D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Body, Prosecutors Say
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Singer D4vd met Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was 11 and began a sexual relationship with her at age 13, according to court documents.
- Prosecutors allege that after an argument when Celeste was 14, D4vd fatally stabbed her at his home.
- Following the murder, D4vd reportedly dismembered her body using a chainsaw and stored the limbs in a garbage bag placed in the front trunk of his Tesla.
- Authorities discovered Celeste’s remains in the car in September, and the legal filing provides the first detailed explanation of how her body ended up there.
- The case has drawn significant public attention in Southern California, with police withholding investigative details for months.
