A private detective hired by the property’s owner says a boxed incinerator was discovered weeks after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’ body was found in the trunk of a Tesla
A private investigator hired by the owner of a Hollywood Hills home formerly rented by singer D4vd says he discovered an unused “burn cage” incinerator inside the residence shortly after police found the body of a 14-year-old girl in the trunk of a car registered to the artist.
The investigator, Steve Fischer, said he located the boxed metal incinerator, advertised to burn at temperatures up to 1,600 degrees, while investigating the Doheny Drive property, after D4vd had moved out. Fischer described the device in a post on X as something “you would expect to find on a farm rather than in a home in the Hollywood Hills,” and noted that the use of such incinerators is illegal in Los Angeles County. He questioned why the item would be delivered to a private residence rather than to a production facility if it were intended as a prop on one of his dark music videos.
Although my words have been misquoted by some, what I actually said about certain items found at the Doheny address was that they were “items you would expect to find on a farm rather than in a home in the Hollywood Hills.” One of those items was a Burn Cage incinerator,… pic.twitter.com/VlS2MHdb2G
— SF INVESTIGATES • STEVE FISCHER (@SF_investigates) December 16, 2025
Fischer said other items found inside the home appeared consistent with use alongside the burn cage, though he did not provide specifics.
The discovery comes as Los Angeles police continue investigating the death of Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, 14, whose remains were found on September 8th inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, 20. Authorities were notified after a strong odor came from the impounded vehicle, which had been parked less than half a mile from the singer’s rental home. Police searched the residence on September 17th; however, no charges have been filed. But investigators have said the case is being presented to a grand jury, as Los Angeles previously reported.
The property’s owner, Malden Trifunovic, hired Fischer to examine the home after Burke moved out, and his manager, Josh Marshall, did not renew the lease. The extent of Burke’s relationship with Rivas Hernandez has not been publicly disclosed, though the teen has appeared in photos with him, an alleged stream, and the two were reportedly seen together by friends.
LAPD has not commented on the burn cage or whether it is considered evidence in the case. Burke has not been charged in the death of the teen.