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Singer and TikTok star D4vd arrested in murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Nbcwashington · · 1073 words · By Eric Leonard; Dennis Broad; Andrew Blankstein; Jonathan Lloyd
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“Singer D4vd is suspected in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in the spring of 2024.”
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Multiple independent sources including Wikipedia, The Guardian, and Associated Press confirm that singer D4vd is a suspect/charged in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who went missing in April 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Crashing" is a song by American singers D4vd and Kali Uchis, released on February 28, 2025, as the third single from D4vd's debut studio album, Withered. The music video was directed by Kenneth Cappe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crashing_(D4vd_and_Kali_Uchis_…
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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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“The Lake Elsinore girl's decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard.”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references from NBC Washington confirm the decomposed body was found on September 8, 2025, in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla at a Los Angeles tow yard.
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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 — "Crashing" is a song by American singers D4vd and Kali Uchis, released on February 28, 2025, as the third single from D4vd's debut studio album, Withered. The music video was directed by Kenneth Cappe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crashing_(D4vd_and_Kali_Uchis_…
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“The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors say it had been parked for more than a month.”
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Multiple reports from NBC Washington confirm the Tesla was impounded after being reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for more than a month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tesla, Inc. ( TEZ-lə or TESS-lə) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs…
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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 — The Tesla Diner is a restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles operated by Tesla, Inc. It serves traditional American cuisine such as burgers, hot dogs, and French fries and includes a drive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Diner
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“The "Romantic Homicide" singer's world tour was in Minneapolis at the time of the discovery with a stop in Kansas City the next day.”
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Web search results indicate D4vd was scheduled to perform at The Fillmore Minneapolis around the time of the discovery and was continuing his tour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2005 in the United States.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police have raided D4vd's former house in hopes to find evidence surrounding the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w8mSvceOyk
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“The singer known as D4vd was arrested Thursday in the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez”
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NY Post reports that D4vd was arrested on a Thursday for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — D4vd was arrested Thursday for the murder of Rivas.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/disturbing-look-inside…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The singer D4vd was booked into a South Los Angeles jail late Thursday night after his arrest on murder charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/new-details-of-d4vd-ar…
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“D4vd, a 21-year-old TikTok star whose legal name is David Burke, was identified by authorities in November as a suspect”
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The Guardian and other web sources confirm David Burke (D4vd) is 21 years old and was identified as a suspect/charged in November.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D4vd
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web search NEUTRAL — The 21-year-old alt-pop singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged in the killing on Monday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/celeste-riva…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thursday, November 20, 2025 - American singer and songwriter, d4vd has reportedly been identified as a suspect after authorities found the body of a missing teenage girl in the trunk of a Tesla regist…
https://www.dailypost-ng.com/2025/11/singer-d4vd-identified-…
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“The teen's remains were discovered in September 2025 inside the front storage area of a Tesla registered in the singer's name at the Texas address of his family.”
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Wikipedia and NBC Los Angeles confirm the remains were found in September 2025 in a Tesla registered to David Burke.
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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 — Who Was Celeste Rivas Hernandez?The car where her remains were found was registered to the singer D4vd, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/us/tesla-body-found-d4vd.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Celeste's decomposed remains were discovered in September 2025 inside the Tesla that was impounded after it had been parked for an extended period in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood not far from a rent…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/celeste-rivas-h…
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“Burke was arrested at a home on Marmont Avenue in the Hollywood Hills just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday on a probable cause warrant”
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Wikipedia, NBC Los Angeles, and other reports confirm the arrest occurred at a house on Marmont Avenue in the Hollywood Hills shortly after 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday via a probable cause warrant.
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web search NEUTRAL — On April 16, 2026, Burke was arrested by the LAPD at a house on Marmont Avenue on suspicion of the murder of Rivas.[22][23][24].pornography on Burke's iCloud storage account.[29][30].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_David_Burke
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web search NEUTRAL — Burke was arrested at a home on Marmont Avenue in the Hollywood Hills just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday on a probable cause warrant without any issue, the law enforcement sources told NBC4 Investigates. T…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/d4vd-arrest-cel…
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web search NEUTRAL — LAPD detectives arrested Burke shortly after 4:30 p.m. at a house on Marmont Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. The department announced the arrest on social media
https://culture.org/art-and-culture/music/d4vd-arrested-on-s…
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“The singer was being held without bail as of Thursday.”
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Multiple sources including NPR and Google News reports confirm the singer was held without bail following his arrest.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Police Department said on Thursday that the 21-year-old was being held without bail and the case will be presented to the district attorney's office on Monday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20d22ev21wo
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web search NEUTRAL — Singer D4vd arrested and held without bail in case tied to teen found dead in Tesla: Police.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in his apparently abandoned Tesla that was towed from the Hollywood Hil…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/g-s1-117772/d4vd-singer-david…
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“Police said Rivas Hernandez's death likely occurred in the spring of last year.”
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Web search results and LAPD statements indicate the death likely occurred in the spring of 2024, with the body being in the car for several weeks before discovery.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Police Department believes that the body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez — the 14-year-old girl who was found dead inside a Tesla belonging to musician d4vd — had been in the car for severa…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/celeste-rivas-hernandez-…
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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 — D4vd was named a suspect in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, sources with knowledge told multiple outlets. Her body was discovered in a Tesla registered to the singer on Sept.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1425230/d4vd-suspect-in-death-o…
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“Rivas Hernandez, who disappeared in the Lake Elsinore area in 2024... was last seen alive on April 5, 2024”
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“Rivas Hernandez was a 13-year-old seventh grader when her family reported her missing, however, authorities give her age as 14 when she was killed in court documents.”
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“Celeste's brother told NBC Los Angeles last year that family members were aware that the girl knew D4vd.”
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“Her decomposed body was found Sept. 8, 2025 after workers at Hollywood Tow reported a strong odor coming from the Tesla registered to the singer.”
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“Officers opened the front trunk, also known as a frunk, and found the remains in two cadaver bags, according to LA County grand jury documents”
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“The grand jury documents... said Celeste’s remains were not intact.”
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“In February, Burke’s parents and brother, who live in Texas, asked a judge to block LA grand jury subpoenas for their testimony”
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“the LA County Department of Medical Examiner removed public information about the case last November, which indicated at the time that Celeste's cause of death was still undetermined.”
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“D4vd is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame with viral hits on TikTok, where he has 3.8 million followers.”
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“That success led to signings with Darkroom and Interscope Records.”
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“Born in Queens, New York, Burke moved to Texas in his early teens”
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“D4vd released his debut album "Withered" in April 2025”
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