Musician D4vd arrested on suspicion of murder in death of Celeste Rivas, LAPD says

Singer and songwriter d4vd has been arrested connected suspicion of execution for the decease of a 14-year-old whose dismembered assemblage was recovered past twelvemonth successful a Tesla belonging to the singer.

The apprehension comes aft the singer,  whose sanction is David Burke, was the people of a expansive assemblage investigation successful the decease of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

"Detectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division, person arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old nonmigratory of Los Angeles, for the execution of Celeste Rivas. Burke is being held without bail," LAPD announced connected X. 

LAKE ELSINORE, CA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Photographs, intimate notes, and flowers are among the items near astatine a memorial connected Thursday for slain teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez who was recovered dormant successful the trunk of a Tesla successful a Hollywood tow gait connected September 25, 2025 successful Lake Elsinore, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Gina Ferazzi

The expansive assemblage probe came respective months aft the remains of Hernandez, 14, were recovered connected Sept. 8, 2025, successful the trunk of a Tesla registered successful d4vd's sanction that was parked successful a Hollywood tow lot. Her assemblage was recovered "severely decomposed" and "dismembered," according to tribunal records.  

Police responded to reports of a foul odor attracting flies astatine the Hollywood Tow yard, and according to tribunal records, they recovered a decomposed caput and torso successful a cadaver container wrong a Tesla stored astatine the yard. In different container wrong the car, dismembered assemblage parts were found.

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

Burke, 20, was connected the d4vd Withered 2025 World Tour when the individuality of the deceased teenager was released. He cancelled the d4vd Seattle amusement the aforesaid time Rivas was identified. Cancellations of consequent shows followed.