed After D4vd's Arrest The hearing focused the evidence that police and prosecutors collected during a monthslong investigation before charging D4vd with first-degree murder on Monday (April 20). Assistant District Attorney Beth Silverman revealed that via multiple search warrants and three different investigative grand juries, her office has obtained “voluminous amount of digital data” from D4vd’s computer and iCloud account.

“He also had an iPhone and that iPhone, as it’s been reviewed, contains a significant amount of child pornography,” Silverman told Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo. Silverman said the evidence also includes the results of a wiretap last year, police bodycam footage, DNA trace evidence and “numerous sets of photographs.” Defense attorneys will begin reviewing the case file this week to prepare for a preliminary hearing, at which prosecutors will present their evidence for a judge to evaluate whether there’s a sufficient basis for criminal charges.

As of now, that preliminary hearing is set to begin on May 1 and last between four and five days. The lawyers will return to court for a status update next week to decide whether they need more time to prepare. D4vd himself was stoic and said very little during the hearing, at one point replying “yes ma’am” to the judge when asked whether he consented to the preliminary hearing structure.

He conferred at times with defense lawyer Blair Berk, who placed a hand on his back when Silverman brought up “child pornography.” The singer is charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under age 14 and mutilating a body. Prosecutors allege he illegally had a sexual relationship with Rivas beginning when she was 13, and then killed and dismembered her because she threatened to come forward and derail his burgeoning music career. Rivas’ remains were found in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd in September.

After police responded to reports of a “foul odor” coming from the car in a Hollywood tow lot, they discovered two black bags containing severed, decomposed body parts that were later identified as Rivas — including a head, torso and limbs. D4vd has pled not guilty to all charges. His attorneys say they will “vigorously defend” him in court. “Let us be clear,” said defense lawyers in a statement following his arrest, “the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death.” D4vd’s legal team declined to comment after Thursday’s hearing.