D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom for a status hearing related to his murder case, showing unusual calm despite serious allegations.
D4vd (David Burke), a 21-year-old Houston-born alt-pop singer, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered body was found in September in his abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles. She was reported missing in 2024 when she was 13 and was last heard from on April 23, 2025. Additional charges include lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a body. His lawyers maintain his innocence.
David Burke, the 21-year-old musician known as D4vd, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla in Hollywood. Prosecutors charged him with murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, committing a crime for financial gain and murdering a witness. He faces life without parole, and the DA may seek the death penalty. The victim had been missing for nearly 18 months before her remains were discovered in September 2025.
