{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"What Does The Financial Gain Allegation Mean In The D4VD Charges?","slug":"what-does-the-financial-gain-allegation-mean-in-the-d4vd-charges","published_at":"2026-07-05T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/what-does-the-financial-gain-allegation-mean-in-the-d4vd-charges","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8913709","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8913709.mp3?modified=1780926142&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"Among the special circumstances alleged against David Anthony Burke in the first-degree murder charge is financial gain — a specific allegation that prosecutors say Celeste Rivas Hernandez was killed because she was threatening to expose a relationship that endangered Burke's music career. This look back, with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, examines what that allegation means legally and how it shapes the prosecution's entire theory. The financial-gain special circumstance is not about money changing hands — it's about prosecutors asserting that the motive for the killing was the preservation of a lucrative career. Paired with the lying-in-wait and witness-killing special circumstances, it creates a layered structure in which each charge reinforces the others: the alleged relationship with a child under fourteen created the secret, the threat to the career created the motive, and the alleged killing eliminated the person who could expose both. Motta explains how that layering functions procedurally, what the prosecution must prove for each element, and where the evidentiary burdens diverge. The defense team's public statement — that Burke \"was not the cause of her death\" — is itself a substantive signal. Motta analyzes what that formulation suggests about the defense theory, what kinds of alternative narratives it could support, and what the defense must ultimately present to counter charges of this magnitude. The segment also considers the degradation of evidence acknowledged by the LAPD chief, the implications of the now-unsealed medical examiner's findings, and the resistance to testimony from individuals in Burke's circle. Burke has pleaded not guilty. We revisit where the matter stood at the time of our reporting. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISOD…","meta_description":"Among the special circumstances alleged against David Anthony Burke in the first-degree murder charge is financial gain — a specific allegation that prose…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/what-does-the-financial-gain-allegation-mean-in-the-d4vd-charges/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/what-does-the-financial-gain-allegation-mean-in-the-d4vd-charges.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}