{"id":609280,"date":"2026-04-17T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609280\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T02:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:10:08","slug":"d4vd-arrested-for-murder-of-celeste-rivas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609280\/","title":{"rendered":"D4vd Arrested for Murder of Celeste Rivas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSinger D4vd has been arrested<\/a> for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was found dead in Hollywood in the trunk of his Tesla in September.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the LAPD, D4vd<\/a>, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was arrested by the Robbery-Homicide Division for the murder of Hernandez and is being held without bail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney\u2019s office on Monday for filing consideration.<\/p>\n

LAPD NEWS: \u201cDetectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas. \u00a0Burke is being held without bail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Los Angeles Police Department confirmed they were investigating a trip the 21-year-old took to the Santa Barbara area sometime during the spring of 2025 following Hernandez\u2019s death. A spokesman for the musician said <\/a>in September that he was \u201cfully cooperating with authorities,\u201d though as of Nov. 18 NBC Los Angeles<\/a> reported Burke was no longer cooperating with law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\n\tOfficers were called to a tow yard on Sept. 8 following reports of a foul odor coming from the car, which had been on the property for several days. Police found a dismembered body that had been placed inside of a bag in the front trunk of the vehicle. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe car was registered in Hempstead, Texas to Burke and impounded after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell. As of Sept. 9, the case was being treated as a death investigation.<\/p>\n

\n\tHernandez\u00a0was reported missing from her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., last year. She was last seen in April 2024, according to the Riverside County Sheriff\u2019s Department. After her body was found, police said that because a manner of death had not been determined.<\/p>\n

\n\tShortly after the discovery, Burke quietly canceled his U.S. tour and postponed the promotion of his deluxe album.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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