The case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is unraveling before our eyes like a real-life horror movie. The teenager was last seen in April 2025, and then found dismembered in the trunk of a Tesla in Los Angeles in September 2025. That Tesla belonged to rising music artist, David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. Now, he faces first-degree murder charges with shocking special circumstances.

In this episode, we go beyond the headlines to unpack the disturbing evidence tied to Burke’s abandoned Tesla, and the questions that still don’t have answers. From eerie overlaps between his music lyrics and the case, to the forensic challenges of determining exactly how she died, we’re joined by veteran forensic death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan to examine the breaking updates in this case. Dr. Morgan reveals new details from the charging documents, including Celeste’s cause of death by ‘a sharp instrument’. The brutality in this case deepens with every new update we learn.

As the investigation continues and Burke maintains his innocence ahead of a preliminary hearing April 23rd 2026, we take a closer look at the timeline, the evidence, and the haunting question at the center of it all: what really happened to Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

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