{"id":2065414,"date":"2026-07-28T08:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065414"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:23:49","slug":"d4vd-to-face-murder-trial-over-the-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065414","title":{"rendered":"D4vd to face murder trial over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_d4vd_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">D4vd to face murder trial over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It comes after a five-day preliminary hearing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T09:23:49+01:00\">28th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_d4vd_getty_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"D4vd\" title=\"Court Arraignment Of Singer D4vd Charged With Capital Murder\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">D4vd looks on during his arraignment for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles CREDIT: Ted Soqui &#8211; Pool\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em><strong>Warning: this article contains distressing details<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A judge has ruled that D4vd will go on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence as the teenager\u2019s family attended court.<\/p>\n<p>D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) has been accused by prosecutors of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and dismembering her body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online. On April 20, he was charged with her murder.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty to murdering and sexually abusing the teen, whose remains had been found severely decomposed in the front boot of a Tesla registered to Burke last September.<\/p>\n<p>The singer is set to be charged on August 31 with the trial set to start within 90 days of that date.<\/p>\n<p>During the opening day of a preliminary hearing in the murder case on Tuesday (July 21), the court was shown a series of graphic and distressing photographs relating to the case, and Hernandez\u2019s parents were in attendance at the hearing. On that day, a homicide detective testified that Burke had purchased a body bag, chainsaws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online in the days after the victim\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that Burke stabbed Hernandez before dismembering her body with a chainsaw to cover up the murder following years of alleged sexual abuse. It is alleged that he killed the teenager because she had threatened to speak out about his relationship with a minor and ruin his music career.<\/p>\n<p>He has denied the charges, and told police that he did not know Hernandez was a minor. He also claimed to have only met the then-13-year-old once in person.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the hearing, it was heard that at least 11 air fresheners were found in D4vd\u2019s Tesla alongside the human remains of the 14-year-old, and also that his DNA was found on garbage bags related to the case.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, text messages between D4vd and Hernandez were read out, indicating she was pregnant and had an abortion more than a year before she was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence read in court yesterday (July 27) via <em>BBC News<\/em> showed threats Hernandez made to Burke on April 22, 2025, stemming from arguments about his friendship with another girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swear to GOD I will kill u\u201d, one expletive-laden text said, followed by a threat to strangle him and tell her dad lies about him. \u201ci will end ur career and ur life I will damage anything,\u201d the text went on.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Hernandez went to Burke\u2019s Hollywood home in an Uber he had sent to pick her up. Prosecutors alleged that Burke stabbed her once she arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled that evidence presented during the preliminary hearing provided probable cause for a trial.<\/p>\n<p>She found that prosecutors met the threshold for the charge of murder with special circumstances, including lying in wait, motive for financial gain and eliminating a witness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>d4vd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 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tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em><strong>Warning: this article contains distressing details<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A judge has ruled that D4vd will go on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence as the teenager\u2019s family attended court.<\/p>\n<p>D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) has been accused by prosecutors of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and dismembering her body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online. On April 20, he was charged with her murder.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty to murdering and sexually abusing the teen, whose remains had been found severely decomposed in the front boot of a Tesla registered to Burke last September.<\/p>\n<p>The singer is set to be charged on August 31 with the trial set to start within 90 days of that date.<\/p>\n<p>During the opening day of a preliminary hearing in the murder case on Tuesday (July 21), the court was shown a series of graphic and distressing photographs relating to the case, and Hernandez\u2019s parents were in attendance at the hearing. On that day, a homicide detective testified that Burke had purchased a body bag, chainsaws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online in the days after the victim\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that Burke stabbed Hernandez before dismembering her body with a chainsaw to cover up the murder following years of alleged sexual abuse. It is alleged that he killed the teenager because she had threatened to speak out about his relationship with a minor and ruin his music career.<\/p>\n<p>He has denied the charges, and told police that he did not know Hernandez was a minor. He also claimed to have only met the then-13-year-old once in person.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the hearing, it was heard that at least 11 air fresheners were found in D4vd\u2019s Tesla alongside the human remains of the 14-year-old, and also that his DNA was found on garbage bags related to the case.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, text messages between D4vd and Hernandez were read out, indicating she was pregnant and had an abortion more than a year before she was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence read in court yesterday (July 27) via <em>BBC News<\/em> showed threats Hernandez made to Burke on April 22, 2025, stemming from arguments about his friendship with another girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swear to GOD I will kill u\u201d, one expletive-laden text said, followed by a threat to strangle him and tell her dad lies about him. \u201ci will end ur career and ur life I will damage anything,\u201d the text went on.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Hernandez went to Burke\u2019s Hollywood home in an Uber he had sent to pick her up. Prosecutors alleged that Burke stabbed her once she arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled that evidence presented during the preliminary hearing provided probable cause for a trial.<\/p>\n<p>She found that prosecutors met the threshold for the charge of murder with special circumstances, including lying in wait, motive for financial gain and eliminating a witness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/d4vd-to-face-murder-trial-over-the-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas-hernandez-3959364&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_d4vd_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News D4vd to face murder trial over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez It comes after a five-day preliminary hearing By Damian Jones 28th July 2026 D4vd looks on during his arraignment for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on April 20, 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2065414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2065414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2065414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2065414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2065414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}