Singer D4vd Targeted in Grand Jury Murder Probe

Los Angeles County prosecutors have identified rising alt-pop singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, as the target of a grand jury investigation into the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, according to court documents unsealed in Texas. The 20-year-old Houston native's connection to the case emerged after Hernandez's decomposed and dismembered remains were discovered on September 8, 2024, inside a 2023 Tesla Model Y towed from a Hollywood Hills neighborhood.

The vehicle, registered to Burke, had been reported abandoned on Bluebird Avenue since late July 2024 and impounded three days before the discovery. A tow yard worker alerted authorities to a strong odor of decay emanating from the front storage compartment, prompting Los Angeles Police Department detectives to obtain a search warrant. Inside, they found a black cadaver bag covered in insects containing Hernandez's decomposed head and torso. A second bag beneath it held her severed arms and legs, court records state. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the remains belonged to the teenager, who had been reported missing earlier that year from her home in Lake...