D4vd case: Gruesome photos surface as LA preliminary hearing opens for murder and abuse charges

At a Los Angeles preliminary hearing, prosecutors displayed grim photos of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s dismembered body found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. Burke is charged with murder and continuous sexual abuse; prosecutors allege he killed Hernandez in April 2025 after she threatened to reveal a years-long sexual relationship that began when she was 11, then dismembered the body with a chainsaw to destroy evidence. The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence to move to trial and is expected to last about four days.