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Mercedes Martinez and Jesus Rivas are also suing D4vd’s mother and managers, accusing them of negligence

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is calling for the singer D4vd to face the death penalty after a Los Angeles judge ordered him to stand trial in the killing of the 14-year-old, whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla last year

D4vd, who was born David Anthony Burke, is charged with killing the teenager, whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of a Tesla car registered to his address on 8 September 2025

It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke

Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Ferrel testified about damning text message communications Monday as Burke's week-long preliminary hearing neared an end, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported

The 21-year-old singer, whose legal name is David Burke, is accused of killing the girl after she threatened to expose their relationship and damage his lucrative career as a rising music star

Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, “lewd and lascivious acts” with a child under 14, and mutilation of human remains

Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges that include first-degree murder, “lewd and lascivious acts” with a child under the age of 14, and the mutilation of human remains

The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances

The autopsy performed on the dismembered body found in a Tesla in the Hollywood Hills had been sealed by a court order in the investigation that led to murder charges for singer D4vd

Los Angeles County officials are investigating whether more than a dozen employees at the Department of Medical Examiner, commonly known as the coroner’s office, accessed confidential files without authorization following leaks of graphic details surrounding the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Court filing claims D4vd created a digital trail following alleged murder of Celeste Rivas

The pressure on law enforcement to solve the case intensified once it emerged that the car was registered to David Burke, a rising indie-pop singer with a huge Gen Z following who performs as D4vd

D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found in the trunk of the musician’s apparently abandoned Tesla in a Hollywood tow lot last September

The report also shows there were presumptive positives for benzodiazepines and methamphetamine/MDMA in Celeste's system

There it sat for three more days until a yard worker walking past the vehicle caught a whiff of the unmistakable smell of death

His arrest came months after Rivas's remains were discovered in the front trunk of a Tesla that had been impounded at a Hollywood tow yard

The body of Rivas Hernandez was found in an abandoned Tesla registered to Burke on 8 September 2025, just one day after she would have turned 15