David Rothenberg made television appearances, met celebrities including Michael Jordan,[1] and became a friend and protégé of Michael Jackson.[2][3][4] Marie Rothenberg married Richard Hafdahl, a police officer who had supervised the fire investigation, and moved to Orange County, California with David.[5][6] In 1985 she published a book titled David,[7] which was adapted into the 1988 TV movie of the same name.[14] Marie Rothenberg and Mel White published an expanded version of the book in 2019 as David's Story: Burned by His Father's Rage, Healed by His Mother's Love.