D4VD: The Murder Case Of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Who Reportedly Knew About Celeste And Allegedly Said Nothing?

45 min · 25. maj 2026
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The alleged murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is the center of this case. But the people who were allegedly around David Anthony Burke — who reportedly saw, heard, and still didn't act — are the reason this story won't let go. Three separate grand juries heard testimony from friends, managers, and family. Burke's manager was reportedly overheard telling his attorney that calling police after allegedly learning about the body wasn't his responsibility. Friends reportedly bought a cover story that the fourteen-year-old was a college student — despite her allegedly being five-foot-two with braces and a love for Hello Kitty. Someone in Burke's Discord reportedly posted about the missing girl months after she disappeared. Nobody reportedly did a thing. His parents and brother were subpoenaed. Court records indicate his mother reportedly managed his business finances. According to prosecutors, Celeste was fourteen when she was allegedly killed because she threatened to reveal a relationship that reportedly started when she was thirteen. Chainsaw purchases allegedly made under a fake name. A body bag. A burn cage. Whether someone else was allegedly involved in the disposal and reportedly backed out — allegedly leaving Celeste's remains in a vehicle for months. A child who allegedly traveled internationally with an adult, reportedly met his family, allegedly got matching tattoos, and still nobody reportedly stepped in. Robin Dreeke brings decades of FBI behavioral expertise to the alleged grooming patterns — the alleged thousand-dollar payment to a classmate, the deliberate isolation from her parents, the financial control that allegedly made her dependent. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines why networks of people allegedly close to this kind of behavior reportedly fail to intervene — the professional loyalty, the money, the willful blindness that reportedly lets alleged harm happen in plain sight. Celeste was fourteen. She reportedly had braces. She allegedly loved Hello Kitty. Burke has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #JusticeForCeleste #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #ShavaunScott #BystanderEffect #CelesteRivas

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episode D4vd: Fake Amazon Name, Real Address — The Digital Trail He Left Behind cover

D4vd: Fake Amazon Name, Real Address — The Digital Trail He Left Behind

Prosecutors allege David Burke used the alias "Victoria Mendez" to order items from Amazon in the weeks following Celeste Rivas Hernandez's alleged murder. The name was fake. The shipping address wasn't. Every package went straight to his Hollywood Hills home. Here's the thing about trying to hide behind a fake name while ordering to your own front door — Amazon has records. Delivery drivers have GPS logs. And according to prosecutors, investigators now have forty terabytes of evidence. The alleged cover-up, as laid out by prosecutors, reads like someone who thought digital breadcrumbs disappear on their own. An album release party the day after the alleged murder. A shovel ordered via Postmates that same morning. Geotagged Instagram content posted on a date investigators say remains were being dismembered. And a Tesla — parked on a Hollywood street for over a month — with what prosecutors allege was inside it. Multiple friends and associates allegedly noticed a strong smell coming from that car. Reportedly said nothing. The case broke open when a tow yard worker noticed the smell and made a call. This is Part Two of a three-part Hidden Killers investigation tracing every alleged move David Burke made — and every digital receipt he allegedly left behind while making them. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4vd #CelesteRivas #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #TrueCrime #Amazon #CoverUp #Tesla #Murder #JusticeForCeleste

13. juli 202610 min
episode D4vd Case: Two Sheriff's Departments Had His Name and Still Did Nothing cover

D4vd Case: Two Sheriff's Departments Had His Name and Still Did Nothing

David Burke — known to millions as the artist D4vd — had his name, number, and address in the hands of two separate sheriff's departments. Both were actively investigating a missing child. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was thirteen years old. Deputies allegedly called Burke. They went to his home. According to prosecutors, they were told directly how old she was. And then — here's where it gets hard to square — they moved on. Celeste had been reported missing three times. Three times. And yet prosecutors allege that over the following year, she traveled with Burke to Las Vegas, London, and Texas. She allegedly met his family. She and Burke allegedly got matching tattoos. She had his name permanently inked on her ring finger. Prosecutors also allege Burke paid a thousand dollars to one of Celeste's junior high classmates to hand her a replacement phone — a workaround after her parents cut off contact. A thirteen-year-old. A burner phone. And two law enforcement agencies with his name already in their files. This is Part One of a three-part Hidden Killers investigation into the D4vd case — and into the adults who allegedly watched every red flag sail right past them. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #TrueCrime #SystemFailure #WelfareCheck #LakeElsinore #JusticeForCeleste #MissingChild

13. juli 202610 min
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Why Did The Defense Try To Seal The D4VD People's Brief?

The defense called the People's Brief "entirely one-sided" and tried to seal it. The judge disagreed. This look back walks through what prosecutors put on the record in that filing — and why the defense didn't want the public to see it. According to Deputy DA Beth Silverman's filing, the alleged relationship between David Anthony Burke and Celeste Rivas Hernandez began when she was eleven years old. By thirteen, they were allegedly involved. Deputies told Burke directly that she was thirteen during a welfare check. Prosecutors say he continued. By fourteen, she was reportedly spending time at his Hollywood Hills home, traveling with him across the country, while people in his world apparently believed she was a nineteen-year-old college student. When her parents took her phone, prosecutors allege Burke drove to Lake Elsinore and paid a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a replacement. The filing goes further — laying out the specific digital evidence prosecutors pulled from Burke's cloud accounts, the sequence of events the night Celeste allegedly died, a purchase timeline prosecutors say demonstrates planning, and the forensic evidence that allegedly connects specific items to the condition of her remains. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down what the pattern described in the filing reveals, how the alleged timeline connects directly to the murder motive, and what the evidence looks like from a federal investigative perspective. Burke has pleaded not guilty. His defense team says the evidence will prove his innocence. We revisit where the case stood at the time of our reporting. This is what they tried to keep sealed. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #PeoplesBrief #BethSilverman #JenniferCoffindaffer #Unsealed #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrime #TheD4VDCase

I går35 min
episode Who Failed Celeste Before D4VD Was Ever Charged? cover

Who Failed Celeste Before D4VD Was Ever Charged?

Every system that should have protected Celeste Rivas Hernandez allegedly failed. Law enforcement responded to calls about her family eleven times in fourteen months — and she was still reported missing three separate times. She wasn't enrolled in school for a full year. People in Burke's circle reportedly believed the fourteen-year-old from Lake Elsinore was a nineteen-year-old college student. And when her remains were found in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer known as D4VD, her family reportedly wasn't told for days. This look back examines every layer of that failure. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes the alleged post-crime behavior — months of touring, performing, and public appearances while Celeste's remains allegedly sat in a vehicle — and what it reveals about the kind of person investigators believe they're dealing with. She addresses LAPD's reported forty-eight-hour hold on the Tesla and what it means for the evidence. She examines what it takes to allegedly build a false identity around a child and how that deception reportedly held for as long as it did. Retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke takes your listener questions — on the three grand juries, the year-long gap between disappearance and arrest, who failed this child, and what the sealed evidence tells us about what may still be ahead. Burke faces first-degree murder with special circumstances, additional charges related to the victim's age, and a count related to the condition of her remains. He has pleaded not guilty. His defense team says the evidence will show he did not cause her death. We revisit where the case stood at the time of our reporting. Celeste was fourteen. She deserved better from every system that was supposed to protect her. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #JenniferCoffindaffer #RobinDreeke #SystemsFailure #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrime #LAPD #TheD4VDCase

11. juli 202651 min
episode D4VD's Phone Evidence Reveals WHAT, Say Investigators cover

D4VD's Phone Evidence Reveals WHAT, Say Investigators

A status conference just wrapped in the case against D4VD, and a new Hulu documentary dropped right alongside it, reigniting the conversation about what happened to fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Legal analyst Eric Faddis joins us for a deep focus on where this case stands, what the documentary got right, and where Faddis sees real bias in how it was presented. We start with the pretrial publicity fight. Faddis explains why the defense may argue this case has already circulated too widely online to guarantee a fair jury in California, and what that could mean for where the trial ultimately happens. We also break down the documentary's decision to feature an LAPD detective and the district attorney speaking on camera with what Faddis describes as unusual certainty for a case that hasn't gone to trial, and why that could be used against them later. Then we dig into the physical evidence: the purchase history prosecutors have flagged, including chainsaws, a burn box, and bags, and what Faddis says that combination suggests about how many people may have played a role in what happened to Celeste. We also cover the material investigators reportedly recovered from D4VD's phone, which Faddis calls potentially the most damaging evidence in the entire case if it's admitted as described. With the preliminary hearing on the twenty-first, we lay out exactly what's at stake and why the defense has stayed so quiet up to this point. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #D4VDCase #TrueCrime #PreliminaryHearing #HuluDocumentary #TrueCrimePodcast #LegalTheory #CriminalCase #JurySelection

10. juli 202618 min