Celeste Hernandez

📍 Location

📝 Description

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 15-year-old from Lake Elsinore, California who had been reported missing in 2024, was found deceased on September 8, 2025 inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to rapper D4VD (David Anthony Burke) in a Hollywood Hills tow yard. The body was heavily decomposed and dismembered, and investigators believe the death is a homicide. Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division is leading the investigation. D4VD has been named a suspect by authorities; no charges have been filed as of December 13, 2025. A court-ordered hold has restricted autopsy details. A search warrant at a Hollywood Hills home connected to D4VD was executed on September 19, 2025, and investigators recovered items including electronics. The Tesla was ticketed for parking violations on August 27, 2025, and impounded on September 5, 2025; the discovery occurred when a tow yard worker noticed a foul odor on September 8, 2025. The victim weighed 71 pounds and had a 'Shhh' tattoo on a finger, according to the Medical Examiner. The case remains open and ongoing.

🔍 Circumstances

Missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024; last contact reportedly May 2024; body discovered September 8, 2025, inside the trunk of D4VD's Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard after a worker detected a foul odor; body contained in a bag; car was impounded after being parked on a Hollywood street; detectives retraced movements and executed a search warrant September 19, 2025 at a Hollywood Hills home connected to D4VD; cause of death deferred; homicide investigation ongoing; D4VD considered a suspect; no charges filed by December 2025.

👤 Physical Description

Victim: Celeste Rivas Hernandez, female, 15 years old at time of death; tattoo on a finger reading 'Shhh'; reported weight 71 pounds; height and other identifying details not publicly confirmed.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Cause of death remains deferred by the medical examiner; court-ordered hold restricts release of autopsy details; D4VD (David Burke) identified as a suspect; investigators recovered electronic items during a Sept 19, 2025 search of a Hollywood Hills residence; the car had a ticket on August 27, 2025 and was impounded on September 5, 2025; body found September 8, 2025 inside a bag in the car's front trunk.

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