Autopsy Confirms Celeste Rivas Hernandez Died From Multiple Penetrating Injuries as D4VD Is Charged

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner released Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s autopsy findings, ruling her death the result of multiple penetrating injuries to the torso (including a liver‑perforating wound and a left chest wound) and classifying it as homicide. Postmortem toxicology showed a low level of ethanol and presumptive positives for benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, and MDMA, though these did not appear to cause the death. The release follows the murder charge against D4VD (David Burke) and related counts tied to Rivas’ death, with authorities detailing the dismembered remains and Burke pleading not guilty as the case moves toward a preliminary hearing.