A story has emerged in the Los Angeles criminal chronicle that the tattoo community is discussing with a specific, almost professional interest. Prosecutors in the murder case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez have revealed a detail that seems gruesome at first glance, but logical to those who understand the language of skin and ink: the accused, 21-year-old Los Angeles resident David Burke, known by his stage name D4vd, allegedly amputated two fingers from the victim’s left hand precisely because there was a tattoo of his name on the ring finger. According to the investigation, he wanted to “distance himself from the victim” and erase the visible connection between himself and the girl. The fingers have still not been found.