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Daniel Rowland and Mikael are back for another research roundup with four recent studies. What blood biomarkers do and do not tell you about training load in elite triathletes, why two athletes with the same VO2max can have very different thresholds, what actually predicts running injuries in a cohort of 5,200 runners, and whether supersets deliver the same strength gains in a third less gym time. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: VLaMax (maximal glycolytic flux) and metabolic thresholds: the first evidence in real athletes that at a given VO2max, a higher glycolytic rate means a lower threshold power. How VLaMax is measured, why sprint power on its own tells you little to nothing, and whether you can and should measure it and base training decisions off it. How much running is too much: in 5,205 runners tracked over 18 months, a single run 10 to 30% longer than the longest run of the previous 30 days came with a 64% higher injury risk, and bigger jumps than that led to injury risk increasing by well over 100%. Why the acute:chronic workload ratio and the classic weekly 10% rule showed little or no relationship with injury, and why you should never use the performance management chart for controlling running load. Practical long run progression for a marathon or an Ironman, and the one TrainingPeaks chart Mikael looks at more than any other. Four seasons of blood urea and creatine kinase in 20 elite (some world class) triathletes: urea tracks training load, CK does not, and a single reading against a reference range means almost nothing. Why the ratio of objective to subjective training load may be the most useful signal a coach has, and a heuristic for using it in practice. Supersets versus traditional sets: the same strength, hypertrophy, power and body composition gains in 36% less time, 44 minutes per session against 69, and how to apply that to a triathlete's lower body dominant strength programme. SHOWNOTES, LINKS, RESOURCES AND RELATED EPISODES: Follow Daniel Rowland and Endurance: Ideas + Implementation on his website, Substack and Instagram. The shownotes for today's episode can be found here. The full podcast episode archives (including category filters) can be found here. New Research on Torque Training, Ketones, Carb Loading and Pacing | Daniel Rowland | EP#698 Is VO2max more important than lactate threshold? | Research roundup | EP#705 Is Optimised Workout Design Pointless (and Time in Zone What Really Matters)? | Q&A | EP#708 Maximal glycolytic flux modulates metabolic thresholds independent of maximal oxygen uptake - Meixner et al. 2026 How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study - Schuster Brandt Frandsen et al. 2025 Dose-response to endurance training: a longitudinal study of training load and biomarkers in elite triathletes - Cejuela et al. 2026 Less time, same gains: Comparison of superset vs traditional set training on muscular adaptations - Burke et al. 2024 SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration produce our favourite gels, sports drinks, and electrolyte and carbohydrate products here at That Triathlon Show and Scientific Triathlon. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event, and get 15% off your first 2026 order by using the code TTS2026 at checkout. Rouvy is hands down the most complete indoor cycling platform for triathletes. 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In a world driven by automation and AI, the leaders who stand out will be the ones who never lose the personal touch.In this episode, Aaron Burke sits down with Pastor Richard Crisco to discuss going the extra mile, creating a culture where people feel valued, and why small acts of intentional leadership leave the biggest impact.Stay connected with Aaron BurkeWebsite: https://aaronburke.com/
There's a reason legal analysts are watching the d4vd murder case closely, and it isn't just the celebrity name attached to it. David Anthony Burke has been held to answer on first-degree murder with special circumstances in the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, along with charges tied to illegal conduct with a minor and unlawful mutilation of her remains. What makes this hearing worth breaking down is the defense strategy itself. Attorney Blair Berk pushed the medical examiner to concede he couldn't rule out that Celeste's wounds happened after she died, then introduced messages where Celeste referenced self-harm, laying groundwork for reasonable doubt before a single juror is seated. The physical evidence complicates things further. Three chainsaws recovered from Burke's home tested negative for blood and were never collected by LAPD, a gap the defense can exploit at trial. Prosecutors counter with a tight twenty-one-minute window between Celeste's Uber arrival and her phone going dark, plus testimony that both families were aware of the relationship well before Celeste's death — undercut by her father's public denial of any contact with Burke. Burke's music career adds its own layer: an Interscope deal reportedly worth up to nineteen million dollars, now sitting alongside a death-penalty-eligible murder case. He's pleaded not guilty to every charge. Arraignment is scheduled for August 31st. This is a case where the evidence, the money, and the legal strategy are all colliding at once, and the preliminary hearing is only the opening round of what's coming. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #JusticeForCeleste #MurderTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #DeathPenalty
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old when her parents signed a notarized travel consent form that put her on an international trip with musician David Anthony Burke, known to fans as d4vd. Weeks later, her dismembered body turned up in his Tesla, and the family's story hasn't stopped shifting since the arrest. LAPD Detective Corey Farell testified that both families knew about the relationship long before anyone called it a crime. There was a Las Vegas trip with Celeste's sister tagging along, VIP concert seats, and church visits together. Then, after Burke's arrest, Celeste's father told reporters he'd never had any contact with the musician at all — a claim that doesn't square with the record now in front of the judge. Now the defense is working an entirely different angle. Attorney Blair Berk pressed the medical examiner on whether Celeste's injuries could have occurred after death, and got a detective to read messages where Celeste referenced harming herself, an attempt to muddy exactly how and when she died. Burke has been held to answer on first-degree murder with special circumstances, along with charges connected to illegal conduct with Celeste and unlawful mutilation of her remains. The death penalty is on the table. He's pleaded not guilty. Arraignment lands August 31st. Two families that apparently knew everything. A father who now says he knew nothing. A defense team building its case around a dead teenager's old texts. This one keeps getting harder to look away from, and the hearing is far from over. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #JusticeForCeleste #MurderTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #DeathPenalty
The preliminary hearing for David Anthony Burke, the musician performing as d4vd, has turned into a fight over what actually happened to fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez in the final minutes of her life — and how far a defense team will go to reframe it. Attorney Blair Berk isn't disputing that Celeste died. She's disputing when her wounds happened, pressing the LA County medical examiner on whether the injuries could have occurred after she was already dead, then having a detective read text messages in which Celeste referenced hurting herself. It's a strategy built entirely around reasonable doubt, aimed squarely at a girl who has no way to respond to any of it. The backdrop makes it harder to watch. A notarized consent form let Celeste travel internationally with Burke. Her family reportedly knew about the relationship, attending concerts and even church together. Her father has since denied any contact ever happened, a denial that contradicts sworn detective testimony. Prosecutors, meanwhile, have built their own timeline: a twenty-one-minute gap between Celeste's Uber arrival and her phone going permanently silent. Three chainsaws recovered from Burke's home tested negative for blood and were never collected as evidence by LAPD. Burke's Interscope deal was worth as much as nineteen million dollars. Burke has been held to answer on first-degree murder with special circumstances and additional charges tied to illegal conduct with Celeste and unlawful mutilation of her remains. He faces the death penalty and has pleaded not guilty. Arraignment is set for August 31st, and the legal maneuvering is only getting sharper from here. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #JusticeForCeleste #MurderTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #DeathPenalty
Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fingers were removed because of this, according to a detail buried in a prosecution court brief that hasn't gotten the attention it should. We start there and work backward through everything else that came out at the d4vd preliminary hearing. A call left David Burke's phone at 12:04 in the morning, from a remote road in Santa Barbara County, to Celeste's number, hours after prosecutors say she had already died. Nobody answered. An LAPD criminalist testified about Bluestar reactions across a garage floor, rubber mats, the bricks beneath them, a rowing machine, a tarp, a charging cord, and a bag of wipes, all presumptive positive. The defense got that same witness to concede she can't call any of it definitively blood, and pointed to two chainsaws never swabbed for DNA. Then the hearing's final session, the one prosecutors built their case around. A medical examiner testified Celeste died from two sharp-force wounds and had been dead for weeks before her remains were found. A detective walked the court through her phone, messages dating to when she was eleven, close to fifty images labeled illegal material involving a minor, and texts from January 2024 showing she was thirteen and pregnant. Her mother cried through the testimony. Burke has pleaded not guilty to every count against him. A bindover ruling is expected soon, and we go through what the evidence actually supports before that decision comes down. None of it is decided yet. That call belongs to a judge, not to this podcast. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #BlairBerk #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #CourtTV
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What was on Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fingers before prosecutors say two of them were removed. That's the detail sitting in a court brief that most coverage of this case hasn't touched, and it's the thread running through everything we cover in this breakdown of the d4vd preliminary hearing. A call went out from David Burke's phone at 12:04 in the morning, from an empty stretch of road in Santa Barbara County, to Celeste's number, hours after prosecutors say she was already dead. An LAPD criminalist testified that Bluestar sprayed across a garage floor lit up on rubber mats, the bricks beneath them, a rowing machine, a tarp, a charging cord, and a trash bag of wipes. All presumptive positive. Defense attorney Blair Berk pushed back hard, getting the criminalist to admit she can't call it definitively blood, and raising two chainsaws that were never swabbed. Then the hearing's final session. The medical examiner testified Celeste died from two sharp-force wounds and had been dead for weeks before her body was found. A detective walked jurors through her phone records, messages dating back to when she was eleven years old, close to fifty images labeled illegal material involving a minor, and texts from January 2024 showing she was thirteen and pregnant. Her mother cried in the gallery through the testimony. Burke has pleaded not guilty to every count. The bindover ruling is expected soon. We take every piece of evidence the state put forward and hand it to the defense to answer. None of it lands on a jury's desk until a judge weighs every piece of it first. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #BlairBerk #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #CourtTV
God has chosen you. Not because you have it all together, but because He loves to display His power through surrendered hearts. In this message, Pastor Aaron shows us how our struggles, weaknesses, and past do not determine our potential; God uses every part of our story for His glory. We are chosen for a relationship with Christ, a community of faith, and a calling that has the power to change the world. Thank you for enjoying this full service with worship and a life changing message from Radiant Church. We pray this moves you closer to Christ and encourages you. For more life changing resources, visit us at www.weareradiant.com. Subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/weareradiantchurch To give online: https://weareradiant.com/give/ View the sermon notes for this message here: https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=r1INQw8rfe Spanish translation messages are available on our Radiant Church Español YouTube channel. Visit https://weareradiant.com/espanol to watch and subscribe. Moving people towards Christ, Community and Calling. This is the vision of Radiant Church, led by Pastor Aaron Burke and based in Tampa Bay, FL. —— Stay Connected Website: https://weareradiant.com Radiant Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weareradiant/ Radiant Church Instagram: http://instagram.com/weareradiant/
Why two of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fingers were missing is a question prosecutors answered in a court brief most people covering this case have skipped past. Tonight we don't skip past it. Start with the timeline. At 12:04 in the morning, from a desolate road off Highway 154, David Burke's phone called Celeste's number, hours after prosecutors say she was already dead. An LAPD criminalist described spraying Bluestar across the garage, getting strong reactions on rubber mats, the bricks underneath, a rowing machine, a tarp, a cord, and a bag of wipes. All presumptive positive. Blair Berk, for the defense, got that same criminalist to admit under cross-examination that none of it can be called definitively blood, and pointed to two chainsaws that were never swabbed for touch DNA at all. Then the hearing's final and heaviest session. A medical examiner testified Celeste died of two sharp-force wounds and had been dead for weeks before she was found. A detective walked the court through her phone, messages tracing to when she was eleven, close to fifty images investigators labeled illegal material involving a minor, and texts from January 2024 indicating she was thirteen and pregnant. Her mother cried in the courtroom gallery. Her father stared at the floor. Burke has pleaded not guilty. A judge decides soon whether this case reaches a jury, and tonight we walk through everything the state has put on the record so far. None of it is settled tonight. A judge still has to decide if it goes further. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #BlairBerk #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #CourtTV
In episode 429 of the Words of the Prophets podcast Todd, Alia, Burke and Rivka discuss the talk 429 “Alive in Christ” by President Oaks from the April 2026 General Conference. Have a listen!Words of the Prophets is a podcast dedicated to discussing every talk from the general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This is our 12th general conference and we love hearing the words of the prophets through conference.#wordsoftheprophets #generalconference #conference #ldsconference #LDS #ldspodcast #podcast #sharegoodnesshttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/words-of-the-prophetsFind us on instagram or email us at wordsoftheprophetspodcast@gmail.comFind us at youtube.com/wordsoftheprophetspodcast
Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews: "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" "The Odyssey" "I Want Your Sex" "Ask E. Jean" Mr. Burke also gives a spoken word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of August 3rd - 7th, 2026.
Two cases with the same question at their center: what did the adults know, and why are they the last ones talking?In California, Celeste Rivas Hernandez's parents signed documents for their thirteen-year-old to travel internationally with d4vd and then denied knowing the man after his arrest. In Mississippi, one of the friends on Horn Island with Nolan Wells hired an attorney who announced a PI firm and nationwide defamation lawsuits before the grand jury has weighed in.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis examines both cases in a single conversation — the legal exposure facing Celeste's parents under California law, the defense strategy of arguing self-infliction in a dismemberment case, and the institutional vacuum in Mississippi that forced the public to fill the silence with its own investigation.Burke has pleaded not guilty and is held without bail. Nolan Wells' cause of death is undetermined. Both were teenagers.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #NolanWells #CelesteRivas #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #JusticeForCeleste #JusticeForNolan
Vegas trips with her sister. Church visits with the family. VIP concert seats at the Fonda Theatre. A notarized travel consent form for London — for an entire week, with no family chaperone. Celeste Rivas Hernandez's parents allegedly agreed to all of it before their daughter was killed.D4vd's preliminary hearing ended July 27th with a judge ruling there's enough evidence for trial. David Anthony Burke faces first-degree murder with special circumstances, charges related to continuous illegal conduct with Celeste, and mutilation of her remains. No bail. Arraignment August 31st. The DA says the death penalty is under consideration. But the hearing's final day exposed a contradiction that won't go away — the mountain of evidence showing the family knew about the relationship, and the father's categorical denial that he'd ever met Burke.Burke has pleaded not guilty. Celeste was fourteen years old.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CelesteRivas #D4vd #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CelesteRivasHernandez #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #TrueCrimeCase
d4vd has a music video where his character drags a body into a car. Prosecutors are now alleging he did that, for real, to a fourteen-year-old girl. We put the fictional version and the criminal allegation side by side. Before any of this, David Burke was a homeschooled kid recording songs on an iPhone in his sister's closet, building a following inside Fortnite lobbies. Prosecutors say that's also where he met Celeste Rivas Hernandez, when both were still teenagers, years before his career took off. Signed to Darkroom and Interscope at seventeen, Burke created an alter ego, Itami, meaning pain, an agent of chaos he described wearing a blindfold, a concept pulled from a manga about a detective whose alter ego commits the murders he solves. The comparison he used himself was Tyler Durden. His videos showed the character with a bloody knife and, in another, taking a woman's arm. The forensic case built during the preliminary hearing doesn't rely on any of that. A trace analyst matched cuts on a garage pool to fragments recovered on Celeste's leggings. DNA tied both the Tesla and the home to her. A criminalist described real blood scrubbed from the garage floor, feet from containers of fake blood. Cell tower records placed Burke's Tesla in Santa Barbara County three times after Celeste allegedly died. She was fourteen, went to his home on April 23, 2025, and was never heard from again. Her remains were found in the Tesla months later. Burke has pleaded not guilty to murder, illegal acts involving a minor, and mutilation of human remains. We walk through what the physical evidence actually shows. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #Itami #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #MusicIndustry
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There's a music video where d4vd drags a body across the floor and loads it into a car. Prosecutors now allege he did the same thing his character did, to a fourteen-year-old girl, and that overlap is the thread running through everything else in this case. Before the fame, David Burke was a homeschooled teenager recording songs on an iPhone in his sister's closet, building an audience inside Fortnite lobbies. Prosecutors say that's also where he met Celeste Rivas Hernandez, years before either of them were adults, and the relationship kept going while no adult around either of them intervened. At seventeen, signed to Darkroom and Interscope, Burke created an alter ego called Itami, pain in Japanese, an agent of chaos wearing a blindfold, a concept he traced to a manga about a detective whose alter ego commits the murders he then has to solve. He compared it to Tyler Durden. The videos put a bloody knife and a severed arm on screen. Then the forensic testimony from the preliminary hearing. A trace analyst matched cuts on a garage pool to fragments on Celeste's clothing. DNA tied the Tesla and the home to her. A criminalist described blood scrubbed from the garage floor, steps from containers of fake blood. Cell tower records tracked Burke's Tesla to Santa Barbara County three separate times after she allegedly died. Celeste went to Burke's Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025. She was fourteen. Her remains were found in his Tesla months later. Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, illegal acts involving a minor, and mutilation of human remains. We go through the persona, the industry that profited from it, and the physical evidence now on the record. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #Itami #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #MusicIndustry
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez's parents signed a notarized document authorizing their daughter to travel to London for a week with d4vd. No family member accompanied her. She was thirteen or fourteen at the time. Defense attorney Blair Berk presented that form during the final day of the preliminary hearing — and it directly contradicts her father's public statement that he never had any contact with Burke.The hearing ended with Judge Olmedo ruling there's enough evidence for trial on every count, including first-degree murder with special circumstances. The DA is weighing the death penalty. But the testimony that lingers is about the adults in Celeste's orbit — parents who took her phone away and called police, then signed permission slips for international travel with the man deputies had already told them was involved with their daughter.Burke has pleaded not guilty. Celeste was fourteen years old when prosecutors allege she was killed.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CelesteRivas #D4vd #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CelesteRivasHernandez #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #TrueCrimeCase
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Two cases. Two dead teenagers. And a pattern: the adults who were closest to both of them either denied what they knew or hired attorneys to talk for them.Celeste Rivas Hernandez's father said he never knew d4vd. Testimony showed he signed a travel form and sat in church with the man prosecutors say killed his fourteen-year-old daughter. In Mississippi, one of the friends on Horn Island with Nolan Wells retained a lawyer who announced defamation lawsuits and a PI firm before anyone in authority said a word about how the eighteen-year-old died.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis examines the legal exposure on both sides — the parents who allegedly facilitated a relationship in California and the friends' legal blitz in Mississippi — and the institutional silence that made all of this worse.Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Nolan Wells' cause of death is undetermined.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #NolanWells #CelesteRivas #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #JusticeForCeleste #JusticeForNolan
There's a video that exists before any of this happened, where d4vd plays a character dragging a body into a car. Prosecutors are now alleging he did the real version of that scene to a fourteen-year-old, and tonight we sit with what that overlap actually means. David Burke's story starts small. Homeschooled, recording in his sister's closet, building an audience in Fortnite lobbies. Prosecutors say that's where he met Celeste Rivas Hernandez, both of them still teenagers, and the connection continued for years without anyone in either of their lives stepping in. At seventeen, newly signed to Darkroom and Interscope, Burke introduced an alter ego, Itami, the Japanese word for pain, an agent of chaos wearing a blindfold, built from a manga concept about a detective whose double commits the murders he investigates. He put that character on camera holding a knife, taking a woman's arm. Then the physical evidence entered the record. Investigators matched cuts on an inflatable pool in Burke's garage to fragments found on Celeste's leggings. DNA connected the Tesla and the home directly to her. A criminalist testified about real blood scrubbed from the garage near shelves of fake blood used for props. Cell tower data placed the Tesla in Santa Barbara County three times in the weeks after she allegedly died. She was fourteen when she went to his home on April 23, 2025, and was never heard from again. Her remains surfaced in his Tesla months later, the day after what would have been her fifteenth birthday. Burke has pleaded not guilty. Tonight we trace the character, the industry around him, and the forensic case now in front of a judge. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #Itami #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #MusicIndustry
Former prosecutor Eric Faddis sits down to examine two cases where the adults around the victims allegedly knew more than they're saying — and the institutions that could have intervened did nothing.In the d4vd case: Celeste's parents reportedly signed travel documents, attended church with Burke, and then denied knowing him. Blair Berk is pressing the medical examiner on self-inflicted death in a dismemberment case. The bodycam shows Burke was told she was thirteen. Faddis on whether the parents face charges and whether the defense has anything left.In the Nolan Wells case: Edmiston's attorney announced categorical denials, a PI firm, and nationwide defamation lawsuits before the grand jury has convened. Twenty-five days of institutional silence, and a defense attorney is doing the job the DA should be doing. Faddis on whether discovery from a defamation suit could blow the case open.Burke has pleaded not guilty. Wells' death remains undetermined. Both were teenagers.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #NolanWells #CelesteRivas #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #JusticeForCeleste #JusticeForNolan
On Cybersecurity Today on the Weekend, host David speaks with Matt Burke, CISO of Bespoke Concierge MD, a telemedicine provider with doctors licensed in all 50 states, about defending patient data amid rising healthcare threats in 2026. Burke explains why healthcare is heavily targeted, recounts a formative 3 a.m. incident rebuilding a critical connection during surgery, and outlines his top concerns: increasingly sophisticated bad actors, "hacking as a service," and user mistakes. He emphasizes education, strong security tooling backed by a proactive/reactive SOC, and rigorous practice of incident and disaster recovery plans, balancing prevention with rapid response. The discussion also covers AI's benefits and risks, leadership support for security, the importance of MFA for both work and personal accounts, and Burke's wish for broader adoption of effective SIEM tools. 00:00 Weekend Show Intro 00:39 Meet Matt Burke 01:23 Concierge Care Model 02:45 Why Healthcare Security 03:13 Origin Story 3AM Call 05:20 Top Threats 2026 06:29 Defense Tools That Work 07:50 AI Helps And Hurts 09:37 Winning Doctor Buy In 10:57 Castle Versus Response 13:42 Threat Surge And Resilience 18:17 Culture And MFA Everywhere 19:59 Career Advice And Magic Wand 22:33 Closing Thanks
Five days of testimony. A twenty-one-minute window between Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Uber arrival and her phone going silent forever. DNA tying a fourteen-year-old's blood to a garage, a Tesla, and a rental home. A record deal worth up to nineteen million dollars. And a defense attorney who asked the medical examiner whether the fatal wounds could have been self-inflicted.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis reads the defense strategy Blair Berk is building and answers what the courtroom was already asking: is she actually arguing self-inflicted death in a dismemberment case, or is she stacking every fragment of reasonable doubt she can find?The defense keeps making two claims in one sentence: Burke “did not murder” Celeste and “was not the cause of her death.” Faddis on why that split language tells you everything about where the trial is headed.Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Celeste was fourteen years old.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #BlairBerk #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #DeathPenalty #MurderTrial #JusticeForCeleste
David Anthony Burke sat in the same church pew as Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family. He traveled with them to Las Vegas. Her sister came along. The parents signed a notarized travel consent form sending their thirteen-year-old to London with him. And then, after Burke's arrest for Celeste's murder, her father told reporters through his attorney that he'd never had any contact with the singer.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the evidence that surfaced during the five-day preliminary hearing about what Celeste's parents knew, what they signed, and what they denied — and whether California's child endangerment statute gives prosecutors a path to charging the adults who allegedly facilitated everything that happened to their daughter.Testimony showed Celeste was pregnant at thirteen. A teacher reported concerns. Deputies visited Burke's home. Nobody with authority acted on what they found. Faddis on who bears legal responsibility beyond the defendant.Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is held without bail. Celeste was fourteen years old.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #PreliminaryHearing #LosAngeles #JusticeForCeleste
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In a case involving a body found in a Tesla trunk, chainsaws ordered under a fake name, and a thirteen-to-nineteen-million-dollar record deal as alleged motive, Blair Berk's defense team pressed the LA County medical examiner on whether Celeste Rivas Hernandez's wounds could have been self-inflicted. They got a detective to read messages where Celeste referenced harming herself.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down what that defense strategy means — and whether arguing self-infliction in a dismemberment case is genuine legal theory or manufactured reasonable doubt designed to survive a jury poll.Prosecutors mapped the timeline from first contact when Celeste was eleven to a twenty-one-minute window on the night she disappeared. Bodycam from February 2024 shows deputies told Burke she was thirteen. The relationship allegedly continued fourteen more months until she was dead.Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is held without bail. Celeste was fourteen years old.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #BlairBerk #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #DeathPenalty #MurderTrial #JusticeForCeleste
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez's father made a public statement through his attorney after David Anthony Burke's arrest: he'd never had any contact with the singer. Five days of preliminary hearing testimony contradicted every word of it.Detective Farell testified the parents knew. Burke attended the family's church. Celeste's sister traveled with them to Las Vegas. A notarized consent form bearing the parents' signatures sent their thirteen-year-old daughter to London with a grown man. Celeste was reportedly pregnant at thirteen while her parents were allegedly aware of the relationship.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the legal exposure facing the adults who signed the documents, issued the denials, and allegedly watched their daughter travel internationally with the man now charged with her murder.A teacher tried to intervene. Deputies visited Burke's home and confirmed she was there. Nobody with the power to stop it did. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Celeste was fourteen years old.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #PreliminaryHearing #LosAngeles #JusticeForCeleste
The preliminary hearing in the d4vd murder case put the spotlight somewhere nobody expected — on Celeste Rivas Hernandez's own family. LAPD Detective Corey Farell testified that the parents knew about Burke's relationship with their daughter. He attended their church. The sister traveled with them. They signed a notarized form for their thirteen-year-old to fly overseas with a grown man.Then her father told reporters he'd never had contact with Burke.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis examines whether that contradiction carries legal weight — and whether parents who allegedly knew about and facilitated their daughter's contact with the man prosecutors say killed her face criminal exposure under California law.According to testimony, Celeste was pregnant at thirteen. A teacher warned authorities. Deputies showed up at Burke's door and left satisfied. The people with the least power tried the hardest to protect this child. Faddis on what that means for the people who had the most.Burke has pleaded not guilty. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #PreliminaryHearing #LosAngeles #JusticeForCeleste
A história dos presidentes da Igreja Adventista não é assunto de organograma: é teologia visível. Esta aula abre o Módulo 5 de A Ordem e monta o método com que vamos atravessar 162 anos de presidências. Toda estrutura eclesiástica encarna uma doutrina de Deus. Um governo que concentra autoridade numa pessoa diz uma coisa sobre como Deus lidera; um governo que a distribui por um corpo diz outra. Nesta abertura eu apresento o aparato completo do módulo: nove pensadores (de Aristóteles a Voegelin) e o que cada um enxerga que os outros não enxergam; os dois modelos neotestamentários de liderança, o petrino e o paulino; a leitura APEST de Efésios 4 e a tese central desta série — o cargo executivo seleciona estruturalmente para pastor e mestre, e filtra para fora o profeta e o apóstolo, com patologias previsíveis; a distinção entre micromanagement paternalista e macromanagement equipador; e as quatro lentes (governo, eclesiologia, escatologia, missiologia) que vão governar os dezoito episódios biográficos. Também declaro o padrão de fontes do módulo: citação com obra, data e página; e o compromisso de dizer quando não consegui verificar. Numa denominação que argumenta por citação, verificar é ato de fidelidade. E adianto cinco padrões que a pesquisa revelou e que eu não esperava encontrar — inclusive o custo físico da liderança, que nenhuma tipologia registra. FONTES E REFERÊNCIAS CITADAS - WHITE, James. "Gospel Order" (série em quatro partes). Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, 6, 13, 20 e 27 de dezembro de 1853. - General Conference Bulletin, 1901 — atas da Sessão que criou as Uniões. documents.adventistarchives.org - WHITE, Ellen G. Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers. Mountain View: Pacific Press, 1923. - Bíblia: Efésios 4:11-13; Apocalipse 18:1-4; Mateus 4:1-11 - ARISTÓTELES, Ética a Nicômaco, livro VI | HOBBES, Leviatã (1651) | LOCKE, Segundo Tratado (1689) | MONTESQUIEU, O Espírito das Leis (1748) | BURKE, Reflexões sobre a Revolução em França (1790) | TOCQUEVILLE, A Democracia na América (1835-1840) | MARX, Manuscritos econômico-filosóficos (1844) | WEBER, Economia e Sociedade (1922) | VOEGELIN, A Nova Ciência da Política (1952) - HIRSCH, Alan; CATCHIM, Tim. The Permanent Revolution. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012. - FERGUSON, Dave; HIRSCH, Alan. On the Verge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. - MUSTARD, Andrew G. James White and SDA Organization, 1844-1881. Andrews University Press, 1987. - KNIGHT, George R. Organizing for Mission and Growth. Review and Herald, 2006. - Enciclopédia dos Adventistas do Sétimo Dia (ESDA) — encyclopedia.adventist.org #AOrdem #IgrejaAdventista #LiderançaCristã Links Instagram http://instagram.com/alexpalmeira7 Podcast Catalisadores http://open.spotify.com/show/6zJyD0vW8MnyRKPYZtk3B5?si=065e95b72bca4b13 X http://x.com/alexpalmeira9 Facebook http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069360678042
Blair Berk asked the LA County medical examiner a question the courtroom wasn't expecting — whether Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fatal wounds could have been self-inflicted. In a case where prosecutors allege the defendant ordered chainsaws, a body bag, and a burn cage under a fake name. Where a body was found in the trunk of a Tesla. Where the alleged motive is a record deal worth up to nineteen million dollars.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down what Berk's questioning reveals about the trial defense — and whether three chainsaws that tested negative for blood and an Uber driver who couldn't confirm his passenger give the defense enough to survive the rest of the evidence.Bodycam from February 2024 shows Burke was told Celeste was thirteen. Prosecutors say the relationship continued fourteen more months. The defense says he “did not murder” her and “was not the cause” of her death — two different claims that Faddis says signal a very specific trial strategy.Burke has pleaded not guilty and is held without bail. Celeste was fourteen.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4vd #CelesteRivas #BlairBerk #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #DeathPenalty #MurderTrial #JusticeForCeleste
In episode 428 of the Words of the Prophets podcast Todd, Alia, Burke and Rivka discuss the talk “A Peculiar Treasure" by Elder Walker from the April 2026 General Conference. Have a listen!Words of the Prophets is a podcast dedicated to discussing every talk from the general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This is our 12th general conference and we love hearing the words of the prophets through conference.#wordsoftheprophets #generalconference #conference #ldsconference #LDS #ldspodcast #podcast #sharegoodnesshttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/words-of-the-prophetsFind us on twitter, instagram or email us at wordsoftheprophetspodcast@gmail.comFind us at youtube.com/wordsoftheprophetspodcast
The meeting was a recording session for the Davis and Davis Show, where Scott and Burke discussed various topics, including technical issues with their computers and updates on personal projects. They shared and reviewed a list of unique natural landmarks from around the world, with Scott focusing on locations in the Americas and Burke presenting global sites. They also talked about their favorite YouTube travel vloggers and sailing channels, sharing recommendations and personal preferences. The conversation included personal anecdotes, technical difficulties, and casual banter, reflecting the informal and conversational nature of their show.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Five words, sent to a thirteen-year-old, read aloud by an LAPD detective at the d4vd preliminary hearing, and the answer that came back was two days. This episode covers the July 24 session in the case against David Anthony Burke, the singer known as d4vd, charged with murder in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Detective Corey Farell, closing out the prosecution's presentation, testified that the messages between Burke and Celeste begin in August 2022, when she was eleven years old, and do not stop until April 23, 2025, the day prosecutors allege she was killed. The January 2024 exchange indicates Celeste was pregnant. It includes Burke's laughing reply to a child carrying that weight, the question about when she would get it done, and one more question he told her his mother advised him to ask, whether it was his. Celeste answered with his name. That name, prosecutors say, was tattooed in red ink on her finger, one of two fingers missing when she was found, and a court brief states they believe that is exactly why. The session also brought Dr. Grant Ho's autopsy testimony. Two sharp-force wounds. A timeline the science could only narrow to at least weeks. And answers her family will never get, because of the condition her remains were left in. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His attorneys spent the hearing attacking the evidence trail, and the decision on a trial belongs to Judge Charlaine Olmedo alone. Every quote in this episode comes from open court testimony and filings. None of it can be unsaid, none of it leaves this case, and all of it is waiting for a jury if the judge sends it there.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillers #CourtNews #JusticeForCeleste
Start with the paperwork instead of the crime scenes. In 2008 an Ohio judge approved a marriage for a girl who was fifteen and seven months pregnant. In 2024 California deputies documented that they had told David Burke how old Celeste Rivas Hernandez really was. Two records, two dead ends.One full conversation covering both the d4vd case in Los Angeles and the Siders 16 kids case in Vinton County, Ohio.The evidence segment walks through what a preliminary hearing has put in front of a judge. An LAPD criminalist testified that presumptive testing produced strong reactions on the rubber mats covering a Hollywood Hills garage floor and on the bricks under them. There were positives on a rowing machine, a green tarp, a charging cord and a trash bag containing wipes. A blue inflatable pool with nothing visible on it glowed in one area, and a second criminalist matched plastic fragments from the autopsy into the cuts in that pool. Blair Berk's entire cross has been about what nobody tested.The second segment goes back to who David Burke was. Homeschooled after seventh grade, raised on gospel music until thirteen, signed to a major label at seventeen, and the author of an alter ego named Itami who commits murders in his own videos.The third brings in retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke for Ohio. Sixteen children removed from a home in Hamden. A room measuring roughly twelve feet by twelve, according to the sheriff. An attorney general who said waiting longer would very likely have meant a death or multiple deaths. Four adults charged with sixteen counts of endangering children each, all pleading not guilty.Two files, two states, and the same missing piece in both of them.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing through his attorneys. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #SidersFamily #TrueCrimeToday #CelesteRivasHernandez #ElizabethSiders #TrueCrime #DavidBurke #RobinDreeke #VintonCounty #TrueCrimePod
Mother Miriam, Bishop Schneider, and Cardinal Burke all maintain that Pope Leo XIV is the legitimate pope, despite criticizing aspects of his teaching. But church historian Ed Mazza argues that the more fundamental question is whether the current pope is truly a valid pope at all.Drawing on Church history, councils, theologians, and papal writings, Mazza contends that the Catholic Church has consistently taught that a pope cannot officially teach heresy through the Church's magisterium. Accepting the idea of a pope promulgating doctrinal error while remaining pope creates a theological contradiction. Historical debates over heretical popes and antipopes are not abstract; they are precedents.Looking at historical examples of saints, bishops, and lay Catholics confronting suspected antipopes and heresy: St. Columba, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Vincent Ferrer. Church history demonstrates that faithful Catholics have sometimes publicly challenged ecclesiastical authorities when they believed the faith was endangered, while also stressing the importance of charity toward those who disagree.Make the switch today to iCatholicMobile today!iCatholic Mobile—supporting the Catholic faith with every connection.https://www.facebook.com/icatholicmobile https://www.icatholicmobile.com/ HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
The connection between these two cases is not the crime. It is the signature. Ohio put a marriage license in front of a judge for a fifteen-year-old who was seven months pregnant, and it was approved. California deputies documented telling David Burke how old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was, and filed it.Everything in one place: the d4vd evidence conversation, the David Burke origin conversation, and the Siders 16 kids conversation with retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke.Start in a Los Angeles courtroom, where an LAPD criminalist described spraying a Hollywood Hills garage and watching the floor mats react, then the bricks underneath. Then a rowing machine, a green tarp, a charging cord, and a trash bag holding wipes and a scrap of fabric. A blue inflatable pool that looked untouched still produced a glow, and a second criminalist fitted plastic fragments from the autopsy into the cuts in it. Blair Berk went at everything nobody swabbed, nobody collected, nobody compared. Tony and Robin make the defense answer for every item.Then the harder question. Who was David Burke before any of it? Homeschooled after seventh grade. A social life built on screens. A record deal at seventeen. An alter ego named Itami, described in his own words as an agent of chaos, who commits murders in his videos.Then Ohio. Sixteen children, eighteen months to eighteen years, removed from a house in Hamden after a warrant tied to an unrelated matter. A room the sheriff said measured roughly twelve by twelve. An attorney general who said waiting longer would very likely have meant a death or multiple deaths. Four adults charged with sixteen counts of endangering children apiece. All four pleaded not guilty.Different states, different worlds, one identical failure sitting in the middle of both files.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #SidersFamily #HiddenKillers #CelesteRivasHernandez #ElizabethSiders #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersPodcast #DavidBurke #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeFans
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There was one thing David Anthony Burke wanted to know about Celeste Rivas Hernandez's pregnancy, and a detective read his exact words to a Los Angeles courtroom. That is where the d4vd preliminary hearing arrived in its July 24 session, and it is the material this episode walks through in full. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was eleven when the messages with David Anthony Burke began in August 2022. By January 2024, the texts indicate she was pregnant, days from a procedure, telling an adult that neither of them could care for a baby. His reply carried a laugh. His follow-up asked when she would get it done. And his last question in the exchange, the one he said his mother told him to ask, got an answer with his own name in it. Detective Corey Farell, the prosecution's final witness, put all of it on the record, along with nearly fifty images from Burke's devices that investigators labeled illegal material involving a minor, described to the court but never displayed. Earlier in the session, Dr. Grant Ho testified that Celeste died from two sharp-force wounds, and that the condition of her remains left questions no examination can settle. Her parents stepped out for the autopsy testimony. They came back for the texts. Her mother cried, and her father looked down. Prosecutors say the fingers missing from Celeste's hand carried a tattoo of Burke's name in red ink, and they wrote in a brief that they believe that is why the fingers were gone. Burke has pleaded not guilty to every charge, his attorneys challenged the evidence at every step, and the bindover ruling arrives when the hearing closes. This is the full account of the day the texts became public, and the day this case stopped being about a Tesla.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillers #CourtNews #JusticeForCeleste
Days before a procedure, a pregnant Celeste Rivas Hernandez texted d4vd something no thirteen-year-old should ever have to say to an adult, and at the July 24 session of the preliminary hearing, the court heard every word of it. This breakdown takes the full session in order, and the January texts sit at the center of it. The medical examiner, Dr. Grant Ho, testified that Celeste died of two sharp-force wounds to the upper body and had been dead at least weeks before discovery, and he told the court plainly what decomposition took off the table. The prosecution's closer, Detective Corey Farell, then connected the devices. Messages beginning in August 2022, when Celeste was eleven. Messages running through April 23, 2025, the day prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke killed her. And the January 2024 texts indicating a thirteen-year-old was pregnant and being asked when she would get it done. Nearly fifty images investigators call illegal material involving a minor were described to the courtroom one by one, never displayed, while her mother wept and her father stared at the floor. The defense worked the other side of every exhibit, pressing on what was never tested, what was never collected, and what the science cannot say, because that is the case they will bring to a jury if Judge Charlaine Olmedo orders a trial. Burke has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. The name in red ink is part of the record either way, and this session is the reason the rest of this case will be argued around it. The full picture, from the autopsy findings to the final text, is right here.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CelesteRivas #D4vd #TrueCrime #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillers #CourtNews #JusticeForCeleste
Both of these files existed on paper long before anybody called them cases. A marriage record out of 2008. A deputy's report out of 2024. Different states, different decades, and in both of them an official name went on the line and nothing happened next.The full live discussion — d4vd evidence, David Burke's backstory, and the Siders 16 kids case with retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke.In Los Angeles, days of preliminary hearing testimony have built a picture of a rented Hollywood Hills garage. Presumptive reactions on the floor mats and the bricks beneath them, on a rowing machine, on a tarp, on a trash bag with wipes inside it. An inflatable pool that looked clean and smelled like laundry, glowing in one place. Plastic fragments recovered during the autopsy fitted into the cuts in that pool like puzzle pieces. Defense attorney Blair Berk hammering everything investigators never swabbed or collected.Tony and Robin do not recap it. They argue it, item by item, from the defense side of the table.Then they go back to the beginning of David Burke — homeschooled, isolated, online, signed at seventeen, and the creator of an alter ego named Itami who commits murders in his own music videos.Then Robin Dreeke comes in for Ohio. Sixteen children out of one house in Hamden. A room roughly twelve feet by twelve. An attorney general saying that waiting longer very likely meant a death or multiple deaths. Four adults, sixteen counts each, four not guilty pleas, and a defense attorney arguing this is poverty and isolation rather than evil.Two cases. One question underneath both of them.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen. Come argue about it live.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #SidersFamily #HiddenKillersLive #CelesteRivasHernandez #ElizabethSiders #TrueCrime #LiveStream #DavidBurke #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeLive
Host Branden Hudson interviews longtime friend Jessica Burke, owner of Atlantic Recovery in Salisbury, Maryland, an outpatient medication-assisted treatment clinic opened February 1, 2018. Burke shares how her own progression from alcohol addiction (including DUIs, jail, and court-ordered IOP) to prescription opioid addiction led her to seek treatment and build a reliable, local program that lets patients maintain work and family life while receiving medications such as Suboxone, Zubsolv, Subutex, and Vivitrol, plus required one-on-one counseling and regular urine screens with visits tapering from weekly to monthly. They discuss withdrawal as a major barrier to recovery, respond to stigma that MAT is “legal drug dealing,” and emphasize individualized levels of care, boundaries vs enabling for families, and that addiction affects all walks of life. Burke provides Atlantic Recovery's location, website/socials, and notes calls route to her directly.00:00 Welcome And Housekeeping00:57 Meet Jessie Burke02:01 Atlantic Recovery Overview02:35 Why She Started03:15 What Makes It Different04:53 How Outpatient MAT Works09:56 From Alcohol To Opiates10:47 How Addiction Escalates13:40 Close Calls And Justifying18:26 Quitting Alcohol For Good21:15 Host Shares Sober Journey25:28 Sober Life Wins26:43 Suboxone Stigma Debate30:04 Withdrawal Reality Check32:06 Treatment Beyond Medication33:30 Clinic Challenges and Growth37:16 Advice for Parents41:12 Losses and Boundaries44:17 Future Vision and Politics47:56 Where to Get Help49:30 Final Message and Wrap
A label. A management team. Two sheriff's departments. Every one of them had a piece of the picture, and prosecutors say the relationship at the center of it began when Celeste Rivas Hernandez was young enough that the number alone ends most conversations.Long before the d4vd preliminary hearing, David Burke sat down for an interview and explained a character he had invented. He said he was writing a manga about a detective. The detective had an evil version of himself who showed up at random moments. That version committed murders. The detective then had to solve them.He named the character Itami, which means pain in Japanese. He called him an agent of chaos and compared him to Tyler Durden in Fight Club.Then he put him in the work. A bloody knife in one video. An animated sequence in another. A video before his debut album in which Burke drags a body and loads it into the trunk of a car.Tony and Robin use that as the doorway into a bigger question: who was this young man before any of it? Homeschooled after seventh grade. Gospel music only until thirteen. A social life built entirely inside gaming lobbies. Signed to a major label at seventeen with a valuation in the millions and no anchor anywhere near him.They also give the other argument its full weight. Violent art is not proof of violence, and treating lyrics as confessions is how innocent people get railroaded.But prosecutors allege Burke did the specific thing his character was written to do, and a whole machine of executives and managers watched a nineteen-year-old sell his own darkness without anyone asking what was underneath it.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing through his attorneys. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeToday #Itami #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrime #MusicIndustry #Interscope #Psychology #TrueCrimePod
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The most devastating number in this case is not a dollar figure and it is not a piece of forensic evidence. It is how old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was when prosecutors say David Burke first found her online.Who was David Burke before any of this? That is the whole conversation, and Tony and Robin do not take the easy route through it.He was homeschooled after seventh grade. Gospel music only until thirteen. Almost everything social in his life happened through a screen. His mother pushed him to stop crying about copyright strikes and make his own songs, and two years later he was seventeen, still in high school, and signed to Interscope.Nobody handles that at seventeen. But the part that stops people cold is what he built alongside the career.Burke created an alter ego and named him Itami, which is Japanese for pain. He described the character on camera as an agent of chaos, an evil version of himself in a blindfold. The idea came from a manga he was writing about a detective whose alter ego commits murders, murders the detective then has to solve. His own comparison was Tyler Durden in Fight Club.He put it in the videos. A bloody knife. A woman described as the ghost of the person the character killed. An animated sequence where the character takes an arm. And a video in which Burke drags a body and loads it into a car.The counterargument matters and it gets its due here: violent art proves nothing by itself, and thousands of artists make it without ever harming a soul.But prosecutors allege Burke did the exact thing the character did. Tony and Robin follow that line all the way back — the isolation, the money, the industry that sold the darkness and never asked a single question.Burke has pleaded not guilty. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #DavidBurke #HiddenKillers #Itami #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersPodcast #MusicIndustry #Fortnite #TrueCrimeFans
One call at 12:04 in the morning. That is the piece of this hearing that will not leave people alone. A detective testified that Burke's phone, sitting in a desolate part of Santa Barbara County, dialed Celeste Rivas Hernandez's number hours after prosecutors say she was killed.Live breakdown of the d4vd preliminary hearing evidence, and Tony and Robin are not doing a recap. They are handing every single item the state put in front of a Los Angeles judge to the defense and asking how it gets explained.Start with the garage. An LAPD criminalist testified Bluestar reacted strongly on the rubber mats covering the floor, then on the bricks underneath, then on a rowing machine, a tarp, a charging cord, and a trash bag with wipes inside it. She examined a blue inflatable pool that showed nothing visible, smelled almost like laundry, and had a dryer sheet stuck to it — and one area of it still glowed.Now add what was sitting out in the open in the same space, tested and documented as negative.There is an explanation on the table for that. Whether it survives being in the same room as everything else is the whole conversation.Blair Berk's cross has been surgical and it has been about absence. Handles never swabbed for touch DNA, a third saw left in a closet, footwear impressions on the pool that were never lifted and never compared to any shoes. Every defense lawyer builds doubt out of what nobody did. The question is whether this time it is real.Cell records and Tesla data placed a phone and a car traveling together from that house to a remote stretch of Santa Barbara County on three separate occasions, according to testimony.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen. Pull up a chair for this one.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #DavidBurke #HiddenKillersLive #CelesteRivasHernandez #BlairBerk #TrueCrime #LiveStream #CourtWatch #LosAngeles #TrueCrimeLive
Strip out the forensics for one segment. Prosecutors allege Burke connected with Celeste online, through gaming, while he was still in high school in Texas. Deputies would eventually stand in front of him and tell him her age out loud. The machine around him never blinked.Live conversation about the part of the d4vd case that has nothing to do with forensics. Tony and Robin go all the way back to the beginning — before the charges, before the streams, before anybody outside a gaming lobby knew the name.A homeschooled kid. Gospel music only until thirteen. An entire social world that existed on a screen. A mother who told him to quit complaining about copyright strikes and make something of his own. A record deal at seventeen while he was still in high school.And then the alter ego. Burke named him Itami, which means pain, and described him publicly as an agent of chaos — an evil version of himself who commits the murders that Burke's detective character then has to solve. He compared it to Fight Club without anyone prompting him.He filmed the character holding a bloody knife. He animated the character taking a woman's arm. He released a video in which he drags a body and puts it into a car.Now hold the other side of it, because it is a real argument. Artists make violent work constantly. It proves nothing on its own. Nobody is a killer because they wrote a song.Except prosecutors allege this man did what the character did.So the live question is where dark art ends and something else begins, and whether an industry that valued this young man in the millions and sold his darkness as a brand owns any piece of what came next.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen. Come argue about it.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #DavidBurke #HiddenKillersLive #Itami #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrime #LiveStream #MusicIndustry #RomanticHomicide #TrueCrimeLive
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LAPD forensic evidence presented on Day 3 of d4vd's preliminary hearing connected the Hollywood Hills garage to the remains of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez through physical fragments too small to see without a lab. Trace analyst Lisa LaHendro testified that pieces cut from a blue inflatable pool in the garage matched material recovered from Celeste's leggings.The pool had "scalloped and straight" cuts made by a sharp object. LaHendro found hair fibers, plant material, and black foam-like fragments inside it. Criminalist Samantha Tosch confirmed the DNA match between the Tesla, the home, and Celeste. Lauren Wallace described evidence of blood cleanup throughout the garage — real blood, scrubbed from surfaces in a space that also contained jugs of fake blood the defense attributes to music video production.Defense attorney Blair Berk focused her cross-examination on investigative gaps. Chainsaw handles never swabbed. The Tesla exterior never tested. Multiple residents in the house. She's building the framework for a trial defense centered on alternative access. The prosecution's response came through Detective Roecker's technology analysis — cell tower data that tracked Burke's Tesla and phone to Santa Barbara County three times, beginning the night Celeste allegedly died. Her passport card was found along that same stretch of Highway 154.Burke is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, unlawful acts involving a minor, and mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty. Celeste was fourteen years old, from Lake Elsinore. Her body was found in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla — one day after what would have been her fifteenth birthday.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#D4vd #CelesteRivas #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #PreliminaryHearing #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #DailyTrueCrime
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Pool fragments on a dead girl's leggings. That's the evidence that came out of Day 3 of the d4vd preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, and it draws a direct forensic line between the Hollywood Hills garage where prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke dismembered fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and the clothing found with her remains.LAPD trace analyst Lisa LaHendro testified that a blue inflatable kiddie pool in the garage had deliberate cuts — "scalloped and straight" — made with a sharp tool. The fragments removed from those cuts were recovered from Celeste's leggings. Criminalist Samantha Tosch testified the DNA matched. Criminalist Lauren Wallace found cleaned-up blood throughout the garage. And jugs of fake blood were sitting in the same space — the defense says music videos; the prosecution points to the real blood scrubbed from surfaces feet away.Blair Berk, Burke's defense attorney, spent her cross-examination asking what police didn't test. Chainsaw handles were never swabbed for DNA. The Tesla exterior was never tested. Multiple people lived in the house. Berk is building toward an alternative theory. But Detective William Roecker's cell tower testimony tracked Burke's Tesla and phone to Santa Barbara County three times — starting on the night Celeste allegedly died. Her passport card was found along that same highway corridor.The hearing continues. Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances and other charges. Celeste was fourteen years old when she went to his home and was never heard from again.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#D4vd #CelesteRivas #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PreliminaryHearing #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimeCommunity
In this episode of Freight Waves Today, hosts Craig Fuller and Julie Van de Kamp break down one of the most transformative developments in recent logistics history: a staggering $640 million nuclear judgment involving C.H. Robinson that has sent shockwaves through the brokerage industry and freight markets. Plus, we explore how AI data center expansion is reshaping flatbed and bulk capacity, the latest trends in last-mile retail delivery, and a custom tech solution built specifically for truck drivers! Dennis McCaffrey, SVP of Enterprise Sales at RXO, drops by to share war stories from the early days of ExpressOne and XPO. He breaks down how RXO scaled into the 3rd largest freight broker, the power of managed expedite platforms, and what the next 12–18 months look like for capacity. Hackathon Winner Spotlight: RateSafe: Hackathon winner Sean Conley (VPA & Director of Business Development at Vantage Logistics) introduces RateSafe—an app built using Sonar's API that cuts through the noise to tell drivers what not to book based on personalized operating costs and home-time expectations. Last-Mile Delivery & Retail Trends: Jake Stein, VP of Retail Growth at Burke, breaks down the shift from ultra-fast delivery to extreme reliability, multi-carrier last-mile orchestration, and the realistic timeline for drone delivery. The "Capacity Tax" & AI Data Centers: Blake Ezell, VP of Customer Success & Support at IntelliTrans, joins to challenge the market recovery narrative. Discover how hyperscale AI data center construction is quietly consuming massive amounts of flatbed and bulk capacity—creating a bidding war for specialized freight. Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day 3 of d4vd's preliminary hearing revealed the physical evidence linking his garage to Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body — fragments of a blue inflatable pool, cut with a sharp object, found on the fourteen-year-old's leggings months after she disappeared from Lake Elsinore.LAPD trace analyst Lisa LaHendro, with over two decades of experience, testified about the pool's "scalloped and straight" cuts and the recovered fragments. Criminalist Samantha Tosch confirmed that DNA from Burke's Tesla and Hollywood Hills rental matched Celeste. Lauren Wallace described cleaned blood throughout the garage where prosecutors allege the dismemberment occurred.The defense got its moments. Blair Berk established that two small chainsaws tested negative for blood and their handles were never swabbed for DNA. She confirmed multiple people lived in the residence. The strategy is clear — someone else had access. But the prosecution countered with Detective Roecker's cell tower testimony placing Burke's Tesla and phone on the road to Santa Barbara County the night Celeste allegedly died, with two return trips in May. Her passport card was found along that same Highway 154 corridor. He charged his EV in Santa Ynez.Also in the garage: jugs of fake blood. The defense says music videos — Burke's alter ego Itami traffics in dark imagery, and "Romantic Homicide" has over a billion Spotify plays. The prosecution says look at the real blood cleaned from the surfaces in the same room.Burke has pleaded not guilty. The bindover ruling could come any day. Celeste was fourteen. Her remains were found the day after what would have been her fifteenth birthday.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#D4vd #CelesteRivas #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #PreliminaryHearing #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #LiveTrueCrime
REX RIVETTER, PRIVATE EYE – THE CASE OF THE FARMER'S WIFE, E3 Rex has a plan, Jenny isn't pleased, and nothing is what it seems. Rex Rivetter and The Case of the Farmer's Wife - Conclusion stars Randy Coull as Rex Rivetter and Rhiannon McAfee as Jenny McIntosh. This week's episode features Nick Young as Lt. Burke and Steve Murdock as Anthony Solerno with appearances by James Steinberg and Dave Hibler. This week's guest star is Debbie David as Virginia Madison. Rex Rivetter: Private Eye is written by Greg McAfee and directed by Rhiannon McAfee with technical direction by Dave Rivas. It is produced by Downstairs Entertainment in association with DaveyBoy Productions. "Nightmare," by the Artie Shaw Orchestra is used by permission of Music Sales Corp.
The prosecution's case against d4vd shifted from evidence to motive on Day 2 of his preliminary hearing — and then digital records allegedly put Burke on a remote highway ninety-five miles from his home. An Interscope executive and a money manager testified that Burke earned more than $10 million between 2022 and 2025, establishing the financial stakes prosecutors say drove the alleged killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The money manager admitted knowing Celeste's first name before the body was found. He also testified that after the remains were discovered, Burke's team switched to encrypted messaging and Burke discussed transferring properties to protect them from civil lawsuits. A CHP officer described a Caltrans worker's discovery of Celeste's passport card in brush along State Route 154 in Santa Barbara County. Prosecutors say Burke's location data places him at that exact spot twice following the alleged murder. The defense challenged the passport's chain of custody. More witnesses are expected as the hearing continues.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#CelesteRivasHernandez #d4vd #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #DavidBurke #PreliminaryHearing #LosAngeles #MurderCase #Interscope #Justice
The preliminary hearing in the d4vd murder case began with testimony that laid out a digital and financial trail prosecutors allege leads directly to David Anthony Burke. Detective Joshua Byers of LAPD Robbery-Homicide testified about purchases made under aliases, paid with Burke's own accounts, and delivered to his own home in the weeks and months following the alleged death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges.The prosecution walked the court through each purchase in chronological order — from a shovel acquired the day after the alleged killing to a burn cage ordered three months later. Prosecutors also played body camera footage from a welfare check fourteen months before Celeste's death, during which Burke allegedly told deputies he barely knew the girl and that she claimed to be an adult.Financial manager Benjamin Greger testified that Burke earned between ten and eleven million dollars in gross income during the relevant period. He described a shift to encrypted messaging platforms within Burke's management team after the remains were discovered, and discussions about moving assets. Greger acknowledged he is still retained by Burke's family at $7,500 per month.Defense attorney Blair Berk cross-examined on evidence preservation, focusing on items that were not collected or further tested after initial screenings. The hearing continues with additional witnesses expected over multiple days.LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMER:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS:#d4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LAPrelimHearing #BlairBerk #TeslaCase #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast