AP - Prosecutors said Wednesday that singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times then dismembered her body using chain saws in his garage.
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office shared what they said the evidence in the case would show in a court filing that provided the first detailed allegations of the killing & efforts to cut apart Rivas Hernandez’s body & get rid of evidence.
D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11, began sexually abusing her when she was 13 & he was 18, & killed her when she threatened to reveal their inappropriate relationship.
Burke was arrested on April 16 & charged with first-degree murder, lewd & lascivious acts with a person under 14 & mutilating a dead body. He is eligible for the death penalty, but prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek it.
Burke has pleaded not guilty.
Celese's body was found decomposing in a Tesla towed from the Hollywood Hills in September of last year.
Prosecutors said they had obtained text messages that showed their sexual relationship, including child sexual abuse images of her on his phone.
The filing said he sent a rideshare car to pick her up & bring her to his Hollywood home on April 23, 2025
Burke bought 2 chain saws online used them to cut apart her body in an inflatable pool in his garage, where the girl’s DNA was later found.
He drove to Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County to get rid of evidence 3 times. Her passport was found there in January.
Prosecutors allege he kept her body in his Tesla & lied to friends & business associates who asked about the smell.
The body of Rivas Hernandez had so degraded that examiners couldn’t even determine her eye color. She had braces at the time of her death & a tattoo that read “Shhh ....” on the inside of a finger as well as his name. 2 fingers were missing — as were parts of her arms & legs.
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