New court filings lay out prosecutors’ most detailed theory yet in the case against singer d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. This episode breaks down the latest developments, including the prosecution’s new evidence brief, the judge’s decision not to seal it, the delayed preliminary hearing, the family’s response, and what remains unverified as the case moves toward its next court date.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://truecrimenews.com/2026/04/30/d4vd-allegedly-dismembered-teen-with-a-chain-saw-according-to-newly-released-court-docs/

https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/BurkeComplaint1.pdf

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/d4vd-prelim-brief.pdf

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/d4vd-court-hearing-celeste-rivas-hernandez-murder-2/3883185/

https://apnews.com/article/5f0f75063da762ad8b73951851b1f0d6

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/prosecutors-detail-horrifying-steps-singer-d4vd-took-dismember-girls-body-2026-04-30/

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When a devoted wife and mother is handcuffed in a Target parking lot in broad daylight by an official-looking woman wearing a badge, witnesses assume they are watching a real arrest. When the woman doesn’t return home and no police department can find any record of the detention, suspicion falls on those closest to her.

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In this Current Affairs episode, Jessie and Andie cover the resolution of the decades-old disappearance of Teresa Peroni, who vanished after a Fourth of July party in Oregon in 1983. More than forty years later, modern DNA testing identified her remains, renewed witness interviews helped revive the case, and Marcus Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/f68cc4ecf5eb81584f682a624877cac9

https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/odoj-secures-20-year-sentence-in-1983-cold-case-homicide/

https://people.com/man-20-years-prison-murder-girlfriend-40-years-11955560

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Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect suspected in the Gilgo Beach serial murders, stood up in court and admitted to killing eight women over seventeen years. We break down the plea, the DNA evidence that finally caught him, and what this means for the families who waited more than a decade for answers.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-rex-heuermann-expected-plead-guilty-rcna266547

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/us/gilgo-beach-killings-rex-heuermann-guilty

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/rex-heuermann-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-7-women-and-admits-he-killed-another

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-long-island-serial-killer-case-guilty-plea/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5821815-rex-heuermann-pleads-guilty-to-gilgo-beach-serial-killings/

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