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The 14-year-old woman singer d4vd is charged with killing and dismembering died of “multiple penetrating injuries,” in line with an autopsy report launched Wednesday.
The findings shed extra mild on Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s loss of life months after the teenager was found within the entrance trunk of d4vd’s Tesla final September in Los Angeles. The automobile had apparently been deserted within the Hollywood Hills and was towed to a police impound lot, the place an worker seen a foul odor coming from the trunk and alerted authorities.
Details of how Celeste died and who was underneath investigation remained hidden as authorities convened a grand jury and shielded investigative findings from the general public.
Celeste had been reported lacking by household and buddies a number of occasions starting in early 2024. She and d4vd, whose authorized identify is David Anthony Burke, appeared collectively in a Twitch livestream that January, and between then and March 2024, he was photographed getting out of a black Tesla close to the seventh grader’s house. Celeste was additionally photographed backstage at one of his Los Angeles reveals in June 2024. She was last seen alive going to d4vd’s house in April 2025.
The singer was arrested final week and has denied all wrongdoing, pleading not responsible on Monday.
Though it is unclear precisely when Celeste died, the report’s launch comes months after the autopsy that dominated her loss of life a murder final December was ordered sealed on the request of legislation enforcement.
Celeste’s stays have been in a zippered physique bag and he or she had two wounds that “may represent sharp force injuries” – one to her chest and one other to her stomach, in line with the Los Angeles County health worker’s workplace. Additional pores and skin abrasions are famous, although the health worker couldn’t decide the causes as a result of of the extreme decomposition of the physique.
Her legs and arms had been dismembered, and a number of blue plastic fragments have been “embedded in the cut surfaces,” and submitted into proof, the report particulars. Two fingers had additionally been faraway from her left hand.
Board Certified Forensic Pathologist Dr. Priya Banerjee, who reviewed the report that was made public and is not concerned with the case, stated the accidents described have been most constant with stabbing and the woman was probably dismembered after she died.
“This is a very difficult case because of the decomposition,” Banerjee stated. “It looks like likely a knife made (the wounds) but I can see why they use the wording they did, given the condition of the body.”
A tattoo studying “Shhh….” was documented on the within of her proper index finger, in line with the health worker’s report, just like the tattoo d4vd has on his finger.
Alcohol was additionally detected in her system, although the health worker notes it’s unclear whether or not it’s current as a result of of ingestion or decomposition.
“After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss,” Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner Dr. Odey Ukpo stated in an announcement. “It is unfathomable they have had to wait this long to learn what happened to their daughter.”
An legal professional for Celeste’s household launched an announcement saying the autopsy outcomes have brought about “profound emotional pain for the family.”
“The Rivas Hernandez family is absolutely devastated by the findings contained in the Medical Examiner’s report involving the horrible and gruesome death of their beloved daughter,” the assertion says. “They respectfully ask for privacy, understanding, and patience as they process this information.”
NCS has reached out to attorneys for d4vd for touch upon the report.
D4vd pleaded not guilty on Monday to costs of first-degree homicide with particular circumstances, steady sexual abuse of a baby underneath 14 years outdated and mutilating human stays.
Prosecutors allege he had a sexual relationship with Celeste and killed her “when she threatened to expose his criminal conduct and devastate his musical career,” in line with LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
“The 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. We will vigorously defend David’s innocence,” d4vd’s legal professional, Blair Berk, stated in an announcement after his arraignment.