What is at stake?
Life in prison without the possibility of parole or a death penalty.
Count 1
Translation: Murder committed; serious and violent felony; and if convicted, will be sentenced to prison time and registered as a sex offender.
Translation: murder by financial gain.
Translation: murdered to eliminate the witness
Translation: Lying in wait means he was waiting for her then commits the crime.
Premeditated or not?
Translation: he used a sharp object
Note: The specific weapon was not found.
Count 2
Translation: continued sexual abuse of a 14 year old and under is a serious crime. Plus if convicted, must register, do blood test for AIDS, plus the punishment.
Count 3
Translation: mutilation of human remains- willfully and unlawfully.
District Attorney
Nathan Hochman
Deputy District Attorney
Beth Silverman
Deputy District Attorney
Major Crimes Division
Lead Prosecutor
Grandjury wrap up
Los Angeles County
Deputy Juan Gonzalez with Deputy Thomas
Bodycam footage of the welfare check in February 17, 2024.
Date: February 17, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: 804 North Doheny Drive
Purpose: check the house for Celeste Rivas Hernandez and to speak with the resident about the missing teen.
Is Celeste at the location? Was she there? Were there any proof that she was there? When was the last time he spoke to her?
According to Andrew Dalton, entertainment writer for AP, D4vd downplayed the relationship he had with Celeste during a body cam communication with detectives
According to Lauren Silver of Court TV, David was eating chips when deputies showed up at his house.
Trap More Ross Patreon page gave full details of the body cam footage during the Grand Jury:
David Burke said Celeste wasn’t there and the last he spoke to her was February 13, 2024 and he last saw her was November 2023.
He told the sheriff that they communicated on Facebook, Instagram, and Discord around 2020 or 2021. They met through online chat and met one time in person.
They showed her picture: yearbook photo with Batman hoodie
They also showed this flyer from instagram:
He told them that she said this was from a year prior in high school.
They proceeded to let him know she’s 13 years old.
They were given consent to look around for signs of Celeste or if she had been there like makeup and hygiene products but they found a lot of Hello Kitty stuff. David explained it’s an artist’s house as he is an artist and an indie pop singer. Many go in and out of the house like other artists.
“He basically said he just met her through the online chat, met one time in person, and from my conversation, I took it as he didn’t know her,” Gonzalez recalled his conversation with Burke. Eric Leonard and Helen Jeong of NBC Los Angeles reported.
Detective Josh Byers
Discovery of Celeste’s body
What detective Josh Byers saw
Trap More Ross talked about what was seen by the detectives who were called in.
Partially unzipped bag.
Dismembered head and torso. Decomposed head.
“Completely unrecognizable-dark black mush.”
“Liquefied.”
“Don’t know which way is up.”
“There was no face.”
Date: September 8, 2025
Time: shortly before 12:30 pm
Location: Hollywood Tow
Detective Corey Farrell
Digital Forensic of the texts between Celeste and D4vd
July 27, 2026.
He was called up to testify on digital forensics of the case. One that they focused on was the text messages between D4vd and Celeste as well as intimate details.
He said, “They discussed sexual positioning, they discussed their relationship, the future of their relationship. How and when they could meet up.” Courthouse News Service reported.
