All eyes are on D4vd since his arrest in connection with the investigation into the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teenager whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in the trunk of a car registered in his name. Shortly after his arrest, Nathan Hochmann, prosecutor for Los Angeles County, announced that the American rapper was charged with first-degree murder, lewd acts on a minor under 14, and mutilation of a corpse. He will remain “in detention without the possibility of bail” facing a potential life sentence without parole or even the death penalty. While David Anthony Burke, his real name, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a document released by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office revealed that the rapper allegedly stabbed her to death at his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, before dismembering her body with a chainsaw he bought online. “The defendant took horrifying steps to destroy and get rid of the victim’s body,” the document obtained by TMZ said.
D4vd allegedly amputated two fingers of Celeste Rivas, according to the accusation
According to the accusation, the performer of “Romantic Homicide” reportedly ordered a shovel from Home Depot the day after Celeste Rivas’ murder. A week later, he allegedly purchased two chainsaws on Amazon, which were delivered to his home address. He also obtained a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, and a blue inflatable pool. Prosecutors claimed that the artist made the purchases under a false name: “Victoria Mendez.” D4vd allegedly placed the teenager’s body in the blue inflatable pool he bought to prevent blood from spreading on the garage floor. He then reportedly used a chainsaw to dismember her body. The document alleges that the rapper amputated two fingers of the young girl’s left hand because she had a tattoo of his name on her ring finger.
D4vd allegedly killed Celeste Rivas after she threatened to “ruin his life”
According to the accusation, D4vd met Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was 11 years old. They reportedly started a sexual relationship when she was 13 and he was 18. The document released by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office alleges that the teenager sent him several text messages, threatening to expose their illicit relationship and “ruin his life.” Missing for several months, the girl was finally found on September 8, just before her 15th birthday. Her dismembered and decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered in the American artist’s name.
