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What Do The D4VD Defense Team's Specific Denials Actually Signal?
The defense statement issued after David Anthony Burke's arrest is notable for its precision — and for what it does not say. His attorneys stated that "the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death." That formulation makes two specific denials while leaving substantial territory unaddressed: it does not deny that the fourteen-year-old girl's remains were found in a vehicle registered to Burke, nor does it deny a connection between them. This look back examines the legal significance of that…
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