D4vd has been held without bail for killing a girl whose body was found in a Tesla

Musician David Burke, known as D4vd, was arrested Thursday in connection with the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, whose body was found in September 2025 in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles.

“Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division arrested David Burke, 21, who lives in Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas,” the LAPD said in a social media post. “Burke is being held without bail.”

In another episode, police said, “The case will be presented to the District Attorney’s office on Monday for review.”

As of Thursday, authorities had not publicly identified D4vd as a suspect in the case, although in February he was the subject of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation into Hernandez’s death.

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The Associated Press reported in February that Hernandez’s body was found decomposed in an abandoned Tesla registered to D4vd and driven out of the Hollywood Hills, citing court documents.

Prosecutors described the Houston-born singer as the target of a grand jury investigation that was unsealed on Jan. 15, seeking testimony from three of his relatives.

The Associated Press obtained the previously sealed documents, which were made public after the singer’s mother, father and brother filed a subpoena in Texas.

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Photos, intimate notes and flowers are among the items left at a memorial Thursday for slain teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez who was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood towpath on September 25, 2025 in Lake Elsinore, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The documents state: “The target may be involved in the commission of the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, including: One count of Murder.”

Hernandez’s body was found on September 8, a day after her 15th birthday. She was reported missing in 2024 as a 13-year-old seventh grader in her hometown of Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Authorities say she was 14 years old when she was killed, according to court documents.

The subpoena says investigators searching the 2023 Tesla Model Y at the tow truck found a cadaver bag “covered in insects and a strong odor of decay.”

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The D4vd singer was arrested in Los Angeles in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old girl who was found in the trunk of a Tesla, police said. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella)

“Detectives unzipped part of the bag and found a decomposed head and body,” the subpoena said. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene.

“When we removed the cadaver bag from the warehouse, it was discovered that the arms and legs had been removed from the body,” the document said. “A second black bag was found under the cadaver bag. When we opened the second bag, we found scattered body parts.”

The singer was on tour in America at the time and continued to perform after the body was found. He later canceled the remaining shows, as well as a planned European tour, as reports linking him to the case gained widespread attention.

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D4vd has built a following for Gen Z with his blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop. He gained popularity on TikTok in 2022 with “Romantic Homicide,” which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. He later signed with Darkroom and Interscope Records and released Petals to Thorns and The Lost Petals in 2023.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.