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IMPACT x Nightline: The Girl in the Trunk

IMPACT x Nightline: The Girl in the Trunk

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IMPACT x Nightline: The Girl in the Trunk

2026

0h 37m

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Documentary

Crime

Overview

A 14-year-old girl and the rising music star D4vd are involved in a mysterious disappearance turned gruesome murder. David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, got his start as a gamer and was on the verge of stardom. New details have emerged from text messages, photos and DNA that authorities say destroyed two lives.

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ABC News Studios

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Brian Buckmire

ABC News legal analyst

Gio Benitez

Gio Benitez

ABC News

Sunny Hostin

Sunny Hostin

ABC News Legal contributor, co-host, “The View” and former prosecutor

Scot Williams

Los Angeles Police Department

Nathan Hochman

Los Angeles district attorney

Asante Madrigal

Social Media Content Creator

Jennifer Swanner

journalist, Wired

Alex Stone

ABC News

Megan Ryte

ABC News contributor

Stephen McCarty

D4vd’s former parkour coach

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