MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Tupac, D4vd and the Lindsay Clancy mistrial

Lauren Barry (0:02)

This is a True Crime Roundup from The On Deadline Podcast. We explore crime stories reported on by Audacy's radio newsrooms across the country. I'm your host, Lauren Barry.

This week, we'll hear real time reactions to the confusing and somewhat chaotic jury deliberation that ended the controversial trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children. Clancy's legal team argued that she suffered from the rare postpartum psychosis disorder, and her story opened up a national conversation about postpartum disorders.

Just as the public struggled to come up with easy conclusions in the Clancy case, the jury deadlocked and eventually it ended in a mistrial. Will the prosecution seek another trial? We'll hear legal experts weigh in about the case and what happens next. Before we get into the Clancy case, we also have updates on two cases related to well-known musicians. One involves a legendary rapper. The other involves someone who was an up-and-coming music star, who then became infamous when the body of a teen girl was found in a Tesla registered to him. Here's Audacy's station, KNX News, in Los Angeles this week with the latest on David Anthony Burke, who goes by the stage named David stylized as D4VD.

SPEAKER_2 (1:40)

To downtown LA now, outside a court where the singer David was arraigned and as expected he pleaded not guilty to murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. But the shakeup was with his legal team. His attorneys are gone. And the DA has also been talking. John Baird has been there all morning. He's live with us now. John?

John Baird (1:55)

Yeah, it was longer than usual arraignment that I've seen. It was probably twice as long as usual. But they were dealing with the attorney issue. But also the DA laid out the specific charges here. First degree murder, special circumstances, lewd and lascivious, sex acts with a person under 14 and mutilation of human remains. He says the judge held David Anthony Burke to answer for those charges. He entered a not guilty plea.

But there were a number of things they dealt with. And DA Nathan Hockman addressed a number of them here outside the courthouse.

Nathan Hockman (2:32)

The last thing that will have to be decided, and that's a decision by myself as the district attorney, is whether or not we'll be seeking the death penalty in this case.

We had invited David Anthony Burke's prior counsel to submit what's called a mitigation packet to the district attorney's office for consideration. A mitigation packet are factors that we are to consider why we should not bring the death penalty in this case.

John Baird (2:58)

So again, they haven't made a decision on that. But as far as counsel goes, David Anthony Burke is switching to the public defender's office. He is switching out from his private attorneys, probably, you know, high-dollar attorneys to the public defender's office.

And so, we're wondering about that because of his music career that started to make him a lot of money. But at this point, it looks like he's going to switch out to the public defender.

Lauren Barry (3:26)

30 years after legendary rapper Tupac was murdered, a man has been found guilty of the slaying. One of the reporters covering the case joined KNX before the verdict was announced.

SPEAKER_2 (3:38)

Let's go to Vegas for the Tupac trial, the Tupac murder trial, because it's already starting to wrap up. Closing arguments will get underway today. This is for Dwayne, Keefe D, Davis, and not for firing the shots, but for being the shot caller. We're live now with AP reporter Jessica Hill, who's been covering this.

SPEAKER_5 (3:53)

Jessica, thanks for being here.

Jessica Hill (3:55)

Thanks so much for having me.

SPEAKER_5 (3:56)

Are you surprised that this just lasted two weeks and you're already getting closing arguments?

Jessica Hill (4:01)

Oh, yes. Yeah. Prosecutors had estimated to have like up to 45 witnesses and I believe only like 24 have been called. I think that they have run into some difficulties in getting people to come out. I spoke with the defense attorney and he said that some people just won't come out and testify on their behalf.

SPEAKER_2 (4:18)

Do you think that benefits one side or the other? Because even with the 25, that's still a much longer list than what the defense had.

Jessica Hill (4:24)

For sure. Talking with the defense attorney, he seems pretty hopeful. He doesn't think jury deliberation will take very long.

He seems pretty adamant that his client is just lying and can't be relied upon with his own words.

SPEAKER_5 (4:38)

I mean, what has been your take on the jury? I know it's hard to read them sometimes, but just wondering since you've been covering the trial, what have you seen from them?