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Celeste Rivas’ Family Supports Death Penalty for D4vd in New Statement Ahead of Her 16th Birthday

Rivas’s family said the case warrants capital punishment as prosecutors accuse the singer of killing, dismembering and sexually abusing the 14-year-old.

  • On Sunday, September 6, the family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez issued a statement to The California Post requesting the death penalty for D4vd, one day before what would have been Celeste's 16th birthday.
  • Prosecutors allege D4vd murdered the 14-year-old Celeste on April 23, 2025, one day after a lengthy argument over text messages, then dismembered her body in his Hollywood Hills home.
  • D4vd pleaded not guilty last week after a Los Angeles County Public Defender took over his case, following the withdrawal of his private legal team.
  • District Attorney Nathan Hochman stated last week that the death penalty remains under consideration for D4vd, though his office has not made a final decision on whether to pursue it.
  • Attorneys for D4vd told TMZ that evidence will show the singer did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and was not the cause of her death.
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TMZ broke the news in Burbank, United States on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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