It’s the sort of case that has social media doing double takes and scrolling back for context. When the names D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez appear in the identical headline, the small print only appear to grow more unsettling. And now, fresh allegations from prosecutors are adding much more weight to an already disturbing timeline.
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Alleged Final Hours Before Celeste’s Disappearance Revealed In Court
According to a newly released preliminary hearing transient, prosecutors are laying out a chilling timeline they are saying connects D4vd to the death of Hernandez. They allege he arranged for an Uber to bring her to his home on April 23, 2025, where she was last seen alive. In accordance with court documents, tensions between the 2 had escalated the night before. Moreover, text messages allegedly showed a heated exchange that prosecutors describe as a turning point of their relationship.
Within the filing, Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman shared details from the text messages. Prosecutors say this language helps frame the alleged motive behind the events that followed:
“[Hernandez] became extremely upset and threatened to reveal damaging details about her relationship with defendant to finish his profession and destroy his life,” Silverman claimed.
D4vd’s Alleged Violent Acts And Cover-Up Detailed In Filing
In the filing, prosecutors claim D4vd “stabbed the victim to death multiple times.” Additionally it is revealed that he remained present as she bled out, before allegedly attempting to hide what happened. They further allege he placed her body in an inflatable pool “to stop the blood from spilling onto his garage floor.” Repeatedly, he then used a chainsaw and other tools to dismember her stays nearly two weeks later. Investigators say fragments of plastic found with the stays matched an inflatable pool allegedly purchased under a fake name.
Alleged Digital Cover-Up And Grim Discovery In Tesla Trunk
The transient also states Burke allegedly tried to cover his tracks digitally. It was revealed that he sent texts and made calls to Celeste’s phone after prosecutors imagine she had already died. Prosecutors claim that this was seemingly an try and make it appear she was still alive.
As previously reported, her stays were later discovered in two separate bags contained in the trunk of his Tesla after police responded to reports of a foul odor coming from the vehicle in September 2025—only a day after what would have been her fifteenth birthday. Burke, who has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and continuous sexual abuse of a toddler under 14, is currently being held without bail as prosecutors say they’re reviewing an in depth amount of evidence ahead of his rescheduled preliminary hearing on May 26.
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