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What We Know About the 14-Year-Old Girl Singer D4vd Is Accused of Killing

The medical examiner said Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from multiple penetrating injuries, and prosecutors have charged D4vd with murder and sexual abuse.

  • On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner released a report ruling 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death a homicide, citing "multiple penetrating injuries with unspecified object."
  • Investigators discovered Rivas Hernandez's dismembered remains in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd in September 2025, limited by "extensive postmortem changes" during autopsy.
  • On Monday, prosecutors charged the 21-year-old musician David Burke with first-degree murder, and his lawyers entered a not guilty plea during his court appearance.
  • Jesus Rivas and Mercedes Martinez, the teenager's parents, broke their silence on Tuesday to thank investigators and the Lake Elsinore community for their support.
  • Prosecutors allege Burke murdered the teen to conceal a sexual relationship that began when she was 13, though his legal team vowed to "vigorously defend" his innocence.
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D4vd murder case brings grief to Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s hometown

What we know about 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez whom alt-pop singer d4vd is accused of sexually abusing and killing before her remains were found in his Tesla.

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What we know about the 14-year-old girl singer d4vd is accused of killing

(CNN) — The tightknit and family-friendly city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County is about 70 miles southeast and a world apart from the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood Hills.

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The revelations of the autopsy on Celeste Rivas Hernandez: dead from multiple penetrating lesions. The singer D4vd accused of his murder and dismemberment.

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office released Celeste Rivas' autopsy, revealing images and reports confirming that the 14-year-old girl died from multiple penetrating wounds to the chest and abdomen.The report's photographs show traces of blue plastic in injuries to her arms and legs, in addition to the detection of alcohol in her body.These documents, signed in December 2025, remained private so far and are part of the evidence agai…

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WXXV 25 broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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