Los Angeles Police Division detectives arrested 21-year-old singer David Burke, identified professionally as D4vd, on Thursday for the homicide of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas. Authorities maintain him with out bail because the case heads to the Los Angeles County District Legal professional’s workplace on Monday.
Movie star Connections to the Arrest
Investigators apprehended D4vd at a Hollywood Hills rental property beforehand owned by actress Sandra Bullock. The four-bedroom dwelling, inbuilt 1942, modified fingers a number of occasions: Bullock bought it in 2001 for $1.48 million and bought it in 2018 for $2.9 million. Latest listings present it rents for $17,500 per thirty days.
Jimmy Kimmel, a close-by resident, encountered the scene whereas driving dwelling round 8 p.m. Police had closed the street for a search however allowed locals to entry their properties, enabling Kimmel to go by way of the roadblock.
Sufferer’s Stays and Investigation Particulars
Celeste Rivas’s decomposed stays surfaced in September 2025 contained in the entrance trunk of a Tesla SUV registered to D4vd’s Texas handle. The automobile, deserted on a Hollywood avenue for over 72 hours, was impounded at a neighborhood tow yard. Employees seen a foul odor and alerted police on September 8.
Examiners discovered Rivas dismembered, along with her head and torso in a cadaver bag. She wore black leggings, a tube high, a yellow metallic chain bracelet, and stud earrings. The county medical expert famous extreme decomposition, indicating she died properly earlier than discovery, shortly after her fifteenth birthday.
Rivas, from Lake Elsinore, vanished in spring 2024 at age 13 after leaving dwelling. Her household reported her lacking a number of occasions that 12 months, together with mentions of her relationship somebody named ‘David.’ Buddies confirmed frequent sightings of Rivas and D4vd collectively, suggesting a romantic relationship. The pair shared matching ‘Sshhh’ tattoos on their proper index fingers.
Authorized Proceedings and Proof
Courtroom paperwork named D4vd a suspect in February. A grand jury probe launched in mid-November, with testimony from his managers and buddy Neo Langston. Prosecutors petitioned for his dad and mom to testify, labeling him a ‘goal’ within the homicide.
In September, police executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills residence linked to D4vd, seizing a pc. Neighbors reported the Tesla moved a number of occasions within the prior months earlier than its abandonment on Bluebird Avenue.
D4vd’s authorized workforce insists on his innocence: ‘There was no indictment returned by any grand jury on this case and no prison criticism filed. David has solely been detained below suspicion. We are going to vigorously defend David’s innocence.’
Rivas’s mom described her daughter relationship an unfamiliar ‘David.’
D4vd’s Rise and Scrutiny
D4vd gained fame in 2022 through viral TikTok tracks, resulting in collaborations with artists like SZA and Kali Uchis. He toured on the time of the physique’s discovery, however canceled dates afterward. Lyrics from his hit ‘Romantic Murder’ drew consideration: ‘At the back of my thoughts, I killed you… And I did not even remorse it.’
The LAPD’s Theft-Murder Division leads the investigation.
