(NewsNation) — A California judge heard gruesome testimony Thursday about what remained of Celeste Rivas Hernandez after the teenage girl’s dismembered body was pulled last September from a Tesla owned by recording artist D4vd.

Grant Ho, deputy medical examiner for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, said the teen’s “markedly decomposed” remains, some of which showed signs of trauma, weighed 71 pounds during autopsy. Examiners discovered the girl’s braces during the autopsy, he said.

Additional information revealed in court included details about the clothing discovered with Celeste’s body, which included a tube top, thong underwear and leggings.

Prosecutors presented evidence for a third day in their bid to bring D4vd — real name, David Burke — to trial for murder, sexual abuse of a child and mutilation of a body. Burke allegedly killed the underage Celeste in April 2025 after she threatened to disclose their relationship.

During Thursday’s proceedings, the third day of a preliminary hearing, the bespectacled singer, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, was attentive but showed no emotion.

Celeste’s family members were also in court.

DNA evidence heard at D4vd hearing

Also Thursday, a DNA expert testified that evidence recovered from apparent blood stains in the garage of the singer’s residence was a strong DNA match for Celeste.

Police technicians took the samples from a rubber floor mat, a rowing machine and a Tesla charger in the garage, and Los Angeles police criminalist Samantha Tosch testified that they matched the teen victim.

Tosch said the matches of several samples were “one septillion times more likely to occur if it originated from Celeste rather than anyone else in the population,” and pointed out the number had 24 zeros.

Burke’s lawyers have previously given little indication of any counternarrative they may present about how Celeste was killed and how her dismembered body was found in the trunk of Burke’s Tesla about five months later.

But they began giving glimpses into their defense strategy as they pressed various prosecution witnesses on why they didn’t conduct more DNA testing on items found in the singer’s home and car.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.