The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Thursday with KTLA that no additional criminal charges have been substantiated in the investigation surrounding the death of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered earlier this year after she had been reported missing.
In a statement provided to KTLA on November 6, the department said its prior news release “stands on its own,” reaffirming that “no crime other than concealment of a body may have occurred.” The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office also told the outlet that no case has yet been presented for review or prosecution. However, this doesn’t change the fact that someone hid Rivas Hernandez’ body, and someone should be charged and punished.
The case has drawn national attention due to Rivas Hernandez’s prior connection to David Anthony Burke, a 19-year-old singer known professionally as D4vd, who had been linked to the missing teen before her death. Neither D4vd nor anyone else has been charged in connection with the case…