US EditionProsecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her
Prosecutors say the filing details alleged steps to dismember and dispose of the victim’s body, and the judge set a preliminary hearing for May 26.
- On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Los Angeles prosecutors filed a court brief alleging singer David Anthony Burke fatally stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were discovered in his impounded Tesla.
- Prosecutors claim Burke killed the teen on April 23, 2025, after she threatened to expose their sexual relationship, which officials say began when Celeste was 13 and he was 18.
- The filing details evidence of 'multiple penetrating injuries' and alleges Burke purchased chainsaws and a blue inflatable pool to dispose of Celeste's body, with forensic analysis confirming a physical match between tools and remains.
- Defense attorneys Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski maintain Burke's innocence, while a judge set a preliminary hearing for May 26, 2026, to determine whether the case proceeds to trial.
- Facing special circumstance charges including lying in wait and murder for financial gain, Burke could face life without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
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On 16 April, the quest for justice for 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez reached a pivotal turning point as 21-year-old rising singer D4vd was arrested by the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division and US Marshals at a residence in Hollywood Hills. The Romantic Homicide artist, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is currently being held without bail and faces trial for the death of the teenager, whose severely decomposed remains were discovered in…
The 21-year-old had an abusive relationship with the victim when it was 13.
The 21-year-old artist, David Anthony Burke of his real name, was arrested in mid-April for the macabre murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 14-year-old Californian who he kept under his control for months.
The rapper, who had pierced on TikTok with his song Romantic Homicide, is in pre-trial detention, charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl.
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body, a young Californian minor, was found in decay in a Tesla registered in the singer's name.
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