D4VD Might Be Indicted in Celeste Rivas Murder | Crime Alert 2PM 01.02.26

Sources say the singer known as D4VD, Anthony Burke, could be indicted in the Celeste Rivas Murder, but it might not happen soon. Dave Mack Reports

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Crime Lord Hourly Update, Breaking crime News Now, I'm Dave
mac David. Anthony Burke, the singer known as D four
v D David, could be indicted in the Celestie of
his murder TMC claimed. Sources say the grand jury hearing
the case will be asked to hand down an indictment.
An early report said the grand jury is an investigative

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grand jury, one that helps gather evidence for investigators but
does not indict. Now, sources say the grand jury that
has been hearing witnesses in the Celestiy of his murder
case is actually one that will vote on indictments, and
multiple sources say authorities, including prosecutor Beth Silverman, believe Burke
was involved in the death of Celeste Reevas. Burke's day

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to day manager, Robert Morganroth, testified for days and was
overheard telling his lawyer in the courtroom hallway that Silverman
was very pushy as to why he didn't call the police.
He said he responded by saying it wasn't his responsibility
and his job was to make sure Burke's tour kept going.
The context about what morgan Roth was specifically talking about

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with regard to reporting to authorities is not clear. Something
else overheard in the courthouse hallway the grand jury could
hear witnesses in February, meaning an indictment might not be
coming anytime soon. More Burke related news, one of his
songs has been taken down from major video game franchise
amid the celestiy of his death investigation. Electronic Arts EA,

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one of the biggest sports video game franchises in the world,
trying to distance this self from the singer due to
his alleged connection with the case. The video game company
has quietly pulled his song from Madden NFL twenty six.
Burke's song what Are You Waiting For was initially part
of the football game soundtrack when it was released back
in August of twenty twenty five, and was positioned between

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Bia and Alex Warren on the playlist. The song is
now nowhere to be found. No public announcement has been made.
It's just gone. In another odd twist, Burke's father manages
electronic discovery for the law firm managing the Jeffrey Epstein
estate as a litigation support manager at Troutman Pepper Locke.

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The law firm is a co executor and manager of
the Jeffrey Epstein estate, and it provided Epstein records to
the House Oversight Committee following subpoenas. More crime and justice news. Next,

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in Florida, a woman has been sentenced to prison following
the twenty twenty one death of her three month old son.
In August, a Sarasota jury found thirty five year old
Lily Shipe guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death
of her son, Dominic. A judge now sentenced Shype to
ten years behind bars, with credit served since her twenty

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twenty two arrest. She was also sentenced to four years
on probation. Shipe had initially been charged with second degree murder,
but under Florida law, the prosecution must prove that the
defendant acted with a depraved mind or disregard for human life.
The case begins when police responded to a Sarasota home
in November twenty twenty one after receiving a report of

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an unconscious infant. A nine one one caller claimed that
Shipe came to her door with the baby. The neighbor,
who worked as a nurse, performed CPR until first responders arrived.
First responders then transported Dominick to a hospital, where he
died two days later. Official sad Dominic did not have
obvious injuries, but doctors later discovered evidence of had drauma.

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Shipe admitted to being with the infant when he stopped breathing,
along with the baby's older brother. Her husband had been
away for the day. Officials ultimately deemed his death a
homicide after medical staff stated that Shipe would have been
the only person who could have delivered the blunt force impacts.
Shipe later told investigators that she put the baby in

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his basenet and watch television with her other child. When
she checked on Dominic around twenty minutes later, he didn't respond.
She later admitted that she had dropped the infant from
a recliner in September twenty twenty one. Investigators then determined
that since his birth in August of twenty twenty one,
Dominick had a series of unexplained injuries. Sarastoto Police said.

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The investigation revealed the child previously suffered two broken legs
in September from an apparent accidental fall. Following an autopsy,
detectives learned there was one partially healed skull fracture and
at least two recent impact injuries to the back of
the infant's head while he was in the exclusive care

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of Shipe. During the trial, the defense successfully reduced the
charges from murder to manslaughter after proving Shipe didn't act
with intentional malice. Meanwhile, in a statement, family members say
they were relieved the trial was over, but some, including
her in laws, were disappointed with the Senate. Her brother
in law stated that the ordeal aged my parents before

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my eyes. The victim's family had to suffer through almost
four years of pain from the time of his death
to the time of the verdict. Every time a trial
day was continued, the defense was delayed or dates rescheduled.
We were traumatized all over again, unable to fully heal.
Shipe's parents continued to defend her, with her mother claiming

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that she could not imagine in my wildest imagination her
hurting my grandson intentionally. For the latest crime and justice
breaking news, be sure to have followed the Crime Alert
hourly update on your favorite podcast app. With this crime Alert,
I'm Dave Mac