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Family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez speaks out after D4vd charged with her alleged murder
The family thanked investigators and said they want justice as prosecutors allege Burke killed the teen to protect his music career.
- On Monday, the family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez attended singer D4vd's arraignment in Los Angeles, where Attorney Patrick Steinfeld stated they are committed to ensuring justice for the teenager.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman alleged D4vd killed the teen to "maintain his very lucrative musical career that Celeste was threatening" to expose, with charges including lewd and lascivious sexual acts.
- Investigators found the teen's dismembered remains on September 8, 2025, in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd at a Hollywood tow yard, after she was last seen alive on April 23, 2025.
- Defense attorneys Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter entered a not guilty plea on Monday, stating "actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste" and he remains held without bail.
- Parents Jesus Rivas and Mercedes Martinez previously remembered Celeste as a girl who "loved to sing and dance," and their public involvement now adds legal pressure on prosecutors throughout the high-profile criminal case.
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D4vd Pleads Not Guilty After Missing 14-Year-Old Found Dismembered In His Tesla
US indie-pop singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) pleaded not guilty Monday to the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in a Tesla registered to him seven months after she disappeared.
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Family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez Says ‘All We Want Is Justice’ as D4vd Faces Murder Charges
Rivas Hernandez was found dead in an impounded Tesla trunk in Hollywood in September 2025Celeste Rivas Hernandez ; David Anthony Burke, aka D4VD.Credit: GoFundMe ; Antoine Flament/GettyNEED TO KNOWD4vd was charged with first-degree murder and denied bail after pleading not guilty at his arraignmentCeleste Rivas Hernandez's body was found in a Tesla trunk weeks after her death in September 2025Her family said, "All we want is justice for Celeste"…
·United States
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