D4vd Investigation: Details on Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Death and Musician's Links

Discovery of a Dismembered Body

• 🚗 A decaying body of a 14-year-old girl was found wrapped in plastic inside a Tesla abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
• 👃 Workers at a Los Angeles towyard first noticed a putrid smell emanating from the vehicle on September 8th.
• 🚨 Police arrived to investigate and made the grim discovery in the Tesla's front trunk.

Musician D4vd Tied to the Vehicle

• 🎶 The Tesla was registered to David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, a 20-year-old artist.
• ✈️ At the time of the discovery, Burke was on a worldwide tour, having performed in Minneapolis the same night.
• 🤝 Burke, who gained fame in 2022 with viral TikTok singles, was reportedly cooperating with authorities while continuing his tour.

Victim Identification and Homicide Investigation

• 💔 A little over a week after the body was found, authorities identified the deceased as 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
• 🎂 Rivas had been reported missing from Lake Elsenor in 2024 when she was 13, and her body was found the day after what would have been her 15th birthday.
• 🔍 Police labeled the case a homicide investigation and raided a Los Angeles house where Burke reportedly lived, seizing evidence.

Online Connections and Disturbing Links

• 🕵️ Internet sleuths uncovered alleged screenshots of old messages from D4vd's Discord fan server, hinting at a relationship with a teen named Celeste years prior.
• 🎶 An unreleased track allegedly made by Burke in 2023, leaked after Rivas' identification, mentions a "Celeste" twice, with lyrics describing her having his name tattooed on her chest.
• 💬 Rivas' mother confirmed her daughter was dating someone named David before she went missing, and the teen had a tattoo reading "sh" on her finger, a tattoo also shared by Burke.
• 📸 Unverified videos and photos have surfaced allegedly showing Burke with a young woman resembling Rivas, and a disturbing live stream video featured a girl resembling Rivas discussing child rape.

Impact on D4vd and Community Response

• 📉 Burke experienced a streaming boost for his single "Romantic Homicide" following the news, but was also dropped from campaigns by Crocs and Hollister.
• 🗓️ Several of D4vd's European tour dates in October have been canceled, and his record label is refusing to promote his album's deluxe version.
• 🕊️ Rivas' family has launched a GoFundMe for burial costs, and residents of her hometown held a vigil to honor her.
• ⚠️ Authorities are investigating newly surfaced photos allegedly showing Burke and Rivas together, but have not publicly detailed any prior relationship between them.