Gruesome and horrifying new details came to light during the first day of D4vd's preliminary hearing as prosecutors began presenting evidence in the murder case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Detectives described the disturbing condition of Celeste's remains after they were discovered inside the front trunk of D4vd's Tesla, the court was shown graphic evidence recovered during the investigation, and prosecutors revealed new testimony about the welfare check at D4vd's Hollywood Hills home, the alleged "burn box," and other evidence they say connects to the case. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Lauren Conlin, reporter for Los Angeles Magazine, who spent the entire day inside the courtroom and…
AI:The preliminary hearing for singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, has unveiled a nightmare of depravity regarding the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors presented horrifying evidence detailing how the victim's remains were discovered inside the trunk of Burke's Tesla at his Hollywood Hills home, alongside chilling details involving a "burn box" and a calculated welfare check intended to deceive authorities. As the court witnessed graphic forensic evidence, Burke pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances, mutilation of human remains, and lewd acts. While the defense attempts to push back against these gruesome findings, the prosecution's case highlights a…Open
Lindsay Clancy broke down in tears Wednesday as a medical examiner described the injuries her children suffered from strangulation.
AI:The trial of Lindsay Clancy continues to reveal harrowing details as a medical examiner testified regarding the specific strangulation injuries sustained by her three children. During court proceedings, Clancy experienced an emotional breakdown while hearing the graphic descriptions of the trauma inflicted upon her offspring. The case centers on whether Clancy’s mental state constitutes a valid defense or if she should be held fully accountable for the premeditated killings, building upon earlier evidence that showed her conducting disturbing online searches regarding self-harm and sociopathic behavior prior to the murders.Open
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was forcibly taken from her Tucson-area home, Arizona's monsoon season may have shifted the desert landscape enough to unearth evidence, and investigators are back outside her door searching the brush. Law enforcement officers were recently spotted combing through vegetation and terrain outside Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills, a […] The post Arizona monsoon rains may have exposed new evidence in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping appeared first on American Almanac .
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was forcibly taken from her Tucson-area home, Arizona's monsoon season may have shifted the desert landscape enough to unearth evidence, and investigators are back outside her door searching the brush. Law enforcement officers were recently spotted combing through vegetation and terrain outside Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills, a community north of Tucson. The renewed search comes as the Pima County Sheriff's Office publicly released two ransom notes sent to the Guthrie family in the days after her February 1 disappearance, notes that demand $4 million and, in one chilling passage, claim the elderly woman "is buried in nature now." No suspects have been arrested. Nancy Guthrie's fate,…Open
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home, the Pima County Sheriff's Office has released two ransom notes in full, including one that claims she "perished shortly after she was taken" and is now "buried in nature." The sheriff's office made both letters public on Friday, pulling back the curtain on […] The post Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie disappearance released in full, one claiming she died shortly after abduction appeared first on American Almanac .
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home, the Pima County Sheriff's Office has released two ransom notes in full, including one that claims she "perished shortly after she was taken" and is now "buried in nature." The sheriff's office made both letters public on Friday, pulling back the curtain on documents that had been held as evidence since early February. The first note, received by Arizona television station 13 News on February 2, demanded $4 million in bitcoin and threatened to kill Guthrie's mother if the family did not pay. The second, received four days later, abandoned the ransom demand entirely and instead offered an apology, claiming the 84-year-old had died of a heart-related…Open
Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer of four University of Idaho students, is now trying to undo the guilty plea he confirmed under oath, claiming from prison that his own lawyers coerced him into a false confession. Kohberger filed a handwritten post-conviction petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, south of Boise, seeking to withdraw the […] The post Bryan Kohberger files petition to withdraw guilty plea, claims innocence in Idaho student murders appeared first on American Almanac .
Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer of four University of Idaho students, is now trying to undo the guilty plea he confirmed under oath, claiming from prison that his own lawyers coerced him into a false confession. Kohberger filed a handwritten post-conviction petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, south of Boise, seeking to withdraw the guilty plea he entered on July 2, 2025, AP News reported . He also gave his first-ever interview, conducted by phone with The New York Times, in which he declared his innocence and accused his former defense attorneys of manipulating him into accepting a deal he says was built on lies. The petition directly contradicts what Kohberger said in open court just over a year ago. At his July…Open
