CA- Body (IDd as Celeste Rivas Hernandez) found in vehicle at Hollywood tow yard, abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd – 8 September 2025 #2

[Born2BWild]

I must admit I stopped following this one for a while but does SF now work for Celeste's family? I know initially he was retained by the property owner but his continued involvement doesn't appear to be about safeguarding the value of that property.

Also DO we know that Celest was dismembered? Because I thought that was disputed by LE?

ETA I have now read portions of the grand jury doc. So she was indeed dismembered but the body parts were all located in the frunk.

Still wishing I knew what SF's dog in the fight was, aside from self promotion that is. JMO

I think (IMO) that Steve the PI has become morally/ethically involved in this case, just as we do, that a 13/14 year old girl has been discarded so callously and is shocked that justice for CR seems to be muted.

I salute him!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Court documents filed in Texas reveal LAPD detectives and LA County prosecutors sought to force the father, mother, and brother of pop singer D4vd to testify before a grand jury investigating the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found inside a Tesla sedan that was impounded and brought to a tow yard.

D4vd, who's real name is David Burke, is suspected of murdering Rivas Hernandez, according to newly unsealed records that had been sent to the Texas court, in order to compel the testimony of Burke's parents and brother.

Court documents reveal new details in Celeste Rivas murder case

Warning: The content below contains a graphic description of a child’s death. Court documents filed in Texas reveal LAPD detectives and LA County prosecutors sought to force the father, mother, and brother of pop singer D4vd to testify before a grand jury investigating the death of 14-year-old...

www.nbclosangeles.com

 

[AnyNameIWish]

I think (IMO) that Steve the PI has become morally/ethically involved in this case, just as we do, that a 13/14 year old girl has been discarded so callously and is shocked that justice for CR seems to be muted.

I salute him!

Steve has said he works for the homeowner of the mansion on Vireo.

The family of Celeste has not made public announcements since her funeral. There appears to still be a memorial set up near the house on the fence with Hello Kitty memorabilia but that's all I know..

 

[TwinkieDefense]

Feb 25, 2026 article

https://www.ozarksfirst.com/entertainment-news/ap-singer-d4vd-is-target-in-investigation-of-killing-of-girl-whose-body-was-found-in-car-in-hollywood/

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The documents say the “Target may be involved in having committed the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, to wit: One count of Murder.”

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[mickey2942]

I wonder what the story is, if this was accidental? Premeditated? Probably we will never know the truth.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

I wonder what the story is, if this was accidental? Premeditated? Probably we will never know the truth.

I mean the document today says....

That there is now pending in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles the
above-entitled Grand Jury Investigation by the State of Califomia against Target David Burke("Target") wherein Target may be involved in having committed the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, to wit: One count of Muder, in violation of Penal Code...

Murder.... so.. Definitely not accidental. Looks like they've taken that off the table.

This is from the dropbox drive shared by Steve Fisher Investigation.

 

[Luna20]

I mean the document today says....

That there is now pending in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles the
above-entitled Grand Jury Investigation by the State of Califomia against Target David Burke("Target") wherein Target may be involved in having committed the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, to wit: One count of Muder, in violation of Penal Code...

Murder.... so.. Definitely not accidental. Looks like they've taken that off the table.

This is from the dropbox drive shared by Steve Fisher Investigation.

She may have refused his advances and he got angry. Why else would he put her head in the glove box?

Or maybe someone retaliated against him by killing her and putting her body parts in his car?

Either have elements of rage.

 

[iamshadow21]

She may have refused his advances and he got angry. Why else would he put her head in the glove box?

Or maybe someone retaliated against him by killing her and putting her body parts in his car?

Either have elements of rage.

The idea that 'she must have made him angry' is so offensive. For one, he's an adult, he should be able to handle rejection without murdering someone. Secondly, she's fourteen. He shouldn't even be contemplating having sex with her anyway.

Whatever she did or said is irrelevant. This is all, one hundred percent, about HIS choices and actions. And if education on domestic violence has taught us anything, it's that the abuser is always in control of their actions.

The idea that someone did it to him is not really plausible, they'd need access to his keycard and the expectation that he'd discover it and do something other than just move the car occasionally to try to avoid it being towed. Why would someone keep a dead body they weren't responsible for?

MOO

 

[Luna20]

The idea that 'she must have made him angry' is so offensive. For one, he's an adult, he should be able to handle rejection without murdering someone. Secondly, she's fourteen. He shouldn't even be contemplating having sex with her anyway.

Whatever she did or said is irrelevant. This is all, one hundred percent, about HIS choices and actions. And if education on domestic violence has taught us anything, it's that the abuser is always in control of their actions.

The idea that someone did it to him is not really plausible, they'd need access to his keycard and the expectation that he'd discover it and do something other than just move the car occasionally to try to avoid it being towed. Why would someone keep a dead body they weren't responsible for?

MOO

It is offensive but he is diabolical. He wasn’t a wholesome guy working on music in his parents home; his lyrics are disgusting. He apparently thought that he reached fame and everyone should worship him. Controlling men murder for being shunned. Kohberger is an example of that.

Why would anyone keep a dead body period? Responsible for or not.

 

[mickey2942]

It is offensive but he is diabolical. He wasn’t a wholesome guy working on music in his parents home; his lyrics are disgusting. He apparently thought that he reached fame and everyone should worship him. Controlling men murder for being shunned. Kohberger is an example of that.

Why would anyone keep a dead body period? Responsible for or not.

Developmentally, I don't see David as being more than a teen himself. Oops, killed her, I will probably get in trouble, I will just put her in the car for now. And he just avoided dealing with it.

Not unlike 16 year old who killed his step sister, Anna Kepner, he just put her body in a fold up sofa. Like that is going to "hide" anything.

If nothing else, it really does demonstrate that teen brains are not yet fully developed. Geez, it is like asking who ate all of the pizza? I dunno....whatever...

 

[Luna20]

Developmentally, I don't see David as being more than a teen himself. Oops, killed her, I will probably get in trouble, I will just put her in the car for now. And he just avoided dealing with it.

Not unlike 16 year old who killed his step sister, Anna Kepner, he just put her body in a fold up sofa. Like that is going to "hide" anything.

If nothing else, it really does demonstrate that teen brains are not yet fully developed. Geez, it is like asking who ate all of the pizza? I dunno....whatever...

Development is an issue that can result in poor judgement for kids his age. Killing and chopping a body is beyond that. His rough lifestyle, the people he chose to be around, and I assume that he was taking drugs. Fame under those circumstances is never a good thing.

Why wouldn’t he dispose of the body instead of incriminating himself?

 

[Strangeworld]

She may have refused his advances and he got angry. Why else would he put her head in the glove box?

Or maybe someone retaliated against him by killing her and putting her body parts in his car?

Either have elements of rage.

This is the first I've heard of her head found in the glove box, is this true?

 

[HollyHunter9]

I think (IMO) that Steve the PI has become morally/ethically involved in this case, just as we do, that a 13/14 year old girl has been discarded so callously and is shocked that justice for CR seems to be muted.

I salute him!

I agree!! I think SF is horrified (like the rest of us) that a 14 year old girl was lured from home, possibly SA and then murdered and hacked up into pieces and put into the boot of a car and forgotten about and 6 months later there is still NO arrest!!

Sf is keeping this in the news and I commend him for doing so. At least someone is!

This whole case makes me feel sick. That poor girl.

And for anyone still thinking it might be accident or OD...surely if that were the case it would've been easier to dump her down skid row...police find her..a run away who OD'd...case closed. But to remove her head, arms and legs...buy cadaver bags, buy an incinerator...speaks volumes of what really happened (IMO).

As for his family petitioning the courts to NOT testify at the grand jury.. their reason in court paperwork (according to law&crime link below) was because they didn't know what it was about??? Ermmm your famous son had a dismembered 14 year old in his trunk? And you didn't know? And yet they moved all of D4vd assets and properties into his mother's name less than 2 weeks after her body was discovered...right, but you didn't know anything though huh??
Absolute pieces of garbage all of them!

 

[tlcya]

She may have refused his advances and he got angry. Why else would he put her head in the glove box?

Or maybe someone retaliated against him by killing her and putting her body parts in his car?

Either have elements of rage.

I thought her head was still attached to her torso and located in the front trunk in a cadaver bag and her limbs were also in the front trunk although in another bag? First I am hearing of head in glove box?