D4vd charged with murder in connection with death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Singer and songwriter d4vd has been charged with first-degree execution successful transportation with the decease of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered assemblage was recovered successful a Tesla belonging to the instrumentalist past year.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges connected Monday morning, saying helium was charged with first-degree execution with peculiar circumstances. 

"These charges see the astir superior charges that a DA's bureau tin bring," Hochman said. 

D4vd, whose existent sanction is David Burke, was arrested past week after becoming the target of a expansive assemblage investigation into the decease of Hernandez.

Hernandez's remains were discovered connected Sept. 8, 2025, aft constabulary responded to reports of a foul odor attracting flies at the Hollywood Tow yard. Her assemblage was recovered "severely decomposed" and "dismembered" successful the trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke's name, according to tribunal records. 

Authorities recovered a decomposed caput and torso successful a cadaver container wrong a Tesla stored astatine the yard, tribunal documents said. In different container wrong the car, dismembered assemblage parts were found.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Hernandez was reported missing from Lake Elsinore over a twelvemonth ago. A "Missing Person" flyer stated she had past been seen connected April 5, 2024, aft leaving her location astatine 9 p.m. that day.

Burke was connected the "d4vd Withered 2025 World Tour" erstwhile the individuality of Hernandez was released. He canceled a Seattle performance the aforesaid time she was identified and cancellations of consequent shows followed.