IMPACT x Nightline: The Girl in the Trunk

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.

Cast

Brian Buckmire

as ABC News legal analyst

Gio Benitez

as ABC News

Sunny Hostin

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

Scot Williams

as Los Angeles Police Department

Nathan Hochman

as Los Angeles district attorney

Asante Madrigal

as Social Media Content Creator

Jennifer Swanner

as journalist, Wired

Alex Stone

as ABC News

Megan Ryte

as ABC News contributor

Stephen McCarty

as D4vd’s former parkour coach

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