The discovery made on September 8, 2025, in a Hollywood tow yard ripped a shocking hole in the carefully constructed image of rising musical artist David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. What began as a routine tow of an abandoned Tesla quickly became one of the most disturbing entertainment scandals in recent history when the severely decomposed, dismembered body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the car’s front trunk. The investigation that followed would not just uncover a crime scene but allegedly expose years of systematic grooming, manipulation, and ultimately, murder, hidden behind the mask of a wholesome, “churchgoing” star.

The final piece of damning evidence, as detailed in this video, was D4vd’s own driver’s license, allegedly found inside the Tesla, definitively tying the abandoned vehicle and the horror within to the artist.

The Victim and the Horrific Discovery

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was just days shy of her 15th birthday when her remains were positively identified. She was a regular teenager who loved Hello Kitty and had been reported missing multiple times since she first disappeared permanently in April 2024, when she was 13 or 14 years old. The state of her body, which was “chopped up” and “wrapped up in a bag like yesterday’s garbage,” was so poor that it took medical examiners over a week to use dental records and a distinctive tattoo for identification.

The vehicle, which was registered to D4vd, had been abandoned and moved around the Hollywood Hills for nearly three weeks before finally being towed on September 5th. The chilling detail that D4vd’s manager was renting a $20,000-a-month Hollywood Hills mansion right “around the corner” from where the Tesla was found intensified the scrutiny; the artist had allegedly dumped a body “in his own backyard”.

The Blueprint of Grooming and Exploitation

The most disturbing allegations center on the timeline of the alleged relationship, which began when Celeste was a child. According to her mother’s statement to TMZ, Celeste was dating a guy named David before she vanished. Internet sleuths and private investigators traced the alleged contact back to 2022, and possibly as early as when Celeste was 11 or 12 years old, likely meeting on a gaming platform like Roblox. D4vd was around 17 or 18 at the time, establishing a gross and legally compromising power imbalance.

The evidence that emerged built a shocking pattern of connection:

Matching Tattoos: Celeste was identified by a distinctive shush tattoo on her right index finger. Chillingly, D4vd reportedly had the exact same matching tattoo on his hand, suggesting an intimate, twisted connection far beyond a typical fan/artist relationship.
Geographical Footprint: A photograph surfaced showing D4vd in a parking lot just five minutes from Celeste’s family home in Lake Elsinore, 70 miles away from his own bougie LA residence. This suggested he was specifically seeking her out in her working-class neighborhood.
The Final Drive: Celeste’s own brother provided the devastating detail that the last time the family saw her alive, she left to see a movie with a person named David in the exact same Black Tesla that later became her tomb.

A Serial Killer’s Diary Set to Music

Perhaps the most visceral and disturbing pieces of evidence were allegedly hidden in D4vd’s own artistic output—music that now sounds less like heartbroken expression and more like a macabre confession.

“Romantic Homicide” Confession: His 2022 hit single “Romantic Homicide” took on a sinister new meaning. The song, which was released on Celeste’s birthday, contains the line: “in the back of my mind you died and I didn’t even regret it”. What fans once took as edgy artistic metaphor now sounded like a direct, premeditated admission.
The Unreleased Track “Celeste”: An unreleased track, titled “Celeste,” was leaked in December 2023. Its lyrics described a girl with his name tattooed on her chest and revealed intimate details of their relationship, making it clear the connection was not platonic or distant.
The “Seven Years” Roadmap: His 2022 song “Decide” contained the lyrics: “Save Your Tears seven years”. Given the alleged age gap, this line was horrifyingly interpreted by investigators as a literal roadmap for grooming—the time it would take for an 11-year-old to reach the legal age of 18.

Further investigation suggested that Celeste may have become pregnant, with Discord messages indicating she was due to give birth in March 2025. This, the video theorizes, could have provided a powerful motive for murder, as a baby would have made it impossible to continue hiding the illegal relationship.

The Fallout and Demand for Justice

The discovery led to a rapid industry exodus from D4vd. While his camp released a “weak-ass statement” claiming he was cooperating while continuing his tour, the music world moved fast.

Career Annihilation: Brands like Crocs and Hollister dropped his contracts “quicker than a hot plate,” and his label, Innercope, along with partners, halted promotion of his upcoming album. His entire US and European tour was canceled.
Public Opinion: Even staunch supporters, like streamer Jason Leween, publicly retracted their defense of the artist and unfollowed him on social media, admitting they were defending him “before all the new evidence came out”.
The FBI Raid: On September 17, 2025, LAPD’s robbery homicide division finally executed a raid on the $20,000-a-month Hollywood Hills rental. Investigators left with computers and electronics, testing for blood evidence that might connect the location to Celeste’s murder.

The community of Celeste’s hometown of Lake Elsinore rallied, holding vigils and launching the #JusticeForCeleste campaign, demanding accountability for a crime they believe was enabled by celebrity and exploitation. As of the time of the video, an arrest was delayed, pending the complete autopsy and toxicology results needed for the most severe murder charges.

The D4vd case is a profound and tragic lesson in the dark side of fame, where a clean public image was allegedly used as “camouflage” for predatory behavior. The ultimate truth, exposed by the decomposing body in his own car, is that the wholesome, faith-based image the artist had cultivated was nothing but a front for something much darker underneath. The streets had exposed the predator, and now, the community awaits the justice the system is compelled to serve.