Singer D4vd arrested in the murder of teen months after she was found dead in the trunk of Tesla
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Singer D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the decomposed body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the trunk of his abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles.
- The remains, discovered on Sept. 8 at a Hollywood tow lot, were severely decomposed and found in two black cadaver bags, with dismembered body parts present.
- The cause and manner of Hernandez's death have not been released due to a police-requested security hold, and the case is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and the District Attorney's major crimes division.
- Hernandez was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024, and the medical examiner noted she had been dead in the car for an extended period.
- Burke is being held without bail, and his attorney has not commented; he was reportedly cooperating with authorities while on tour when the remains were first discovered.
