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D4VD Faces Three Special Circumstances That Could Mean Death
The charges filed against David Anthony Burke in the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez carry the most serious legal weight California law allows. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced first-degree murder with special circumstance allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain, and murder of a witness in a criminal investigation. Burke also faces charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and unlawful mutilation of human remains.If convicted as charged, Burke faces either the death penalty or life in prison without the…
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