Singer D4vd charged with murder of girl, 14, found dismembered in his car
Prosecutors say the 21-year-old singer faces special-circumstances allegations that could bring life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
- On Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and LAPD Chief Jim McConnell announced a first-degree murder charge against Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Investigators discovered Rivas Hernandez's dismembered remains inside a Tesla registered to Burke that was towed from the Hollywood Hills on September 8, 2025. The teenager had been reported missing in 2024 from Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
- Police documents describe the remains as "covered with insects and a strong odor of decay," court records said. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed the cause of death as "deferred" pending further investigation.
- Homicide detectives arrested Burke at a Hollywood home on Thursday. His attorneys released a statement asserting, "David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez."
- Burke remains held without bail despite no grand jury indictment being returned yet. Legal proceedings continue as prosecutors move forward with the first-degree murder charge announced Monday.
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The case, which is advancing in Los Angeles County, has generated outrage and multiple questions about the seriousness of the charges and the circumstances surrounding the crime.
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Singer D4vd will be back in court Thursday after being charged with capital murder for allegedly killing a teenage girl whose dismembered and decomposing body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard. The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, appeared in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday afternoon, and one of his attorneys entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Burke is charged in the killing of C…
The singer, known by the stage name D4vd, is accused of murder after allegedly killing a young girl and dismembering her body.
It’s been 7 months since Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found dead in d4vd’s car. Why did charges take so long?
Ultimately, legal analysts tell CNN a number of factors could have prolonged the investigation into d4vd, including severely decomposed evidence, sensitive charges involving a minor and a handful of difficult witnesses.
Singer D4vd charged with murder of girl, 14
LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently…
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