Singer d4vd has been named as the “target” in a homicide investigation surrounding the death and mutilation of a 14-year-old girl.
d4vd, whose authorized identify is David Burke, “may be involved in having committed the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, to wit: One Count of Murder,” in line with the courtroom papers obtained by NCS.
The younger sufferer, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was discovered in a black Tesla registered to Burke on September 8, 2025. The automotive, apparently deserted in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, had been towed to a police impound yard.
Detectives opened the entrance trunk of the automotive and noticed a cadaver bag lined with bugs, the paperwork say. There was additionally a “strong odor of decay,” in line with the assertion from Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman.
According to Silverman, the officers unzipped the bag and noticed a decomposed head and torso.
Specialists from the medical expert’s division had been then referred to as in to course of the stays.
“Upon removing the cadaver bag from the front storage compartment, it was discovered the arms and legs had been severed from the body,” the courtroom papers detailed.
“A second black bag was discovered under the cadaver bag. Upon opening the second bag, the dismembered body parts were discovered.”
The information of the medical expert have now been sealed. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has not responded to NCS inquiries in regards to the case.
The courtroom papers are contained in information from Texas, requesting a number of members of Burke’s household seem for questioning by a Los Angeles grand jury. A Texas choose ordered them to attend.
NCS twice contacted Burke’s legal professional, who declined to remark. We have additionally reached out to Burke’s administration firm Mogul Vision a number of methods however haven’t heard again.
A US tour by d4vd had continued final September after the invention of the girl’s stays, however dates had been then canceled. NCS understands from a supply that Burke has left the rental residence in the Hollywood Hills the place he had been dwelling.
Burke, 20, grew to become well-known in 2022 on TikTok and in Fortnite and then on extra mainstream media, with songs together with “Romantic Homicide.”
Celeste’s physique was found the day after her fifteenth birthday, however the courtroom paperwork say she was killed when she was 14.
The Associated Press reported that she had been listed as lacking in 2025.