Prosecutors allege d4vd bought body bag online as part of plot to kill teen, hide abuse
Prosecutors say he stabbed the teen after she threatened to expose their relationship and later used chainsaws and bags to hide the body.
- On Wednesday, Los Angeles prosecutors detailed allegations that singer d4vd, legal name David Anthony Burke, murdered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez in April 2025, claiming he stabbed her at his Hollywood Hills home after she threatened to expose their relationship.
- Prosecutors allege the abuse began when Celeste was 13 and d4vd was 18, with evidence including sexual activity photos and trips to Las Vegas, London, and Texas throughout 2024 that prosecutors say show systematic manipulation.
- According to court documents, d4vd purchased two chainsaws online to dismember the victim in an inflatable pool, with LAPD experts matching blue plastic fragments embedded in the remains to the pool itself.
- Defense attorney Blair Berk called the filing 'one sided' and 'replete with hearsay' while asserting her client's innocence; Celeste's family stated they are 'absolutely devastated by the findings' and requested privacy.
- Berk petitioned the court to seal the evidentiary filing, arguing its contents could taint a potential jury pool as the case moves toward trial proceedings and legal teams battle over admissibility.
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Accused killer took ‘horrifying’ steps dismembering victim, court papers say - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd, who is charged with killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard last year, took “horrifying” steps to destroy the teen’s corpse, prosecutors wrote in a graphic court brief filed April 29, with the defendant using a “chain saw and perhaps other tools” to remove her limbs. Attorneys for D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, implo…
Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Family Shares Statement As Gruesome Details About Her Final Moments Emerge
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s family is speaking out as details from court filings continue to surface. As the case against D4vd unfolds, the latest details are not only drawing public attention but also deepening the emotional toll on those closest to her. RELATED: 2024 Child Neglect Probe Into Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Parents Resurfaces Amid D4vd Murder Case (REPORT) Celeste’s Family Reacts To Disturbing New Court Allegations In response to newly…
D4vd murder case: Teen victim’s family ‘shocked’ by gruesome details revealed in court filing
LOS ANGELES — The family of the teenage girl who was killed and dismembered, allegedly by rising musician D4vd, said they were shocked and horrified by the details revealed in court this week, according to a statement released by the…
The mutilated remains of the young woman were found in a state of decomposition in the trunk of her Tesla in September 2025 in a parking lot in Hollywood.
D4vd murder case: Teen victim's family 'shocked' by gruesome details revealed in court filing
The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was 'shocked' by the horrifying details in the D4vd murder case revealed in a recent court filing by prosecutors, their attorney said.
D4vd dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez with chainsaw: prosecutors
Prosecutors have offered new chilling details in their case against singer D4vd, alleging he began sexually abusing Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was just 13, then repeatedly stabbed her and dismembered her remains after she threatened to reveal their relationship.
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