D4vd arrested for murder of teenage girl found in his car
Singer d4vd has been arrested for murder over the death of the teenager whose dismembered body was found in his Tesla.
Citing the Los Angeles Police Department, NBC News reported on Friday, April 17 that the 21-year-old star, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is being held without bail.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is set to review his case next week.
The teenage girl, identified as Celeste Hernandez, was first reported missing on April 15, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, California.
On Sept. 8 last year, her dismembered body was found wrapped in plastic in the front trunk of the singer’s Tesla. The vehicle was at a Hollywood impound lot.
Hernandez’s body was discovered when a call was placed to the police regarding foul odors coming from an abandoned Tesla in Hollywood Hills. Investigators later revealed the car had been in the tow yard for several days before the odors were reported.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office found Hernandez’s body to be “severely decomposed.” It would need more time to determine the cause of death.
Eerie connections
Since the discovery of her body, connections between her and d4vd have cropped up.
New York Post reported that in 2023, fan chatrooms were abuzz with rumors about d4vd dating a teenage girl named Celeste. Social media users also said that around the same time, D4vd made a track, unreleased, that includes a mention of the name “Celeste” twice.
According to TMZ, Hernandez’s mother said that before her daughter went missing, the teen had been dating a man named David.
Another connection is a tattoo that reads “Shhh”—both Hernandez and d4vd have it on their right index fingers.
d4vd, whose hit Romantic Homicide was released in 2022, was in the middle of his US tour for his first album Withered when Hernandez’s body was found.
D4vd and his camp have yet to comment on his arrest.
