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Rapper d4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old girl

Al Jazeera · · 353 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“American rapper David Anthony Burke, known by his stage name d4vd, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 14-year-old girl”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that David Burke (d4vd) was arrested in April 2026 in connection with the discovery of the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Burke may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Burke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 8, 2025, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in Los Angeles, California, inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke, a musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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“the body of Celeste Rivas in a car registered to the musician”
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Wikipedia confirms the remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 8, 2025, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in Los Angeles, California, inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke, a musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert A. Rivas (born January 2, 1980) is an American politician currently serving as the 71st speaker of the California State Assembly. A Democrat, he represents the 29th Assembly District, which enc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Rivas
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“Los Angeles police took the 21-year-old singer into custody on Thursday “for the murder of Celeste Rivas””
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The Guardian and Wikipedia both confirm the arrest of David Burke in Los Angeles regarding the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clement Anthony Burke (né Bozewski; November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025) was an American musician best known as the drummer for the band Blondie. He joined the band shortly after its formation in 1975 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Burke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 8, 2025, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in Los Angeles, California, inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke, a musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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“He is being held without bail.”
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Two independent news sources (NY Post and Newsweek) explicitly state that Burke is being held without bail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 8, 2025, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in Los Angeles, California, inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke, a musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Burke may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Burke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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“Burke’s arrest comes seven months after police uncovered Rivas’s badly decomposed body in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered in his name.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the body was found in a severely decomposed state in a Tesla registered to Burke, and the timeline aligns with the arrest occurring months after the discovery.
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web search NEUTRAL — where Rivas confronted Burke about his relationships with other women, as Burke had led her to believe that they had a future together, and she threatened to make their relationship public to damage h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, was 13 at the time of her disappearance and was last seen on 5 April 2024, according to a missing person flyer cited by CBS, the BBC's US partner.He released h…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq27zdzgrqo
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web search NEUTRAL — Rivas’ body was found in a severely decomposed state, which suggests she had been in the Tesla for a considerable length of time, according to law enforcement officials. Her cause of death remains und…
https://www.aol.com/articles/celeste-rivas-seen-running-away…
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“Investigators found two black bags in the vehicle – one holding a decomposed head and torso and the other containing other body parts”
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Two separate web search results detailing court filings and detective findings describe the discovery of a head and torso in one black bag and severed limbs in another.
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web search NEUTRAL — The two body parts were later matched and found to be coming from the same person.Some also burned joss sticks outside the flat to pray for lottery numbers and to cleanse the flat, while others threw …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallang_River_body_parts_murde…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officers found a decomposed head and torso inside a black cadaver bag, and a second bag contained dismembered body parts, according to court filings. Hernandez was reported missing from Lake Elsinore,…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hegeths-iran-missiles-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detectives partially unzipped a bag and found a head and torso. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office removed the bag and "discovered the arms and legs had been severed f…
https://www.ksl.com/article/51485995/singer-d4vd-charged-wit…
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“An autopsy revealed that Rivas “appeared to have been deceased inside the vehicle for an extended period of time before being found”.”
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Multiple sources, including the medical examiner's report cited in news articles, state the body was severely decomposed and had been in the vehicle for an extended period.
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 8, 2025, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in Los Angeles, California, inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to David Burke, a musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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web search NEUTRAL — Her body was “severely decomposed” and appeared to have been inside the vehicle for an extended period of time, the medical examiner said. The Tesla had been parked at an impound yard in West Hollywoo…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/us/tesla-body-found-d4vd.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Celeste’s body was described by officials as severely decomposed, and authorities have not publicly disclosed the cause of death. The remains were found inside the car, which police said Celeste had i…
https://www.express-gazette.com/culture-and-entertainment/d4…
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“The discovery occurred one day before Rivas would have turned 15.”
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There is a contradiction in the evidence: one Wikipedia source states the body was found 'one day after her 15th birthday', while the claim states 'one day before'.
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web search NEUTRAL — After Rivas was reported missing on February 15, 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department identified Burke's phone number in Rivas's phone records.^ While Rivas's body was found one day after h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Herna…
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web search NEUTRAL — The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was discovered on Sept.Police said the teen may have been dead for several weeks before her body was discovered, and that the Los Angeles County Medical…
https://abcnews.com/US/body-found-d4vds-tesla-teens-cause-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — CELESTE RIVAS missing person 1. Before cops were able to identify Celeste's body, TMZ got a tip that she was the victim found in D4vd's car.We passed the information along to LAPD's Robbery Homicide D…
https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/23/celeste-rivas-body-released-t…
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“The LA County District Attorney’s office will review the case against Burke on Monday for formal charges”
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The Guardian reports that police stated the case would be presented to the district attorney's office on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has also filed special-circumstance allegations — including murder of a witness and murder for financial gain — that could make Burke eligible for the…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trial-delayed-for-singer-d4vd-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Musician, born David Anthony Burke, arrested in Los Angeles over the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who went missing in 2024.Police said Burke’s case will be presented to the district attorney’s of…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/singer-d4vd-…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for his Fortnite gameplay m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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“Burke, from Queens, New York, shot to internet fame in 2022 when his Romantic Homicide became a breakout hit on TikTok.”
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Wikipedia confirms David Anthony Burke (d4vd) is an American singer-songwriter born in New York City (Queens) who gained fame via TikTok.
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“Last year, the musician cancelled the last part of his US and European tours amid growing fallout from the investigation into Rivas’s death.”
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