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Teen threatened to destroy D4vd's career before killing, messages show
Los Angeles Times • • general
Key Points:
- Text messages revealed in court show 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez threatened singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd) about 24 hours before prosecutors allege he killed her, including threats to ruin his career and life.
- Prosecutors claim Burke killed Hernandez on April 23, 2025, after she arrived at his Hollywood home via Uber; Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing.
- Evidence includes over 1,200 texts exchanged in the 24 hours before the alleged murder, with prosecutors presenting phone records and testimony about the timeline and relationship history.
- Hernandez’s dismembered body was found months later in a Tesla registered to Burke; autopsy showed fatal stab wounds, and prosecutors allege Burke mutilated her corpse with a chainsaw.
- Prosecutors revealed Burke impregnated Hernandez, leading to an abortion in early 2024, and described a secretive, illegal relationship; if convicted, Burke faces life imprisonment or possibly the death penalty.
