Nathan Hochman

"D4vd faces a slew of charges and special circumstances alleging he continuously committed 'lewd and lascivious sexual acts' with the teen while she was under the age of 14."

"Along those lines, we take the process in which we determine whether or not the death penalty should be sought extremely seriously, and it goes through a very rigorous process."

"The death penalty decision goes through a very rigorous process. We will be looking at all aggravating and mitigating circumstances."

"We hope that by having a grand jury return an indictment in this case it will bring us one step closer to a trial and achieving justice."

"His office was 'ready to proceed' with its case against Burke."

"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."

"This investigation was driven by a single purpose to secure justice for Celeste Rivas and for those who loved her."

"The brutal and horrific murder happened last April, when Celeste was last seen entering Burke’s Hollywood Hills home."

"Celeste was just a child, under 14 years old, when David Burke allegedly engaged in repeated lewd and lascivious sexual relations with her."

"Hochman described the killing as a 'brutal and horrific murder'."

"Authorities believed the girl went to D4vd’s Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, and 'was never heard from again.'"

"There is physical evidence, and there is forensic and digital evidence, that we intend to present in court to prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt."

"A parent’s nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."

"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."

"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."

"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."

"We did speak with Nick Reiner's siblings (and) they made their views very clear."