The Dark Mirror of Online Fame: When Celebrities Become Monsters The intersection of technology, celebrity culture, and human tragedy is always a jarring one.
For David Anthony Burke, whose online persona as singer songwriter D4vd was supposed to be at the height of his success, it's hard not to wonder how he spiraled so catastrophically out of control.
Burke, 21, has been accused of using his position to manipulate and exploit a 14 year old girl named Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors say he killed her in his garage and then used chain saws to dismember her body.