D4vd Allegedly Texted Teen About Abortion, Detective Reveals

Key Points:

• Prosecutors presented text messages and images showing an alleged sexual relationship between singer David Anthony Burke (known as D4vd) and 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, including discussions of her abortion in January 2024 and controlling behavior by Burke.
• Burke is accused of murdering Rivas on April 23, 2025, after she threatened to expose their relationship; her dismembered and decomposed remains were found in Burke’s Tesla in September 2025.
• Autopsy testimony detailed Rivas’ fatal penetrating wounds consistent with stabbing, while defense attorneys suggested uncertainty about the circumstances of her death; prosecutors allege Burke dismembered her body using power tools.
• Forensic evidence linked Burke’s DNA to items in his garage and trash bags containing Rivas’ remains, and cell phone and Tesla location data placed Burke near remote areas where evidence was found after the alleged murder.
• Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child, and unlawful mutilation of human remains; if convicted, he faces life imprisonment without parole or possibly the death penalty.