{"id":723153,"date":"2026-04-22T02:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:50:13","slug":"all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/","title":{"rendered":"All the facts about the d4vd murder case so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b73f92523\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#The_alt-pop_singer_faces_the_death_penalty_after_being_accused_of_murdering_a_14-year-old_girl\" >The alt-pop singer faces the death penalty after being accused of murdering a 14-year-old girl.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#Who_is_Celeste_Rivas_Hernandez\" >Who is Celeste Rivas Hernandez?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#When_was_Rivas_Hernandez_murdered\" >When was Rivas Hernandez murdered?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#What_has_d4vd_been_charged_with\" >What has d4vd been charged with?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#Will_d4vd_face_the_death_penalty\" >Will d4vd face the death penalty?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#What_evidence_is_there_against_d4vd\" >What evidence is there against d4vd?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#Why_did_it_take_so_long_to_arrest_d4vd\" >Why did it take so long to arrest d4vd?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/all-the-facts-about-the-d4vd-murder-case-so-far-2\/#Who_is_defending_d4vd\" >Who is defending d4vd?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_alt-pop_singer_faces_the_death_penalty_after_being_accused_of_murdering_a_14-year-old_girl\"><\/span>The alt-pop singer faces the death penalty after being accused of murdering a 14-year-old girl.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279702\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2222273139_cg3gbh\/all-the-facts-d4vd-murder-case-so-far.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"All the facts about the d4vd murder case so far\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Pascal Le Segretain \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279701\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            d4vd has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The Monday, April 20, plea came quickly following the 21-year-old\u2019s arrest without bail on Thursday, April 16.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Born David Burke, the Houston singer became nationally infamous after Rivas Hernandez\u2019s remains were discovered on Sept. 8 in an abandoned Tesla registered in the singer\u2019s name. At the time, Burke was in the middle of touring, and in fact performed that very night, though a few subsequent dates were ultimately canceled. He was quickly dropped by his label Interscope, and had his image scrubbed from brand campaigns and blogs alike.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Here\u2019s a quick look at the trial.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279704\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Celeste_Rivas_Hernandez\"><\/span>\n        Who is Celeste Rivas Hernandez?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Rivas Hernandez was a child runaway whose parents first reported the then-13-year-old girl missing in April 2024. Prosecutors allege she was groomed and sexually abused by D4vd for at least a year from September 2023 until September 2024.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279705\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_was_Rivas_Hernandez_murdered\"><\/span>\n        When was Rivas Hernandez murdered?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Per the criminal complaint, authorities say Rivas Hernandez was murdered around April 23, 2025, at d4vd\u2019s Hollywood Hills residence. This would have been roughly two weeks after d4vd made his debut at Coachella. d4vd is accused of killing the 14-year-old girl and later mutilating her body.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279706\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_has_d4vd_been_charged_with\"><\/span>\n        What has d4vd been charged with?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            d4vd has been charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, the most serious charge that the Los Angeles District Attorney could have brought against him. There are additional charges for lewd acts with a child and dismembering Rivas Hernandez\u2019s body.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279707\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_d4vd_face_the_death_penalty\"><\/span>\n        Will d4vd face the death penalty?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Since the District Attorney has charged d4vd with special circumstances, the singer may face the death penalty if convicted, despite being charged in California. Those \u201cspecial circumstances\u201d include murdering a witness to a crime and murder for financial gain. Prosecutors allege d4vd murdered Rivas Hernandez to protect his ascendant music career.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279703\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full press conference: D4dv faces murder charge in Celeste Rivas Hernandez killing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n3e3-6gRYBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279708\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_evidence_is_there_against_d4vd\"><\/span>\n        What evidence is there against d4vd?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cEvidence will be the witness testimony, the documents, and different types of admissible testimony, in the prosecution and if it leads to the eventual trial, of Mr. Burke, to convince a jury of 12 people, beyond a reasonable doubt, that each and every one of these charges is true,\u201d District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in part during a Monday evening press conference. \u201cThere is physical evidence, and there is forensic and digital evidence.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279709\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_it_take_so_long_to_arrest_d4vd\"><\/span>\n        Why did it take so long to arrest d4vd?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As mentioned above, Rivas Hernandez\u2019s remains were discovered in an abandoned vehicle registered to D4vd back in September. So why did it take seven months for him to be arrested? At the presser, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the slower-moving investigation, and the lack of publicly available information, was a necessity, \u201cto secure justice.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279710\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_defending_d4vd\"><\/span>\n        Who is defending d4vd?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            d4vd\u2019s defense lawyers are Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter. Berk is an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/19\/us-news\/d4vd-joins-blair-berks-extensive-list-of-celebrity-clients-including-mel-gibson-lindsey-lohan-britney-spears-harvey-weinstein-and-kanye-west\/\">established celebrity defense attorney<\/a>, perhaps best known for her work with Mel Gibson after his antisemitic outbursts and Lindsey Lohan after her DUI. When D4vd was arrested, the trio put out a statement saying in part, \u201cthe actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David\u2019s innocence.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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