1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Sydney Silvani. 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: We begin in Los Angeles, where the gruesome preliminary hearing 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: for singer David whose real name is David Anthony Burke, 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: continues into its third day. Prosecutors are presenting horrific evidence 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: to convince a judge there is sufficient cause to try 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: the twenty one year old musician for the brutal murder 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: and dismemberment of fourteen year old Celeste Revas Hernandez. Celeste's 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: heartbroken parents sat through gut wrenching courtroom testimony as graphic 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: crime scene photos were shown publicly for the very first time. 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: Investigators testified that Celeste's severely decomposing body was discovered inside 11 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: a cadaver bag in the trunk of a Tesla registered 12 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: to Burke at a Hollywood tow yard in September twenty 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: twenty five. Prosecutors alleged Burke stabbed the young girl and 14 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: used a chainsaw to dismember her, attempting to cover up 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: years of alleged sexual abuse after she threatened to expose 16 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: their illicit relationship and ruined his multimillion dollar music career. 17 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: A homicide detective revealed Burke bought body bags, chainsaws, an 18 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: inflatable pool, and a shovel online using an alias. Shortly 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: after her death, celeste parents faced an unbearable ordeal. Warned 20 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: repeatedly by both prosecutor Beth Silverman before each graphic photo 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: was displayed, Family attorney Patrick Steinfeld detailed the horrific nature 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: of the evidence shown to the grieving family. 23 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: It just looked like mummish and the Beth Silverman asked 24 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: on one image with this was another image, that's what 25 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: it was, and then texted, well, that's her head, and 26 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: I mean there's no way you would have guessed. I 27 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: think you could identify it as a head. So it was. 28 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: It was horrible. It did not look like a person 29 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: or body at all. 30 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: Burke meanwhile showed no visible emotion, staring at intently at 31 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the graphic photos, particularly an image showing a matching tattoo 32 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: on Celeste's right index finger, a tattoo Burke also shares 33 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: on his own hand. Detective buyers testified that Celeste's face 34 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: was unrecognizable, with her severed limbs found stuffed in a 35 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: secondary refuse bag inside the trunk. Attorney Steinfeld described the 36 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: painful emotional toll on Celeste's mother, who chose to remain 37 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: in the courtroom to show support. 38 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: It was extremely painful for them to sit through and 39 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 2: hear the testimony today regarding the condition of Celeste's body, 40 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: and then when they saw the images, Mercedes just broke 41 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: down and started crying, and she really never recovered for 42 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: the rest of the day. And so it's every person's 43 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: worst nightmare, but it's just it seems to just get 44 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 2: harder for them. 45 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: The preliminary hearing is expected to wrap up today as 46 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: prosecutors call final witnesses to bind Burke over for trial. 47 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: More crime and justice news after this turning to Tennessee, 48 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Authorities in Memphis have arrested a twenty two year old 49 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: father in connection with the horrific death of his toddler son. 50 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: Saul Martinez faces multiple severe felony charges, including first degree murder, 51 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: aggravated child abuse, abuse of a corpse, and evidence tampering 52 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: following the tragic discovery of three year old Joseph Martinez. 53 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: According to police affidavits, the child's mother reported him missing 54 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday, July nineteenth, stating he was last seen with 55 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: his father the previous day. Saul's father, Octavio Martinez, told 56 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: police that Saul came to his room around midnight Saturday, 57 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: took his car keys without permission, and dragged a large 58 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: suitcase to the front passenger seat before driving away. When 59 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: Saul returned home Monday morning, family members confronted him. He 60 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: allegedly confessed to leaving Joseph's body in the river, and 61 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: subsequently led investigators to a wooded area connected to the 62 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: Wolf River Harbor. Police located the suitcase with the toddler's 63 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: body inside. Loved Ones remembering young Joseph established a GoFundMe 64 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: fundraiser describing him as a precious baby whose life was 65 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: tragically cut short. Memphis police officers have not yet released 66 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: an official motive behind the brutal killing. Finally, in northern California, 67 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: a Silicon Valley man has been charged with murder. Seven 68 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: months after a devastating high speed crash killed a mother 69 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 1: and her young daughter. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's 70 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: Office announced that thirty one year old Zachary Chernicki faces 71 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: murder charges for the early December crash on a busy 72 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: San Jose highway that claimed the lives of twenty nine 73 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: year old Evanna Balistreri and her toddler Lilliana, who was 74 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: just two days shy of her second birthday. Investigators revealed 75 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: Tchernicki was driving a Tesla at a terrifying one hundred 76 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: and forty two miles per hour fifteen second before the collision. 77 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: Hitting the rear of the victim stopped car at one 78 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,239 Speaker 1: hundred and two miles per hour. The violent impact triggered 79 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: an immediate explosion, causing the car to burst into flames, 80 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: trapping Evanna and Liliana inside, while Evanna's severely injured fiancee 81 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: was helpless to save them. Santa Clara County District Attorney 82 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: Jeff Rosen emphasized that driving at such extreme speeds makes 83 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: a speeding vehicle as deadly as a bullet fired directly 84 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: into a crowd. Evanna's older sister, Francesca Alexander, remembered her 85 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: vibrant spirit in an interview with ABC seven. Evanna was 86 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: a light. She lit up every room that she walked into. 87 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: She held a lot of space for other people. The 88 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: losses devastated the entire family, as cousin Eleana Balistrari shared 89 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: with ABC seven Lily was the first baby. We've had, 90 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: first girl in eighteen years, so Evanna, we call it. 91 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: We had a boy curse in our family, but Evanna 92 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: broke that boy curse. HI for more crime and justice, Knew, 93 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: be sure to join us for crime stories with Nancy 94 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: Grace on Fox one YouTube series XM and now streaming 95 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: on tub with this crime alert, I'm Sidney Silvanni.