A judge has ruled that singer D4vd must stand trial for allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl.

On Monday, Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo determined during a preliminary hearing that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. “The people have fulfilled their burden in all aspects,” Olmedo said during the conclusion of the hearing, AP reports. D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, will remain held without bail.

The preliminary hearing began last Tuesday when prosecutors showed grisly photographs taken from the crime scene where the body of the victim, Celeste Rivas Hernández, was found in September 2025. The images showed parts of her dismembered body in the front trunk of Burke’s Tesla. Prosecutors claimed Burke had purchased two body bags, a shovel and three different chainsaws after Hernandez’s murder.

Throughout the week, prosecutors laid out various accusations and conclusions. They claimed that nearly a dozen air fresheners were found in the Tesla where Hernandez’s body was discovered, and an LAPD criminalist claimed that blood found inside Burke’s garage was consistent with Rivas’ DNA, according to People. Prosecutors also alleged that Hernandez and Burke texted each other about terminating a pregnancy when she was 14, and messages shown in court Monday suggested Hernandez threatened to destroy Burke’s career before her death. After the prosecution rested, Burke’s defense team decided not to call any witnesses.

Burke was arrested last April and charged days later with a first-degree murder charge that could make him potentially eligible for the death penalty. He will also face charges of lewd acts with a child and dismembering her body. Burke pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Hernandez was last seen alive on April 23, 2025, when she went to Burke’s home in the Hollywood Hills. In September 2025, his body was found in several bags in the front trunk of Burke’s Tesla. His arms and legs had been cut off and his body was significantly decomposed.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner released an autopsy report showing that Hernandez died from multiple stab wounds and that the manner was “homicide.” He died from “multiple penetrating wounds.”

In April, prosecutors alleged that D4vd had a “significant amount” of child pornography on its iCloud storage account during a hearing. Beth Silverman, a Los Angeles County deputy prosecutor, said they discovered eight terabytes of data in an iCloud account, but so far they had only been able to download one terabyte. They also found between 20 and 30 terabytes of raw data on various devices. Burke had appeared at the hearing in an orange jumpsuit and was “slumped” in his chair.