Singer D4vd charged with murder, other crimes in Celeste Rivas Hernandez killing

  • The singer known as D4vd has been arrested in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in the spring of 2025.
  • The Lake Elsinore girl’s decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard.
  • The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors say it had been parked for more than a month.
  • David Burke, also known as D4vd, faces a first-degree murder charge and special circumstances allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain and murdering a witnesses in an investigation.
  • Prosecutors and police say Celeste, reported missing in Riverside County, visited Burke’s Hollywood Hills home April 23, 2025 and was “never heard from” again.

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