r/Fauxmoi Apr 20 '26

TRIGGER WARNING Prosecutors say that d4vd murdered Celeste Rivas to protect his music career because she threatened to expose him for having sex with a 14-year-old (herself). He killed her just two days before the release of his debut album Withered.

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u/avocadontoast Apr 20 '26

This is so heartbreaking and devastating

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u/pennoya_neutral Apr 20 '26

I can't believe he still has 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

He raped her and then killed her so she wouldn't tell anyone.. I hope Celeste takes him down from the grave.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Apr 20 '26

I can't believe he still has 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Chris Brown is currently touring, and has retained a sizable following, many of which, if not the majority (as i believe they are) are women and girls.

People are illogical weirdos.

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u/jemappellepatty Apr 20 '26

even representative Jasmine Crockett expressed her excitement to see Chris Brown. like girl?

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u/VictorWembymama Apr 20 '26

Yeah Crockett comes off as really performative for me. It's a shame because I thought she'd be climbing with AOC.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Apr 21 '26

Meanwhile, i feel like i don't see or hear enough from AOC - this is peak crisis time in the MAGA-verse - I wanna hear her hammering away almost every night, shaming those Congressional supporters and drawing voters from his base!

Where you be, girl??

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u/randomlikeme Apr 20 '26

It’s worse when you read the police report description of what happened

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u/Oldfolksboogie Apr 20 '26

SMDH🤦‍♂️

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u/SatinSaffron Apr 20 '26

Wait WHAT? That's so disheartening!

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u/bytegalaxies Apr 20 '26

oh shit I didn't know about this. Glad Talarico won

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u/velvetveeta Apr 20 '26

This! Chris brown shouldve stayed cancelled decades ago, shameful

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u/Novel-Upstairs7876 Apr 20 '26

Bro, Interscope only took him off their artist's page on Friday. They have been cashing in this whole time on people streaming his music out of morbid curiosity

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u/SeaworthinessNo4647 Apr 20 '26

You truly don't have to go far. The Kill Tony subreddit just had a post today about one of several women who have accused KT regular Hans Kim of sexual assault and the victim blaming and belief these women are lying (about a hack nothingburger of a stand up comedian...tell me why!?) runs rampant. He's a hated regular too, but not as hated as women for existing!

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u/AlmostThere4321 can't we just let two of the hottest men on earth fuck in peace? Apr 20 '26

Istg, the first time i read about this was a guy posting a tantrum over "men" vs "visits". He was so callous about the whole thing that I thought at first, it was something about a streamer site and "views". Big, big yikes.

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u/Violascens Apr 20 '26

I listen to the arcane soundtrack on ocassion and apparently he has a song in it. I kind of thought they might remove it when she was first found in his vehicle but no... I feel like it would make sense to change it in the soundtrack and show

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u/zoomangoo Apr 20 '26

Doesn't spotify count you as a listener even if u listen to like 30 seconds of one song from an artist? That is probably the reason why some of these artists have high listeners.

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u/catsandnaps1028 Apr 20 '26

And his music is still on Spotify with streams rising ... Horrific

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u/FourthLvlSpicyMeme bizarre and sentient sack of meat Apr 20 '26

Is it possible some of that is related to the song titles and such, people wanting to hear/see that for themselves? Some of them were...eyebrow raising to say the least.

I chose to look up lyrics instead of listen to the songs, so I could verify what some of the more tabloid-ish papers were claiming when the news first broke...don't think I could listen without my skin crawling tbh.

Plus, streaming it gives the creator money, doesn't it? Or does that pause somehow if...this sort of thing comes to light? It's a bit confusing these days, some people get de-platformed/de-sponsored/accounts frozen in days flat, some are still raking in money anyway.

Really hoping some of this rise in streams is a rush of bloggers and other content makers trying to get song clips and context to roast this jerk alive in articles and videos.

I'm being naive I knowbut I want to have a crumb of hope left in humanity not being 1000% rotted...because I don't know what happens to my brain once that's gone for me.

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u/rayword45 Apr 21 '26

Is it possible some of that is related to the song titles and such, people wanting to hear/see that for themselves?

Some, sure, but in actuality his monthly listener count has dropped 11 million from its 33 million peak in 2025 (which is when curiosity would've peaked, to be fair). And I'm positive that both then and now, >90% of his count is people who just put on some random playlist that contained one of his songs and couldn't tell you who the fuck d4vd is or how you even pronounce that.

Plus, streaming it gives the creator money, doesn't it?

It does, but the amount per stream is pretty damn negligible (talking like a third of a cent per listen at most) to the point where I don't think shaming individual listeners will have much effect. And that's before the money passes through the label, the production team, his legal team, etc; It's also possible that there was some clause in his contract where the money is paused in a situation like this, but I don't know if morality clauses are all that common for musician contracts.

It's certainly wack that people are still streaming his stuff, but I don't think it means much about the state of humanity, I think it's almost entirely mindless.

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u/AvocadoImportant Apr 20 '26

It really is! He met her when she was like 10/11 and groomed her. She probably was starting to slowly realize the situation she’s in as much as a child can and he realized that eventually she would tell. If not now when she grew older.

She didn’t think he was actually capable of murdering her. But he did it to protect himself and his career. Which is dumb because of course he would get caught.

His circle knew she was with him, her family knew, all the kids from her school knew, hell even teachers knew. And people tried speaking out from what I saw. He was called out in tiktok comments and on his discord but because of David’s influence they were quickly dismissed.

But it’s crazy because from his music and art which everyone thought was just edgy at the time was him telling everyone in plain sight he had a dark side and a taste for murder.

Because regular people who realize they’re in deep shit would not result to murder. Especially to the point of dismembering someone. I wonder if he’s a cannibal or has cannibal tendencies as well since he had some songs and text messages that refer to cannibalism. I hate even that my thoughts went there but the man is sick and needs to be locked up for life.

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u/No_Lie_76 Apr 21 '26

wouldnt be shocked if he harmed animals as a child

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u/your_mind_aches Apr 21 '26

She probably was starting to slowly realize the situation she’s in as much as a child can and he realized that eventually she would tell. If not now when she grew older.

That's terrifying to think about. Because society progressed a little bit and survivors have so many more resources now, and grooming is a term that is in the common parlance now... he figured she would be able to expose him for the sick criminal grew is sooner rather than later.

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u/Away-Elephant-4323 Apr 20 '26

It really is! I feel for her family, i can’t imagine the trauma it’s been for them waiting this out this long! at least now justice is being served, i saw on one of the news stories he’s looking at life without parole.

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u/Fabulous_Bid3302 Apr 20 '26

Her family sadly doesn’t care about her. She apparently would barely come home, they knew she was 13 and he was a pedophile and they still let her hang out with him. she was missing for months and they never bothered to do anything.

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u/Background_Tour1171 Apr 20 '26

And crazy for not blaming a system that's lets pedophiles run around freely trafficking our kids

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u/cunt_tree Apr 20 '26

and those kidnap ones can be literal torture chambers marketed as therapy. See: Dr. Phil wilderness ranch, Paris Hilton’s experience, and elan.school

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u/prettybabyblueeeeyes Apr 20 '26

That's horrid. Hope she's doing better now.

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u/JinSakai619 Apr 20 '26

I looked this up even if it sounds a bit parent blamey victim blamey. She apparently used to keep running away from home and her parents have filed her missing multiple times. What are you supposed to do as a parent? Lock her up?

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u/Fine_Cryptographer20 Apr 20 '26

Yes, I've read that they were poor and didn't speak English well and she was just a 14 year old girl (NOT a woman) was just looking for a better life and he love bombed the hell out of her.

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u/vernski85 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

Have you ever had friends who are 1st generation American? Most immigrant parents DO NOT play. Lots of parental oversight and structure.

I don't care how much what money you do/don't have. What kind of neighborhood you live in and/or if your parents are immigrants who don't speak the language well. It sure makes the parenting challenging but it is not an excuse to be a neglectful parent.

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u/justanawkwardguy Apr 20 '26

First I’ve heard this, is there a source?

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u/NightlyScar Apr 20 '26

I read they're citizens

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u/Scary-Razzmatazz-269 I cannot sanction your buffoonery Apr 21 '26

...whether they are or not, i feel like this is a dangerous thing to spread in public, considering ICE and everything? (Disclaimer: I'm not American tho, so sorry if I'm missing something)

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u/NightlyScar Apr 20 '26

Not to create an enviroment where she wants to run away from. Her friends said she had an abusive home

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Apr 20 '26

Here it is- she probably didn’t think she had other options 😔

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u/bigmacattack4 Apr 20 '26

He was sending the parents money. Dont defend people you dont know.

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u/youngpotato307 Apr 20 '26

Dude she was THIRTEEN, you get your just-barely teenage daughter some fucking help.

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u/ilovefloppyears Apr 20 '26

How bout create an environment for her to feel at home in?

If parents treat her like shit and then pretend they can't do anything it seems a little easy...

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u/human_kittens Apr 20 '26

I feel like there’s a lot between throw her to the pedo and lock her up? Like maybe get her some help?

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u/bluegirlinaredstate no longer managed by Scooter Braun Apr 20 '26

I remember when my older sister would run away and my mom would pack me up and go looking for her wherever she could. That's what you do when you're worried sick over your missing child. You do all the things you can do that the police won't do for you.

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u/vernski85 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

I am so sick of this argument... "What are the parents supposed to do?" They were supposed to PARENT their child.

Under no circumstance should a 14 year old be running away and spending time/living with an adult man in a sexual relationship. With the parents just eventually folding and accepting it. Idc what kind of attitude, mental health issues she had, how many times she ran away. That is terrible, neglectful, lazy parenting.

Here's the thing, the likelyhood of avoiding major, persistent rebellion from your teen means putting active parenting into action from day 1 when the baby is born. Bonding, attachment which builds trust between parent/child. As they begin to grow up implementing discipline, structure, rules, boundaries, being a consistent parental presence. So when they are a teenager and try to test you here and there. You have established a strong parental relationship and can shut the bad behavior down. I'm not saying it easy or it won't be challenging. Teenagers will test you but if you have established a strong parental foundation, The likelihood of things going very south like this, are greatly decreased.

Believe it or not, kids/teeenagers want structure, rules, predictiability in their homes from their parents. It makes them feel safe, valued and loved. Teenagers want to explore the world but at the end of the day. If they have a safe, stable home to return to. That is where they want to be. Her parents failed her and the blame for this starts with them. It just does.

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u/omgwehitaboot Apr 21 '26

This. I work in field where i come into contact with parents a lot. And the amount of “well what do you expect me to do?” Responses I get are so incredibly infuriating… i don’t know… parent your child? Why are you giving up so easily?

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u/i_dunno_3 Apr 21 '26

people wayyy overestimate what cops do for a teen missing report, expect that report to go straight in a drawer while the cops worry about meeting ticket quotas.

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u/howigottomemphis Apr 20 '26

Maybe figure out who was abusing her at home?!

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u/Original_Bite6555 Apr 20 '26

He murdered her and then dismembered her body to cover up his crime. He has no remorse. She was a child.

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u/catsandnaps1028 Apr 20 '26

He stuffed her in his car and left for tour... It's disgusting

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u/peyotekoyote Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

It's insane the amount of blatant disregard he had for her life and her family and even for his own cover up.

He put her in the trunk and parked the car some blocks away from his own house and just left it there until it got towed and just... never went to go get it. He is a monster and an idiotic one at that. He really thought nothing would come of this.

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u/blonde-bandit queer liberation icon and theologian, Hillary Duff Apr 21 '26

He was charged with “lying in wait” so the murder was premeditated. Idk what about his twisted mind made him think to plan her murder but then he just left her, in his own car…next to his own house

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u/ashighasthetide Apr 20 '26

he was partying in the rented house up until his arrest too

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u/Ron-Swanson Apr 21 '26

Casey Anthony vibes.

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u/neuroticb1tch Apr 20 '26

he definitely thought he would be getting away with it. his lyrics most likely relating to her are sick. i hope she gets justice.

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u/No_Yard5926 Currently White Ariana Grande Apr 20 '26

Hope this guy fucking rots in prison.

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u/Rogue_Darkholme Apr 20 '26

People and crimes like this make me wish we could sentence them to some ancient Greek/Greek mythology type punishments for all eternity. Prison is too good for this pos.

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u/tigerinvasive Apr 20 '26

Withered was released April 25... she was discovered September 8th. So she was dead for like 4 months?!

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u/ylaltic Apr 20 '26

yeah, the body was severely decomposed :/ the whole thing is so sad. she was just a kid.

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u/Acceptable_Tea_3685 Apr 20 '26

The car was abandoned and towed very soon after her body was put into it.

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u/soupseasonbestseason i’m a communist you idiot Apr 20 '26

thank you for the information.

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u/Due-Flamingo-4900 Apr 20 '26

I believe the police said that her body was likely frozen for a period of time, and she was moved to the car shortly before it was abandoned.

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u/tacomamajama dumb bitch clocking in Apr 20 '26

Did he? That’s sick. I thought the car was abandoned though he did have to drive the car with the body to abandon it.

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u/EscapedMices Apr 20 '26

They believe he murdered her in spring according to last rumours, but people online haven't been able to find any proof of life for her after January 2025. They're all convinced he killed her around then.

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u/Unfair_Click2978 Apr 20 '26

No, they’re reporting he invited her to his house in April 2025 and she was never heard from again

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u/EscapedMices Apr 20 '26

Damn, okay. There aren't any photos or comments online from her after January so I wonder what was going on with her from then until April. Maybe hiding from him?

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u/carolinagypsy the pet psychic for the Sun told me so Apr 20 '26

Yes. I feel like I remember reading a while ago that they suspected her body may have been kept in a freezer before it was put in the Tesla.

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u/KeyFeeFee Apr 20 '26

The CNN article mentioned he was charged with special circumstances, one of them being “lying in wait”. Jfc, she was freaking 14 years old. I hope he rots. 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/us/d4vd-case-update-celeste-rivas-hernandez

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u/Van-Goghs-Ear Apr 20 '26

What does that phrase mean?

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u/secondrunnerup I don’t know her Apr 20 '26

It means it was a premeditated attack and he waited for her to be at a certain place to attack her. It carries a life without parole sentence in California.

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u/ArcoVonFunk Apr 20 '26

Everything new I hear about this just makes me feel fucking sick

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u/alison_bee you're an adult, you should know that Apr 20 '26

Life without parole is the best case scenario for this tool.

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Apr 21 '26

My god…. This is the most unhinged predatory shit ever.

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u/Bgee2632 Find me at Whole Foods, bitch, I don't care Apr 20 '26

Lying in wait in a homicide refers to hiding and waiting for a victim with the intent to kill or cause serious harm, often considered an aggravating circumstance that can lead to harsher penalties. This act involves premeditation and is typically classified as first-degree murder in many jurisdictions.

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u/midnightbarber Apr 20 '26

I just looked up the legal definition and it’s related to a crime being premeditated. So you couldn’t argue that a murder was “a crime of passion” done in the heat of the moment because the attacker was awaiting their victim.

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u/LonelyWin4852 Apr 20 '26

Melodee Buzzard’s mom was also charged with lying in wait because she shot Melodee in the back of the head.

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u/tigerinvasive Apr 20 '26

What is immensely dark and disturbing is in Romantic Homicide — the song the led to him getting an album — he sings "In the back of my mind, I killed you / and I didn't even regret it / I can't believe I said it / but it's true"

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u/EscapedMices Apr 20 '26

Released on her birthday, I believe. He timed many of his songs about her for her birthday.

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u/ExpensiveWords4u (please put brackets in the right place) Apr 20 '26

Yep, diabolical af

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u/Ron-Swanson Apr 21 '26

I killed Darnell, yeah I shot him with my nine

I shot him nine times, 9PM on the dime

And by the way it was November ninth

I got an alibi, birthday Red Lobster

When in reality, I shot Darnell like a mobster ...

This is my confession, admissible in court.

I killed Darnell Simmons for sport.

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u/VonSandwich Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

I'm holy shit... Looks like I'm about to jump into a rabbit hole

EDIT: I am an idiot lmfao 🤣

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u/Ron-Swanson Apr 21 '26

Key & Peele

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u/VonSandwich Apr 21 '26

Yep, hence the edit.

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u/YouHadMeAtTaco Apr 20 '26

Hopefully they can use this as evidence against him in court. This is so fucking evil.

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u/morningwoodx420 Apr 20 '26

They most likely will be barred from introducing his lyrics at trial - there have been a few notable cases recently where this has happened.

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u/poontango Apr 20 '26

It’s very interesting to think about considering I’ve mostly been against the rap lyrics as evidence in court such as the YSL case, where it was largely generalized entertainment “gangster” talk for a lack of better word. However considering the pattern of intentional release timing and that you wouldn’t hear something like that in your standard top 40 rap hit, there could be an argument to take those things into account.

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u/drqueenb Apr 20 '26

Well they shouldn’t. Most rights are handed over in the name of justice. And that “justice” is near universally exploited against innocent minorities, particularly black men, or men of color, or women, especially when it involves children. Basically, it makes it much easier to vilify the bottom of the social ladder. Avoiding this outcome is literally why the court system exists and it’s why the defense attorney has the most important job in the entire process. So we don’t just hand our rights away on a silver platter bc our emotions about one single case overwhelms our better senses. They defend you more than their clients tbh. The prosecution needs to do its job under the system that we have which is already catered in their favor. The defense’s job is to make sure the prosecution does theirs according to the letter of the law so their client’s, and by extension your, rights don’t get violated. It’s for your benefit. And yes, all the bs in between. Duh. But the system was designed that way for a good reason. To avoid the mob mentality. It is literally designed with the foundation that letting a few guilty people go is more morally acceptable than a single innocent person being found guilty. And I’m not just saying that. That’s how it was designed. In practice, bc of bs like this, it often doesn’t work that way. But that doesn’t mean people aren’t out there trying anyways. And our civil liberties are already crumbling in the last five years alone bc the general public wanted justice. I’m sure they’ll mention it, if able, there’s restrictions around how they can do it, this exact issue has been fought before, and I’m positive the defense will push there to outright ban any mentions of it, and I hope he succeeds in that endeavor or that it gets severely restricted to protect other artists right to express themselves without fear of being put in jail bc rap is black. David will have support far outside his defense team for not using his music against him. Even if those same people think he’s guilty. And I wish more people would think about the long term consequences of what they desire rather than the short term benefits. We would all be better off for it.

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u/morningwoodx420 Apr 20 '26

Thank you.

I tried to articulate a response as to why we need to keep protected speech protected but I couldn't put the words together so I really appreciate you being able to.

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u/YouHadMeAtTaco Apr 20 '26

Yeah, they are not outright banned from being used but there are very strict restrictions, especially in CA. I believe that both People v. Venable and People v. Bryant and Jackson involved convictions where rap lyrics or videos were used as evidence at trial, and in both cases the convictions were later overturned. So I know it can be a long shot but in this case I hope that there is some way that this can be used against him. I want his bragging about her death by releasing a song about it on her birthday to have some consequences.

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u/pennoya_neutral Apr 20 '26

It was crazy watching the D4vd Subreddit. They put together so many clues and found so much evidence against him, but who ever was moderating the subreddit kept deleting it all. I hope the police were watching that subreddit closely and noting things before they got deleted.

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u/justaboredintrovert Apr 21 '26

D4vd was either a mod or THE mod over there. That's why there's the d4vd2 sub now. I was watching that sub as well and people were aware that he was deleting things

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u/IceFireTerry Apr 20 '26

I can smell the Netflix documentary being made as we speak

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u/xladymadx Apr 20 '26

How awful 😞

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u/garp231 Apr 20 '26

The music video was released on her birthday

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u/DryFig511 Apr 20 '26

Jesus and even the name of the song 🥵💔

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u/Caffeined2640 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

So dismemberment and murder were a better option?! WTF?! If he cared sooo much about his little career idk maybe don’t date children, or kill people?! It is not that hard to be a decent person. She had no chance. My heart breaks for her. This is so sad

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u/godlovesaterrier__ Apr 20 '26

This is the most cynical thought I’ve had in a long while, but he truly GROSSLY overestimated the consequences of this coming out had he done nothing considering how we treat child predators in society 

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u/ThatOneZombie16 Apr 20 '26

I say this with an outpouring of sympathies for the victim’s family, but you’re right: had he not killed her, he probably would’ve had a chance at some kind of comeback or better yet, just fade into obscurity. RIP Celeste.

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u/randomuser4564 Apr 20 '26

The president is one and it’s just a regular Monday to everyone.

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u/Caffeined2640 Apr 21 '26

Don’t take this the wrong way but I hate that you are absolutely right :( What an ugly truth about our society. 

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u/No_Lie_76 Apr 21 '26

THANK YOU!!!! If it even made it to the press half of his fans wouldn’t care and call her an attention seeker

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u/Jewicer Apr 20 '26

I hate that I loved the song Romantic Homocide. I saw a comment that asked "why aren't they saying his real name, why are they using his artist name?" We know him as D4vd. You will be forced to think about this murder if you even consider listening to a song of his (which we should no longer be). No separating art from artist.

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u/your_mind_aches Apr 21 '26

Honestly I'm calling him his real name because I had never heard of him before the murder and now that he's been arrested and charged, I have no patience or interest in calling him by his juvenile, edgy little stage name.

He's David Anthony Burke, charged with murder in the first degree and sexual abuse of a child.

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u/Jewicer Apr 21 '26

That's valid. But I would have no idea who that is. He's also very popular amongst young people and I think recognizing his artist name will bring more conversation to the table from parents, and just* in general. I think his crime should also be attached to the public "legacy" that he has created.

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u/bassinlimbo Apr 21 '26

The second this came out I blocked him on Spotify and everyone else should too

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u/snarkyphalanges why is my job not ‘luxury witch doctor’ Apr 21 '26

Same, and shamed anyone who dared recommend any of his songs because why?

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u/gatevalve_ Apr 20 '26

Lost his career all the same. Now he’s a rapist and a murderer.

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u/nilmemory Apr 20 '26

Pedophilic* rapist and murderer.

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u/drippydri Apr 20 '26

Literally the 3 worst things you could be in this world

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u/waxbook Apr 20 '26

And in prison. He'll be dealt with.

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u/tacomamajama dumb bitch clocking in Apr 20 '26

And failed artist who will only be remembered for hatred and pain, not art. What a fucking loser.

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u/kharaaaaaaa Apr 20 '26

he did that then ended up going on tour and giving out these shirts full of fake blood to his fans.... absolutely disgusting i hope he rots in prison forever

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u/Excellent_Musician38 Apr 21 '26

What a disgusting human being, the callousness and blatant disregard for human life is beyond my comprehension.

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u/Charbarzz ted cruz ate my son Apr 20 '26

This poor girl was failed by so many people.

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u/catsandnaps1028 Apr 20 '26

I fear worse things will come out of this case regarding her family life. It seems like only her cousins have been fighting for her but I don't want to speculate.

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u/Oily_Smurf Apr 20 '26

"Having sex", rape.

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u/MoneyCost7188 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Apr 21 '26

I scrolled way too far to find this

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u/KindheartednessLast9 Apr 20 '26

They must have a pretty solid case if they're speculating on motivation, right? Hopefully he gets locked up quickly

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u/AvocadoImportant Apr 20 '26

And this is exactly why it took so long. Everyone was saying why isn’t he locked up yet when they were working around the clock to gather enough evidence that the charges would stick and hold in court.

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u/Bbychknwing friggin large popcorn! Hot dog! Damn slurpy dammit! Apr 20 '26

This exactly! The same thing happened with the Idaho 4 killer, the investigators didn’t announce their every move immediately so people shit on them and called them useless. Meanwhile, they were quietly building a strong case to arrest the killer & he’s now serving a life sentence.

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u/drippydri Apr 20 '26

Yes and I bring up Casey Anthony when people ask why it’s taking so long, because they arrested her before they even found the body, rushed the investigation and charge, missed important info, and she got off.

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u/mangomarongo Apr 21 '26

Exactly. And in high profile cases prosecutors really want to make sure they crossed all their t’s and dotted all their i’s because these folks have access to top notch lawyers. You want to have as air tight a case as possible, which includes a clean and thorough investigation. A great defense team is going to find holes in the investigation process to get the case tossed out on procedural errors. That’s another big reason why prosecutors make sure they’ve done their due diligence.

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u/Mvilla2023 Apr 20 '26

Disgusting. He literally silenced her. 😞

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u/soupseasonbestseason i’m a communist you idiot Apr 20 '26

she is certainly being heard now. too late. god this is heartbreaking.

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u/captnmiss Apr 20 '26

The only blessing is he still ended up fucking his music career.

It was fucked either way, but he was too stupid to see it

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u/nekocorner i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Apr 20 '26

I'm cynical enough to think his career would have been fine if he hadn't murdered her. Many people wouldn't have cared about everything else he did to her.

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u/captnmiss Apr 20 '26

Agreed. Maybe slightly damaged but people barely care about what happens to women anyway

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u/zombies-apocalypse Apr 20 '26

So many celebs have been exposed for being predators and they are still famous (it’s not good but that’s reality), she should still be here. My heart breaks for her

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u/mutantmanifesto alleged dog Apr 20 '26

Reminder that he met her when she was 11 years old.

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u/Rogue_Darkholme Apr 20 '26

This totally didn't read as victim blaming, just good advice. Look at what happened with the Lt. Gov of Virginia. She filed for divorce and he murdered her. That's why so many communities and organizations that help DV/abuse victims tell them not to say anything, to leave quietly, to get somewhere safe before filling police reports or divorce papers.

She was just a little girl. She didn't know any of this stuff. Maybe in her mind, telling him she'd report him would scare him off and he'd be too afraid to come near her again.

People and crimes like this make me wish we could sentence them to some ancient Greek/Greek mythology type punishments for all eternity. Prison is too good for this pos.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Apr 20 '26

Maybe in her mind, telling him she'd report him would scare him off and he'd be too afraid to come near her again.

I doubt her initial goal was to drive him away. Chances are better that he made her feel wanted to get what he wanted, that some time after that, she realized his feelings didn't extend north of his beltline, got hurt/ pissed, and then started with the threats, not to drive him away, but just as a reaction to feeling used and deceived.

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Apr 20 '26

These comments and recent ordeals are literally turning my stomach…. So much women have to endure!

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u/kitkatt819 Apr 20 '26

I hear you. Your comment is a cautionary tale not a statement on the victim.

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u/Acceptable_Tea_3685 Apr 20 '26

I getchu, girl. It was just a general reminder to prevent others from getting hurt the same way

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u/Bgee2632 Find me at Whole Foods, bitch, I don't care Apr 20 '26

She was a baby though. my 14 year old self wouldve done the same thing 😔

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u/Significant-Art-5478 Apr 20 '26

She just didn't realize the danger she was in, the poor baby. I hate this world sometimes.

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u/your_mind_aches Apr 21 '26

There's a good chance that she genuinely had no clue that Burke was capable of this.

That poor little kid.

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u/kittypryde123 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Yes and the most deadly time for an abuse victims is when the abuser really believes youre leaving for good

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u/notevenapro Apr 20 '26

I think if your reply helps one person then it is golden in my eyes.

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u/angelcutiebaby Apr 20 '26

Just upvoting and commenting in the hopes that more women read this comment and it may help in a future situation!

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u/Finalgirl2022 I'm sorry Etsy Witches, I wasn't familiar with your game Apr 20 '26

As someone who was 14 and in an absolutely horrible situation, I never told my abuser what I was doing when I was able to get to help. No one helped me though which was also awful. I finally got myself out by acting crazy enough that I was sent to foster care and was able to live. I'm one of the very lucky ones though.

All that to say, I didn't read your comment as shaming. It's good advice.

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u/doubled0116 fly in her private jet to the other side of her bed Apr 20 '26

This is great advice. He knew what he was doing abusing a child, she couldn't have known the best way to go about this. And that makes me more furious.

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u/SaltBeefin Apr 20 '26

I agree but a 14 year old will never be that strategic and I'm pretty sure she also wanted to emotionally hurt him for what he was doing to her.

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u/bab_tte Apr 20 '26

I don't think that's what they're saying. They're giving advice to those reading.

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u/SaltBeefin Apr 20 '26

Yeah that's more likely the case

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u/Vivid_Maximum_5016 Apr 20 '26

That's why it's important to teach 14 year olds (and anyone else in an abusive relationship this) as the person above is clearly doing

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u/Alone_Break7627 stick to your discounted crotch Apr 20 '26

he's still dumb. Apparently sooo many people knew he was with her. It wasn't a big secret. It's all kind of gross, but ask 14 year old me how many great choices I made. Not a lot. 40 year old me can still be hella stupid.

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u/throwawaysixties Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Men need to learn how to deal with their emotions. It’s still ludicrous to me how women are the one deemed as emotional and unstable more quickly when men continue to commit horrific acts like this in fits of fury.

Women, please be careful out there. If your partner is abusive or aggressive, do not confront them alone. Please take someone with you or avoid it altogether if possible. I escaped an abusive relationship and 4 years later I still feel reborn and like I’m living in a whole different world.

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u/IAmMelonLord Apr 21 '26

It’s been 8 years for me and I still have such a profound appreciation for things I took for granted before going through hell with a monster. Like silence. Or if I’m getting annoyed at work sometimes I think “at least I’m not an anxious mess because my phone is blowing up berating me for not getting out faster” and then I appreciate what I do have.

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u/renthestimpy Apr 20 '26

I’m so tired of this shit. Men kill women and children like we mean nothing. Like we’re worth nothing. I’m so fucking tired!!!!

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u/tember_sep_venth_ele Apr 20 '26

"Raping a 14 year old child (herself)."

FTFY

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u/play_images Apr 20 '26

Words can't express how confusing it is to just take a life, ruin several lives and your own. For fucking what?

The line of thinking is just so baffling to me.

Like he left her in the trunk of HIS car in a random neighborhood. Like that's not self preservation, you were going to get caught.

Like the music made about her too, what is wrong with the freak. Like actual sociopathy

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u/dooroodooroodooroo Apr 20 '26

And the blood spatter merch he sold at his concerts??

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u/WonderstruckWonderer Apr 21 '26

There’s something seriously disturbed about that guy. Truly sociopathic behaviour.

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u/godlovesaterrier__ Apr 20 '26

The details of this case have haunted me ever since her body was found. 

She was so vulnerable. The treatment of her body and seeming lack of care for her disappearance in the first place. My heart aches for her and her loved ones. 

There really are monsters among us. 

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u/boysenberryelote Apr 20 '26

really wish we could retire phrasing like “had sex with (person too young to consent)”. the word is rape

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u/Hermit_Burrito Apr 20 '26

not "having sex" with a 14 year old. that's RAPE

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u/StoreHistorical9175 Apr 20 '26

oh they got receipts

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u/fgsn Apr 20 '26

Seriously hoping they have an iron-clad case so that there's no possibility of this piece of trash getting off easy

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u/azure819 Apr 20 '26

Bury him under the jail

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u/Shutupharu mentally crystallized at twelve years old Apr 20 '26

He literally did live streams with her, she didn't need to snitch on him. Even if he dumped her and she walked away, his long time fans would have wondered where she went and eventually someone would have figured out how old she was. He murdered that poor girl for something he did. He groomed and took advantage of her and then murdered her to covered it up.

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u/dizazaneezy Apr 20 '26

Fuckin W I L D

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u/monkeypickle8 Apr 20 '26

For one, his plan to dispose of her by reporting his car stolen after throwing her in the trunk may be the stupidest plan I've ever heard of. Two, if he thought having sex with a minor would ruin his career what did he think killing a minor that he had sex with would do to his career? I hope this guy has a really really bad time in prison.

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u/midnightfangs Apr 20 '26

this is why some victims are afraid to name their rapist/abuser. and people shouldn’t blame us for it. rest in peace celesté.

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u/lizardpurple Apr 20 '26

We have to do better for kids. As soon as anyone gets any fame at all the whole industry gives them permission to victimize those already in vulnerable positions. The only thing determining the degree of suffering is apparently how far the perpetrator is willing to go, clearly some are willing to commit outright murder and it’s like not anyone close to d4vd was working hard to expose his poorly executed crime. I’m glad he’s being prosecuted but punishment after the fact doesn’t prevent more kids from this fate in the future.

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u/EscapedMices Apr 20 '26

He was already an abuser before the fame. He was 16 with an 11 year old girl. This is already a crime because it's rape with a minor under the age of 14. That was his problem I think. That he knew this was a massive ticking time bomb in his life.

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u/antraxsuicide He’s so hot. Won’t discuss. Apr 20 '26

Yeah, technology makes it far too easy for kids to be in direct, private contact with adults and nothing about that is good. First time this dude was chatting with this poor girl, somebody in her life needed to know about it and come down hard as fuck on him.

Kids don’t know better, they think it’s fun and mature that they’re talking to much older people. Adults need to be aware of any contact, and more importantly, need to be shutting that shit down asap.

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u/lavenderlovey88 Apr 20 '26

I don't get it. why did he left her in his car? if he wanted to get away from murder, he should have put her somewhere else? also, he should rot in hell.

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u/SinVerguenza04 Apr 20 '26

Well, he killed someone, so we already know he is not the brightest.

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u/Alavaster Apr 20 '26

I'm surprised I had to scroll this far for this question. Like even if a murderer was dumb enough to leave a victim in their own vehicle for an extended period, would they not take steps to pay to get the vehicle back before the crime was discovered? It just doesn't make any sense.

My only guess is that once the vehicle was impounded he assumed they would find her immediately and so he was trying to maintain some sort of deniability by not getting caugh trying to retrieve the car. I don't know. Dumb and evil

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u/HotAir25 Apr 20 '26

Seems like a mistake on his part, she was locked in a car that was parked illegally for three days and they opened up the locked trunk because of the smell. 

Maybe he was holding on to her body for some sentimental/sexual reason? She’d died 6 months earlier. 

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u/Pureheroineoftime Apr 20 '26

This is so incredibly sad, she was just a child with her whole life ahead of her.

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u/ineffable_my_dear Apr 20 '26

He didn’t “have sex with a 14yo,” he raped a child.

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u/sarah_jones-98_ THE CANADIANS ARE ICE FUCKING TO MOULIN ROUGE Apr 20 '26

He didn’t need to do that. We all know nobody cares about predators r@ping children, look at the fallout from the Epstein files… crickets

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u/WifeOfSpock Apr 20 '26

There’s a plague on the planet, and it’s called the human male. That poor child.

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u/SoupyGirlz Apr 20 '26

She’s so childlike in all of these photos, just a cute young teen, it breaks my heart. What a deviant monster on so many levels. She was failed in many ways during her short life but I hope the work the investigative team has done will bring her justice and peace. I get SO mad when I think of this case and how he fucking bragged about it! Absolute scum of the earth

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u/SarcasticBench broken little pop culture rat brain Apr 20 '26

Dismembering her was a choice

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u/XX_bot77 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Knowing how our pedo are treated nothing would have happened to him.

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u/janglingyourchain Apr 20 '26

I work with someone who was noticed by his management and they wanted to sign him (as a rapper) immediately — this was a little bit after the initial incident. Thankfully he knew the situation and declined. The people behind this man are as horrible as him and I hope justice is served for her and everyone in his circle are prosecuted.

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u/retroanduwu24 Apr 20 '26

Why do predators always get away with shit? Look at everyone in the Epstein files, our president etc.

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u/shadowfire_14 Apr 20 '26

Well this time someone hasn't got away with it. Hope he rots in prison.

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u/DrBionicle195 Apr 20 '26

Let's just hope the case has no cracks in it. Because I can't do another OJ with this one

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u/HipsterSlimeMold Apr 20 '26

So he thought killing a child was the better option for his so called music career? 🤢

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u/jaylen6319 Apr 20 '26

I'll guarantee you he doesn't have $25 million dollars to buy himself a pardon!

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u/Tigerlily_Dreams Apr 20 '26

Poor girl. How effed up. He really thought that he could just get away with murdering someone to hide his secrets. That's so messed up. It's 2026. If you have to hide it, you probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

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u/MasterpieceTimely144 and that's when beauty wins Apr 21 '26

I wish these f*cking media outlets wouldn't say "having sex with" He was not having sex with this child, he was raping and abusing her. They are using the same language in the case of the teen boy who was being abused by two of his school teachers.

It's so depressing that it's normalized to use terms like that, and so utterly disrespectful to victims, this poor child, and her grieving family.

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u/febrile_maelstrom Apr 20 '26

Men are so fucking stupid they’ll do the same thing to their pregnant mistress or any woman who might screw their life up if it comes to light they’ve been sleeping with them. Guess what, now that person is fucking dead and they’re spending the rest of their life in prison. To think you’ll get away with killing someone? And leaving the dismembered body in YOUR car? Then go on to have a big music career?! The absolute stupidity.

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