D4vd arrested on suspicion of teen found dead in Tesla trunk
Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered in his name.
The singer-songwriter and TikTok star remains in the spotlight as he faces felony charges after police say he was found in the trunk of a Tesla belonging to a missing California teen.
D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found in the fall of 2025, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Burke remained jailed without bail on April 17 and was scheduled to appear in court on April 20 to plead his case, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told USA TODAY.
It was not immediately known whether Mr. Burke has retained a lawyer in the case, and his representatives did not respond to multiple requests for comment from USA TODAY.
So who was Celeste Rivas Hernandez? When did she disappear? Here’s what we know so far about the victim.
Who is Celeste Rivas Hernandez?
Rivas Hernandez disappeared from his home in Southern California when he was 13 years old. Police say her last contact with her family was in 2024.
The coroner listed Celeste’s age at the time of her death as 15 years old, but her body was found inside her Tesla the day after her birthday, the LA Times reported. Los Angeles police said her body was “severely decomposed, suggesting she died before the age of 14.”
Rivas-Hernandez was wearing a tube top, black leggings, yellow metal stud earrings and a yellow metal chain bracelet at the time of her death, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said in a statement shared with USA TODAY on September 18.
Where did Celeste Rivas Hernandez live?
Rivas Hernandez is from Lake Elsinore, California.
The city is located in western Riverside County, approximately 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
When did Celeste Rivas Hernandez disappear?
The teen became the subject of a missing persons investigation in April 2024, more than a year before her death, authorities previously told USA TODAY.
At the time, Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officers were dispatched to the girl’s home on a report of a runaway, Lt. Deirdre Vickers previously told USA TODAY. Authorities were later told that the boy left an address in an unknown direction.
After deputies searched the area and were unable to find Rivas-Hernandez, the case was entered into the sheriff’s office’s missing persons database, Vickers said.
Natalie Neisa Alland is a senior reporter at USA TODAY. Contact her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her at X @nataliealund.
