Singer D4vd Will Be Charged With Murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Singer David Burke, known as D4vd, will be charged with the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of his Tesla last fall in Los Angeles.
- Prosecutors allege special circumstances including lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain, and murdering a witness, which could lead to life without parole or the death penalty.
- Burke will also face charges of lewd and lascivious sexual acts with a person under 14 years old and mutilation of a human body.
- The victim, Celeste, disappeared after visiting Burke’s Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, and prosecutors claim Burke killed her to protect his lucrative music career.
