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AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Court testimony reveals D4vd's teen victim was pregnant, had abortion before her killing

Text messages shown in a Los Angeles courtroom reveal that the 14-year-old girl singer D4vd is accused of killing had been pregnant with his child and had an abortion more than a year before prosecutors say he stabbed her to death. David Burke, the 20-year-old musician who performs under the stage name D4vd, pronounced "David", […] The post Court testimony reveals D4vd's teen victim was pregnant, had abortion before her killing appeared first on American Almanac .

Text messages shown in a Los Angeles courtroom reveal that the 14-year-old girl singer D4vd is accused of killing had been pregnant with his child and had an abortion more than a year before prosecutors say he stabbed her to death. David Burke, the 20-year-old musician who performs under the stage name D4vd, pronounced "David", sat in court Friday as prosecutors laid out a trail of digital evidence, autopsy findings, and financial records in a preliminary hearing that will determine whether he stands trial for murder, sexual abuse of a child, and mutilation of a body. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The messages, recovered from Burke's iPhone and iCloud account after a search of his home, date to early January 2024. In one…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules

Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation […] The post Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules appeared first on American Almanac .

Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation into the death of Joanna Ruth Shields, determining the cause was "probable alcohol withdrawal seizures due to chronic alcohol use disorder." The manner of death: natural. No crime. No foul play. The marks that had fueled weeks of public suspicion turned out to be insect activity on a body left in the California wilderness. Shields was discovered on April 9 by a group of hikers along the Pine Ridge Trail…Open