D4vd Charged with Murder, Dismemberment of 14-Year-Old

Prosecutors in Los Angeles allege that musician David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death in his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, then dismembered her body in an effort to conceal the crime.

According to court filings, Burke, then 20, and Rivas Hernandez met in 2022 when she was 11 years old. Prosecutors claim their sexual relationship began in November 2023, when she was 13 and he was 18. The girl, from Lake Elsinore, had been reported missing by her family multiple times prior, including in 2024. Authorities state that deputies had warned Burke about her age during one incident, though he reportedly claimed ignorance.

Tensions escalated after text messages in which Rivas Hernandez expressed jealousy over Burke's relationships with other women and threatened to expose their involvement, potentially harming his rising music career ahead of his debut album release. Prosecutors allege Burke arranged an Uber to bring her from Lake Elsinore to his home around 10 p.m. that night. Her phone went silent shortly after, and he sent messages asking her location, which filings describe as part of a cover-up.