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    LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell on why it took so long to arrest D4vd in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez


    Since everyone is wondering "Why did it take so long??"

    Well, here is why, straight from the police.



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    31 Comments

    1. I-Have-Mono on

      True investigations take time. Good work DOES still exist in every vocation out there.

    2. ItsAComedyShow on

      See? Life is more like “BOSCH” than “Law & Order.” Results take time. These are good results, too.

    3. neoncolour on

      I’m so glad they took their time to do their job the best way possible to ensure that rotten man is locked up forever

    4. Resident_Ad5153 on

      This is a capital murder case. If he is convicted, David Anthony Burke (he is no longer an artist) will either be in jail for the rest of his life, or be given the death penalty (still on the books in california, though currently California is no longer executing its death row population). It has to be dealt with the utmost seriousness. May that poor girl’s soul rest in peace, and may Burke answer for the crimes he is alleged to have commited.

    5. Lances_Looky_Loo on

      All the people that wanted an instant arrest have clearly never watched 20/20.

    6. CrankPerfectGlass on

      I’m genuinely so hot about this fucking case. He was BRAGGING ABOUT IT!!! To the whole fucking world! Made a whole fucking music video where he puts a body in a trunk. Whatever punishment they give him will never feel like enough

    7. CaseyRC on

      people think CSI and Law and Order timelines are accurate. this was acutally a fairly quick arrest given the state of her remains and how long was required to even determine her manner of death as a result. arrest early and you give him an out in court even if you arrest again later because you look wishy washy – didn’t have the evidence to keep him the first time, what proof do you have you have that evidence *now.*

    8. TemperatureExotic631 on

      May Celeste rest in peace and may that vile man face the repercussions for his horrendous actions.

    9. Riderz__of_Brohan on

      There are a contingent of “true crime” fans that think crimes can be solved by social media and thus get irritated when the police do actual police work

    10. gaanmetde on

      First degree has a huge burden of proof and they obviously have everything they need now. Better to put him away for forever.

    14. han-kay on

      Kudos to them. I remember when LAPD said there was “no evidence of foul play”. With a decomposed, dismembered child found in the trunk of a car. I remember the thinking these guys are clowns, but now I see they were playing the long game. Sometimes you have to get your no1 suspect comfortable so you can really catch them out. 

    16. Anfini on

      I can’t imagine having a job where you have to physically obtain and manage someone’s rotting corpse. It feels like it should be a traumatic experience every time. 

    18. Blueskylar on

      the amount of ppl complaining about how long the investigation took was making me lose my mind. investigations take time! going through digital evidence takes time! figuring out last whereabouts takes time! doing autopsies (which the coroner’s office mentioned they were having a hard time doing bc of how decomposed her body was) takes time! plus with how big of a case this is, they definitely were getting false tips that they still had to investigate. a hard truth is that just because her body was found in his trunk, that doesn’t automatically mean he killed her. it is obviously absolutely extremely uber very very very suspicious but they still have to find evidence of him killing her, which takes time. proving a murder charge is very different from a tampering with a dead body charge.

      i absolutely feel sorry for her and her family. i hope he rots. the only way she can get some semblance of justice is by waiting for the justice system to work, which unfortunately takes time. if you are interested in really diving into the legal aspects case, i highly recommend the youtuber/lawyer emily d. baker. her coverage is top tier.

    21. KID_THUNDAH on

      He played my city the night this stuff got announced, wonder if he addressed it at all live

    26. ldydeana on

      I rather law enforcement takes time to build a solid case than rush and someone like this pos gets off on a technicality. I hope this arrest (and hopefully a conviction) helps her family start healing.

    27. Hippy-Dippy92 on

      The comments I’ve seen on YouTube & other subs are full of Tik Tok brained people so seeing this comment section is refreshing.

    28. Aarxnw on

      It feels like a million years since I watched somebody in a position of importance/ power speak in such a professional, no nonsense way. I can’t understate how refreshing that was, and how much confidence it gives in this man and his colleagues.

      Everything seems like an absolute clown show these days in comparison (and even so without being compared to anything)z

    29. According-Summer-780 on

      I do feel bad for a couple comments I made about how it was taking a ridiculous amount of time I was just so angry he was out in the world the stupid f**k

    30. SuperBathMan on

      You think youre bad with procrastination?

      D4vd procrastes so hard he procrastinated covering up his murder. It just sat in his car half done

    31. webelieve925 on

      Does he have to surrender his passport? What would stop the suspect from flying to another state and hiding?

      Yea it takes time to build a case. In 3rd world countries the police can bungle the investigation or are under immense pressure to get the job done. Sometimes they would do illegal things like kidnapping the prime suspect and straight up putting him in a metal drum. 

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