D4vd Case: Did the singer buy tickets for Celeste Rivas to travel to Texas and London? New evidence emerges at hearing
Singer D4vd’s case made headlines again on Tuesday, July 21, when he appeared in court. Los Angeles, californiafor his preliminary hearing on charges in the April 2025 murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
While the singer insisted he didn’t know Celeste Rivas, detectives said on the first day of the hearing that he bought tickets for himself and the 14-year-old boy to travel to Texas and London, England. But that was just a small part of a series of “horrifying” evidence presented at Tuesday’s hearing.
Detectives and homicide investigators appeared before a judge inside a courtroom and shared a series of photos of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body, which was found in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla in a Los Angeles parking lot.
Hernandez’s body was discovered by the Los Angeles Police Department on September 8 and was discovered several months later. murderThe Los Angeles Police Department said the incident occurred on April 23, 2025. The investigation lasted for several months until murder charges were laid against the 21-year-old musician in April this year.
D4vd (pronounced David), whose real name is David Burke, has pleaded not guilty. A trial date for the 21-year-old has not yet been set.
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Detectives claim D4vd purchased Hernandez’s tickets
Los Angeles Police Department detectives who testified at a preliminary hearing on Tuesday said their investigation revealed that D4vd purchased plane tickets for himself and Celeste Rivas Hernandez to Texas and London. NewsNation reporter Brian Entine reports that the Los Angeles Police Department discovered the tickets during a search of his home.
Entin said In addition to the tickets, an unopened Amazon box was discovered that was purchased by D4vd under the pseudonym Victoria Mendez. Inside the box is a mini crematorium where everything can be burned to ashes.
This evidence, particularly the ticket, has become critical in establishing the link between Hernandez and D4vd.
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The gruesome details of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body
Brian Entin also provided details during the break after the first session. This was a closed hearing and no live tweets or broadcasts were allowed. Entin said Hernandez was found with his limbs severed. Fingers cut, face unrecognizable – all in separate trash bags.
“We knew this was going to be horrific, and there were a lot of details we hadn’t heard, and it was,” Entin said. “They kept showing pictures of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body.
