They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder

WIRED Feature, April 2025

Writer: Jennifer Swan | Editor: Alana Levinson

Photo-Illustration: Elizabeth Renstrom

Art Direction & Photo Research: Skye Battles

Photo-Illustrations: Elizabeth Renstrom

Photographs: Getty Images

Turned around under a breaking deadline. Directed photography, conducted extensive photo research including fan forum archives, and pivoted the visual direction as the story developed. In WIRED’s May/June 2026 print edition, and available online here.