The household of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has damaged their silence following the arrest of singer D4vd on suspicion of homicide.
The 21-year-old has been beneath investigation for months after Hernandez’s stays had been present in September in a Tesla registered to his title.
Los Angeles police stated on April 17 that the singer, whose authorized title is David Anthony Burke, was being held with out bail on suspicion of homicide.
Hernandez’s father, Jesus Rivas, stated, “Thank God…justice for Celeste” after listening to the information of the singer’s arrest, in line with a press release supplied to TMZ by household lawyer Patrick Steinfeld.
The reason for {the teenager}’s loss of life continues to be unknown. She was final seen by her household in April 2024, when she went lacking in her hometown of Lake Elsinore.
The then 13-year-old had stated she was going to look at a film, however by no means returned dwelling.
In an earlier assertion, LAPD Captain and Commanding Officer Scot M. Williams instructed Individuals, “We all know for sure that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and that somebody positioned her physique within the trunk of David Burke’s Tesla.”
“We all know that the Tesla had been parked on the location it was towed from for a number of weeks, so it’s extremely probably that Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been useless for a number of weeks earlier than her physique was found.”
The Tesla was discovered deserted at a towing service final yr after workers complained a couple of foul odor coming from the automotive.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, police investigators reportedly discovered a cadaver bag containing a head and torso, in addition to a second bag with different physique elements inside.
Courtroom paperwork additionally present that authorities gave her the age of 14 when she was killed after she was recognized by forensics.
The Houston-born singer was led away from his Hollywood Hills dwelling in handcuffs on Thursday.
Police shouted “give up” over a loudspeaker upon arriving at D4vd’s dwelling, in line with a neighbor who spoke to The California Publish.
LAPD Theft-Murder Unit Commanding Officer Captain Scot M. Williams stated, “We got here to the home with a warrant for his arrest attributable to possible trigger.
“We did our greatest to control him, however as soon as we discovered possible trigger to arrest him for homicide, we adopted him fairly diligently.”
Earlier than Rivas was recognized because the physique within the automotive, the teenager was described as having wavy black hair, 6 ft tall and weighing 120 kilos.
She was discovered sporting a prime, black leggings, a yellow steel bracelet and steel stud earrings. She additionally had a tattoo on her proper index finger that learn: ‘Shhh…’.
The teenager’s mom beforehand instructed TMZ that her daughter had a boyfriend named Dave earlier than her disappearance.
Rivas, from Lake Elsinore, California, a metropolis 70 miles from Los Angeles, went lacking in April 2024 on the age of 13, in line with a lacking individuals flyer cited by CBS.
In keeping with the Los Angeles Occasions, police sources point out[d]that the teenager had been residing with Burke after he went lacking.
Her brother, Matthew Rivas, beforehand instructed NBCLA that the household knew she knew the singer, and that earlier than she went lacking, she instructed the household she was going to see a film with Burke.
D4vd, identified for viral songs reminiscent of Romantic Murder and Right here With Me, has not personally responded to the allegations, however its attorneys instructed PBS: “Let’s be clear: the precise proof on this case will present that David Burke didn’t kill Celeste Rivas Hernandez and that he was not the reason for her loss of life.”
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