Celeste Rivas, the 14-year-old woman allegedly murdered by singer D4vd, died from “a number of penetrating accidents” in response to the Los Angeles County Nook’s Workplace.
“After a number of months, I’m grateful this info can now be launched, not solely to the general public, but in addition to the grieving household enduring loss,” mentioned Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Odey Ukpo.
“It’s unfathomable they’ve needed to wait this lengthy to study what occurred to their daughter. The transparency of the data contained in our findings and stories is important for empowering the neighborhood to make knowledgeable modifications to affectively scale back worry and permitting the neighborhood to take knowledgeable motion,” Ukpo continued.
Rivas’ dismembered physique was found September 8, 2025 within the trunk of a Tesla belonging to D4vd, actual identify David Burke.
It took investigators a number of months to find out the trigger and method of demise — reaching a conclusion on December 8,2025.
Burke was charged Monday with first-degree homicide with particular circumstances.
The particular circumstances included mendacity in wait, homicide of a witness to an investigation and homicide for monetary acquire.
He’s was additionally charged with lewd and lascivious sexual acts with an particular person below 14 years previous, and mutilating the human stays of a physique.
The particular circumstance of homicide of a witness to an investigation occurred as a result of Rivas was a witness within the lewd-and-lascivious investigation. Officers say the homicide for monetary acquire circumstance was added as a result of they imagine D4vd thought allegations of sexual relations with a minor may derail his music profession.
Throughout his arraignment, held just some hours after the costs had been introduced, Burke remained completely silent — his authorized crew entered a plea of not responsible on all prices introduced in opposition to him.
Rivas’ mother and father broke their silence on the case Tuesday.
Right here’s the newest on the D4vd’s homicide case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas
“We want to thank the Los Angeles Police Division and the District Lawyer’s Workplace for
their laborious work. We might additionally prefer to thank the individuals of Lake Elsinore for all their assist. Celeste was an attractive, robust woman who liked to sing and dance. Each Friday night time was film night time and we spent fantastic occasions collectively,” her mother and father Jesus and Mercedes mentioned in a press release.
“We love her very a lot and he or she at all times informed us that she liked us. We miss her deeply. All we would like is Justice for Celeste,” the assertion, supplied by household lawyer, Patrick Steinfeld, continued.
Burke was arrested at a Hollywood Hills dwelling the place he was staying on April 16.
Unique footage, obtained by the California Put up, confirmed the singer in handcuffs and being led away from the house.
The singer’s attorneys, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter launched a press release following the arrest.
“Allow us to be clear — the precise proof on this case will present that David Burke didn’t homicide Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the reason for her demise. There was no indictment returned by any grand jury on this case and no legal criticism filed. David has solely been detained below suspicion. We are going to vigorously defend David’s innocence,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.
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