D4vd Arrested in Connection with Teen’s Murder: LAPD Holds Rapper Without Bail

David Burke, known professionally as D4vd, was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers on Thursday in connection with the murder of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her decomposed remains were discovered in the trunk of his Tesla in September 2025.

Burke is being held without bail as the investigation continues. Police officials have not provided additional details regarding the arrest or the findings of their probe.

Case Background and Timeline

Hernandez was reported missing in April 2024. Evidence suggests she was alive as recently as January 2025. On September 8, 2025, officers responded to a call about a foul odor coming from a car at a Hollywood Hills tow yard. Inside the vehicle, police found a dismembered body, later identified as Hernandez’s, stored in a bag in the front trunk.

Investigation and Evidence

Following Hernandez’s remains being discovered, LAPD investigators executed a search warrant at Burke’s Hollywood home. Authorities seized electronic devices, including a computer. A private investigator later claimed to have found an unused burn cage incinerator on the property. At the time of his arrest, Burke no longer resided at the home.

Burke had been scheduled to perform in Minneapolis the day after Hernandez’s remains were found. He subsequently canceled the remainder of his Withered 2025 World Tour days later. In November 2025, NBC Los Angeles reported that Burke had stopped cooperating with law enforcement.

Ongoing Developments

D4vd’s representatives have not issued a public statement regarding the arrest. This remains a developing story.