Lawyers question DNA testing decisions in D4vd case over teen’s death
Defence lawyers for singer D4vd are questioning why police didn't conduct more DNA testing on items allegedly used in a 14-year-old girl's killing.
Prosecutors allege D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and dismembered her after she threatened to reveal their sexual relationship. The girl's DNA has been found on bloodstains in the singer's garage. Defence lawyers are now pressing police on why additional DNA testing wasn't done on chainsaws and a car found in his home that authorities say were used in the killing.
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D4vd's lawyers ask why more DNA testing wasn't done on chain saws, car in teen girl's killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses into their defense strategy Thursday, pressing police on why they didn't conduct more DNA testing on items found in the singer's home and in his car that authorities said were…
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Teen's DNA tied to bloodstains found in singer D4vd's garage
Prosecutors allege D4vd killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez, then dismembered her after she threatened to reveal their sexual relationship and crater his career.
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Night before she was killed, teen girl texted singer D4vd: 'i will end ur career and ur life'
Prosecutors on Monday gave a moment-by-moment account of the last night of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, showing that after a stream of text messages with singer D4vd, her phone went permanently silent when she arrived at his home.