The saga surrounding the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and the investigation into musical artist David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, has moved from public speculation to the shocking realm of digital confessions. This video details a tidal wave of alleged leaks—an unreleased song, private Discord messages, and purported call transcripts—that, when mapped against the grisly facts of the crime, paint a terrifying picture of premeditation and cynical cover-up. The sheer overlap between the alleged details and the physical evidence has convinced much of the public that these leaks are not mere rumors but a chilling, step-by-step blueprint of a homicide.

The nightmare began for Celeste’s family on April 5, 2024, the last day she was seen. According to her brother, Matthew, she left to go to the movies in Lake Elsinore but never came home. Her final message was a Snapchat claiming she was heading to Los Angeles for a “cool opportunity” with a well-known singer. Over a year later, on September 8, 2025, her badly decomposed and dismembered remains were discovered inside the front trunk (frunk) of a Black Tesla Model 3 that had been impounded after sitting abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for over a month.

The Leaked Confession Song: “Celeste”

The definitive piece of alleged evidence came on September 17, 2025, the same day Celeste’s remains were officially identified. An unreleased demo track titled “Celeste” suddenly leaked online. Recorded in a Hollywood studio in December 2023, four months before Celeste vanished, the 2-minute, 47-second track is being widely interpreted as a confession in disguise.

The lyrics sent shock waves through the fan community:

In the bridge, David allegedly calls her out by name: “Celeste the girl with my name tattooed on her chest.” This was immediately connected to Celeste Rivas’s distinctive shush finger tattoo, which D4vd himself later allegedly copied and inked onto his own finger months after her disappearance.
The line “smell her on my clothes like cigarettes” was horrifically linked to the reports from tow yard workers who claimed the stench coming from the abandoned Tesla was “foul and unforgettable.”
The overall low-fi, dark, and emotional tone of the track made it sound like a “confession to something heavy on tape,” making the title and the subject matter too chilling to dismiss as coincidence.

Discord Messages: A Blueprint for Murder

Even more damning were alleged screenshots from D4vd’s private fan Discord channel, “David’s Pets.” These messages, which surfaced between March and August 2024, claim to show D4vd coordinating the cover-up and bragging about the crime.

The most shocking alleged screenshot, dated April 10, 2024 (days after Celeste vanished), reads:

“Celeste flipped out last night had to calm her permanent wrapped her tight in the FR plastic from Amazon park it in Hollywood Hills let it sit till towed no tickets on it yet.”

The detail that Celeste’s remains were discovered inside a black duffel bag in the Tesla’s frunk, “tightly wrapped in plastic,” lined up almost perfectly with this alleged message. The statement “wrapped her tight in the FR plastic” sounded, to many, like a detailed blueprint for what really happened. When someone in the chat allegedly pushed back, D4vd reportedly shot back: “Tour alibi covers me send $1,000 each for silence she’s gone quiet forever now.”

This confirmed a key theory: that D4vd had intentionally abandoned the Tesla in the Hollywood Hills, banking on the car being towed for unpaid tickets (which it was), and that he was using his concert tour as a built-in alibi while the evidence—Celeste’s body—sat hidden and decomposing in the abandoned vehicle.

Call Transcripts and Hush Money

The story grew darker with the leak of alleged call transcripts. One transcript, dated April 11, 2024, reportedly captured a 28-minute call where D4vd allegedly said:

“Yo Celeste wouldn’t stop texting threats had to end it quick choke hold in the car now she’s packed smells already drive the Tesla to Hills tomorrow leave keys under Matt towyard handles the rest body rots quiet.”

This message hit fans hard because investigators have hinted that strangulation is being considered as the cause of death. Furthermore, the final location and manner of disposal—abandoning the Tesla in the Hollywood Hills to be hauled away by a tow yard—matched the leak exactly.

A later transcript from July 2024 allegedly captured him bragging: “Law she silenced eternal trunk tomb no traces brag to the song but fans too dumb paid to forget now it’s my best plot.” The phrase “trunk tomb” and the notion of bragging in his music convinced listeners that he was not just admitting to the crime but celebrating his perceived cleverness in concealing it. The paper trail, too, was allegedly exposed, with payment app screenshots showing over $8,000 sent out with notes like “For the Celeste things stay silent.”

The Betrayal and the “Takeout Bump”

D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, rose to fame quickly, recording tracks in his sister’s closet in Houston, Texas, and topping charts by age 20. His breakthrough hit, “Romantic Homicide,” which includes the line, “I don’t love you but I still act like I do,” was initially seen as an anthem for disillusionment. Now, it is dissected as a possible confession hidden in plain sight.

The public reaction has been brutal, with hashtags like #d4vdleaks and #justiceforCeleste pulling in billions of views. At first, streams of “Romantic Homicide” dropped by 40% as boycotts spread. But then, a bizarre phenomenon known as the “takeout bump” occurred, with streams spiking by over 300% as morbidly curious listeners turned into amateur detectives, digging through his lyrics for hidden clues.

While D4vd’s team has rushed to shut everything down, issuing denials that categorize the leaks as “coincidental art twisted into lies,” the LAPD has not dismissed the evidence. The fact that the timing, location, and the precise manner in which the body was wrapped all align with the alleged digital communications is too much for the public to ignore. His reputation and career are already in ruins in the court of public opinion.

As of September 18, 2025, D4vd has not been formally charged, but he remains locked in as a person of interest in an active homicide case. The court of public opinion has already slammed its gavel, convinced that the digital receipts—from a leaked song to private chats—prove that the “wholesome” star’s clean image was nothing more than camouflage for one of the industry’s darkest scandals.