New Details Emerge About The Arrest Of Singer D4vd In The Killing Of Teenage Girl

Details are emerging astir nan apprehension of nan musician known arsenic D4vd successful nan 2025 slaying of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez successful Hollywood.

David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody soon aft 4:30 p.m. successful Hollywood and booked astatine LAPD’s 77th Street jailhouse hours later.

Images, posted connected social media, show members of nan Robbery Homicide and Gang and Narcotics divisions approaching a location connected a tree-lined thoroughfare wearing tactical cogwheel and carrying rifles. The roadworthy sits disconnected of Sunset Boulevard connected a celebrity-filled lane wherever nan likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Blunt person lived and wherever Jimmy Kimmel erstwhile described himself arsenic nan vicinity watch captain.

On Thursday day a convoy of LAPD vehicles proceeded up nan constrictive avenue blocking entree to nan roadworthy connected either broadside of nan property. At immoderate constituent aft 4:30 p.m. detectives pinch Robbery Homicide Division and heavy equipped members of nan Gang and Narcotics Division, who specialize successful high-profile arrests, moved successful and banged loudly connected nan main door, announcing they are LAPD and location for David Burke, amended known arsenic D4vd, and ordered him to travel retired and surrender.

The vocalist surrendered and was formally arrested astatine 5 p.m

In 1 image from nan arrest, an serviceman appears to usage a handheld battering ram to unit introduction into nan beforehand gross of nan home.

Burke is being held without bail and nan lawsuit will beryllium presented to nan L.A. County territory attorney’s agency connected Monday for filing consideration, according to LAPD. Burke’s attorneys, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter, released a associated connection aft his arrest, saying, “Let america beryllium clear — nan existent grounds successful this lawsuit will show that David Burke did not execution Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not nan origin of her death.”

Authorities person released nary specifications astir nan grounds that led to nan arrest.

David Anthony Burke performing.

(Cyril Zingaro / Associated Press)

Timeline of case

Aug. 27: L.A. parking officials first summons a Tesla successful a Hollywood Hills vicinity that immoderate residents worried had been abandoned.

Sept. 8: A girl’s severely decomposed assemblage was recovered successful nan Tesla registered to D4vd astatine Hollywood Tow aft it was impounded. Someone had noticed a foul odor coming from nan conveyance and detectives arrived astatine nan tow gait to investigate.

Sept. 18: Detectives served a hunt warrant astatine D4vd’s location successful an upscale vicinity connected Doheny Drive, northbound of Sunset Boulevard. Law enforcement sources pinch knowledge of nan lawsuit but not authorized to speak publically said nan detective received various items, including electronics and computers. Police opportunity nan vocalist is cooperating.

Sept. 21: A memorial is held successful nan Lake Elsinore vicinity of nan victim, Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Mid-November: The Los Angeles territory attorney’s agency convened a concealed investigative expansive assemblage to perceive evidence, including grounds from witnesses.

Nov. 21: Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner received a tribunal bid to seal autopsy results and immoderate archiving successful Celeste’s decease astatine nan petition of a Los Angeles constabulary detective.

Feb. 12: A cardinal expansive assemblage witnesser was brought backmost to L.A. from Montana to testify. A swarm of constabulary officers apprehended nan witnesser astatine his mother’s residence successful Helena, Mont., aft he grounded to look successful a Los Angeles County criminal proceeding. L.A. County jailhouse issued nan warrant, officials said.

Feb. 23: Documents show D4vd is nan “target” of a Los Angeles County criminal assemblage investigation into Celeste’s death. The records besides uncover that her “arms and legs had been severed from nan body.”

April 16: Singer D4vd was arrested connected suspicion of execution successful relationship to Celeste’s death.

Photographs, friendly notes and flowers, among different items, near astatine a memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Who is D4vd?

Burke was raised successful Houston and has collaborated pinch musicians Kali Uchis, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, Laufey and 21 Savage. He besides created an anthem for nan crippled “Fortnite.”

In August, he started a nationalist circuit promoting his debut medium “Withered.” He performed successful Boston, Montreal and Toronto successful precocious August and successful early September had stops successful Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis. The circuit was paused aft his sanction was linked to Celeste‘s case.

The Withered world circuit includes themes of decease and remembrance. Fans entering Burke’s show were greeted by a casket and impermanent book, wherever they could salary condolences to a characteristic Burke sometimes reprises successful his performances and euphony videos. Part of that character’s azygous includes a garment covered successful bloody handprints and a blindfold.

“Withered” was released connected Darkroom and Interscope Records successful April. The medium charted astatine No. 13 connected nan Billboard 200 and has much than 521 cardinal streams connected Spotify.

In September, Celeste‘s decomposing assemblage was found.

According to a expansive assemblage lawsuit that was portion of a ineligible situation revenge by nan singer’s family successful Texas, erstwhile constabulary opened up nan Tesla trunk, they recovered “a achromatic cadaver container covered pinch insects and a beardown odor of decay” inside. Investigators had been granted a hunt warrant to look successful nan conveyance Sept. 8 aft a tow gait worker noticed a rotting smell emanating from nan vehicle.

According to nan document, detectives partially unzipped nan container and recovered “a decomposed caput and torso.”

Who is Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

Celeste Rivas Hernandez lived successful nan suburb of Lake Elsinore but had connections to Hollywood, nan euphony segment and vocalist D4vd.

Last September, nan Los Angeles Police Department announced her decomposing assemblage had been recovered wrong nan trunk of a Tesla owned by nan singer. The conveyance was recovered parked connected a thoroughfare wherever D4vd was renting a home.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said Celeste was declared dormant connected Sept. 8, 1 time aft her 15th birthday. But authorities judge she had been dormant for weeks earlier she was discovered.

How Celeste met Burke remains unclear. Law enforcement sources acquainted pinch nan investigation opportunity they met online. Burke gained an online pursuing by posting “Fortnite” clips to YouTube and pivoted to making his ain music. He was signed to a grounds explanation by 2022.

Celeste, a first-generation girl of migrant parents from El Salvador, attended Lakeland Village School.

People successful Lake Elsinore said she was a emblematic teenager.

She visited nan area shop almost each time pinch her friends, wearing a backpack and her accustomed long, curly achromatic hair. She sewage candy, soda and Takis. She was a acquainted look to neighbors and section business owners.

But she had tally distant from location respective times, and that sparked worries from friends and family.

There was an affectional memorial successful her grant adjacent her location successful September.