D4vd Case Takes Turn as Grisly Details Emerge in Court Docs

Editor’s note: The information in this article was taken from publicly filed court documents. Some readers may find the details disturbing.

Gruesome details have surfaced in newly unsealed court documents about the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teenager whose body was found in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

The filing was made public through a Texas court after the singer’s family members challenged subpoenas ordering them to travel to Los Angeles to appear before a grand jury on Feb. 11.

Private investigator Steve Fischer posted the documents to his X account on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

Rivas’ body was found on Sept. 8, 2025, after Los Angeles police officers were summoned to a tow yard in Hollywood about a strong odor coming from an impounded Tesla.

The court documents say after obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, detectives found a “black cadaver bag covered with insects” in the front trunk.

Detectives noted there was a strong “odor of decay” coming from the bag. They unzipped it and saw a “decomposed head and torso” inside.

The documents note the “arms and legs had been severed from the body.” There were additional “dismembered body parts” in a second bag that had been placed “underneath” the black bag.

The filing says Celeste Rivas Hernandez was 14 years old at the time of her death, clarifying reports that she was 15.

The documents identify D4vd, who was born David Burke, as the “target” of the grand jury investigation, adding that he “may be involved” in one count of murder in California.

The singer has not been charged with a crime.

The filing was written by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and signed on Jan. 15, 2026.

It says authorities called on D4vd’s parents, Dawud and Colleen Burke, to appear before the grand jury. The singer’s brother, Caleb Burke, was also summoned to a California court.

The documents were originally placed under seal in Los Angeles, but became public when members of D4vd’s family challenged subpoenas to appear in California.

Los Angeles Magazine reports attorneys for Dawud Burke said the subpoena “violated his constitutional due process rights.”

D4vd has not spoken publicly about the case. A rep for the singer said in September, “He is fully cooperating with the authorities.” The LAPD later disputed that claim.

D4vd was on tour when the remains were found in his Tesla.

In a Petition For Attendance to compel #D4vd family members to appear before a Grand Jury, it’s disclosed that #CelesteRivasHernandez head and torso were found in a cadaver bag, her severed arms and legs in a 2nd bag. David Burke is the Target of the GJ for one count of Murder. pic.twitter.com/p1OXLwYsuI

— SF INVESTIGATES • STEVE FISCHER (@SF_investigates) February 25, 2026