Podcasts about Hollywood Hills

A coffin lid scratched from the inside, a stalker hiding in the basement, and a plate of "fresh venison" served by a man who was never a hunter — Redditors share the true moments that still keep them up at night.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RedditHorrorsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ywsvu9vLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Creepy True Occurrences From Redditors” posted at Factinate.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/h9zz8vka(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021Here's the blog synopsis in plain text, ready for your review pass before HTML conversion.Weird Darkness gathers dozens of true creepy stories submitted by Redditors, ranging from a grandmother buried alive in a backyard coffin to phantom police officers, a haunted hotel painter, a 1980s kidnapping attempt, and a dinner of "fresh venison" served by a cannibal.It opens with a coworker's family story about exhuming a grandmother who had been buried in a wooden box in the backyard, as was once customary. When the family lifted the lid to move her to a cemetery plot years later, they found claw marks covering the inside of the coffin — she had been buried alive.From there, a babysitter hears pans falling in the basement after putting the children to bed and calls the police expecting a single patrol officer. A full SWAT team arrives at the door instead, because the dispatcher heard a second phone on the line hang up after the call ended. A man wanted for multiple assaults had been listening from the basement extension.A secluded spring campground follows, where a father and his friends befriended a quiet neighbor living out of a makeshift truck camper. Days later, driving out, they spotted him hanging from a tree beside his untouched campsite, a note pinned to the trunk with a buck knife — the suicide had happened at the father's favorite camping spot, the same one where he finally told his children the story years later.Next comes a twelve-year-old girl living in a backyard trailer who heard footsteps crossing the metal roof at night, always when she was alone. Months later she woke to find the trailer sweltering, the heater cranked to full blast, and fled on instinct; investigators later found the door lock tampered with and a kitchen knife hidden behind a chair beside the heating controls, where the staring neighbor had apparently crouched in wait.After the first break, a traveler in Taiwan steps into an elevator near a night market and stops on a pitch-dark, abandoned floor that shouldn't exist. The building's fourth floor — omitted from the panel entirely, in keeping with Chinese numerical superstition — had been sealed after a hair salon employee died by suicide there, and the elevator had been professionally reprogrammed to never stop on it. It sometimes does anyway, and riders report a figure in a gown moving toward the doors.Then a 2 a.m. street fight ends with a stabbing, a daughter catching her bleeding stepfather on the porch, and an answering machine message recorded at the exact time of the attack: a school friend across town, crying, describing a dream of screaming, a fight, and her friend covered in blood — in the late 1980s, long before cell phones could have carried the news.A college student renting a basement room recounts his dog growling at one corner of the room, followed by the small dirt-floored closet under the stairs creaking open on its own with deliberate slowness, leaving him frozen in the dark hallway for five full minutes.A seven-year-old girl visiting her mother's best friend watches a burned family — a mother, a teenage boy, and two younger girls — walk the house and beckon her to come with them. Years later the friend admitted the family had moved out over hauntings: baby toys scattered overnight, blankets and pillows arranged on the floor as if people had slept there.A smashed flower pot follows, found twenty feet from its shelf in the middle of a family room floor with no dirt trail, as if it had been carried and dropped straight down. Then two brothers named Jack and Tom each spend a night silently furious at the other's loud guests, only to meet in the hallway and discover the living room full of chattering old people belonged to neither of them — the room stood empty, smelling of musk.A college party flips from paranormal dread to absurdity when a bleeding, pantsless man with wild hair forces his way through the door screaming "please"; the supposed intruder turned out to be a friend of a friend on a catastrophic acid trip who had lost his pants running through a field.The block closes with a runner who caught a prospective neighbor — a man who had complimented his physique two days earlier — standing at his bedroom window at midnight, having entered the house earlier to adjust the blinds for a better view. The chase across gravel driveways ended with a written confession, a photographed license plate, and, a full year later, a knock on the door from the same man, apologizing.Out of the second break comes a Hollywood Hills doorstep in the early 1980s: a distraught woman babbling about blood, two LAPD officers who collect her within ten minutes, and then two more officers thirty minutes later — the ones actually dispatched to the call, with no record of who the first pair were or where they took her.The night crew of a 24-hour Subway describes their resident "SubGhost," blamed for disembodied conversations, crashing noises, items sliding off counters, and a new automatic paper towel dispenser that unspooled an entire roll, sheet by sheet, in an empty room.Three children watch a white figure of a man sit atop a telephone pole, grinning at them, before he stands, jumps, and vanishes before reaching the ground. Then a basement-apartment tenant describes a man watching him through the window for ten minutes, followed weeks later by an air conditioner cover pried off in the night — and a police department that could do nothing until someone actually broke in.A newspaper carrier on a rural route in 2000 describes a drenched man in a white shirt charging out of a rain-filled ditch at 2 a.m. with what looked like a hatchet in his hand; the man took his own life within the hour, and the carrier had to pound on a farmhouse door to report it because his Motorola flip phone had no signal.A bus rider chats with an oddly unsettling woman at the stop, boards an empty bus, and hears "Hey! Remember me?" from a little girl who resembles the woman exactly — on a bus the rider is certain was empty.The episode then travels to South Africa's Eastern Cape in July 2010, where a humanitarian worker and a missionary named Piet arrive at a Xhosa village to find it deserted. A naked woman covered in cuts, missing an ear, and running on all fours charged their truck, screeching and clawing at the windows as they fled. The villagers later said only that "a bad presence" had been in the village and was now gone.Gentler hauntings follow: a clock radio scraping across a desk to face a grandson and playing opera — the late grandfather's wake-up music of choice — two weeks after the funeral; a glass bowl that shattered downstairs during a sleepover and was found already swept up, its pieces gathered into another bowl on the table; and a dying grandfather whose eyes opened wide on his final breath as he smiled, looking happier than he had in years.The dread returns with a woman home alone who hears something working at her front door lock and sees two silhouettes — one at the door, one at the living room window — standing motionless, watching her watch them. They vanished before help arrived, and she found the basement window partially kicked in the next morning.A Sacramento man recounts surviving an attempted kidnapping around age nine or ten: a white van stopped beside a late-night Frisbee game, the sliding door opened, and a man in black flew out on a rigged telescoping harness operated from inside, missing his grab by inches. The three boys hid on a school roof for nearly an hour while the van circled, searching.A small-town yard sale yields a dented silver cigarette case for two dollars; months later the same elderly seller has the identical case — same dent, same brand of cigarette inside — while the original has vanished from the buyer's nightstand drawer. A man recalls childhood dreams of gripping toys hard enough to wake up holding them, including the Skeletor figure his family swore they never bought.Then a sixteen-year-old new driver and her four-year-old half-sister are stalked across town by a purple-faced man in a white pickup truck who blocked intersections, revealed a gun under his shirt, rammed their car toward oncoming traffic, and drew a finger across his throat. The older sister's gas station escape plan — coaching the four-year-old to jump out and run to the counter — ended the pursuit, though polic

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Kytia L'amour is an accomplished performer, speaker, and author, but amid her many accolades, she has struggled with something that's all too familiar for many women: postpartum depression. Kytia grew up in a Christian household and lived in a counter-cultural way as she grew in her faith. Still, she struggled with an identity crisis when she became a mother, jumping suddenly from hustling for acting jobs in the Hollywood Hills to raising babies! Kytia shares her insight about depression, noting that the transition to parenthood can be a devastating blow, because it means they have to die to self. It's an overnight change, and it can be a massive culture shock. Kytia also explores the themes of depression, Christian community, and Scripture in her book, Postpartum Depression Devotional: Compassionate Devotions for Reflection, Strength, and Prayer. TAKEAWAYS Having a baby and caring for a newborn can make mothers feel isolated and alone Mom guilt and anxiety can hit unexpectedly in the most unpredictable ways Parenthood often signifies the death of selfish behavior, and this can be an intense adjustment Look for ways to help people in your community and be a blessing those around you, especially new moms who don't have family close

Tim Conway Jr Show Hour 3 (6.1) Conway kicks off the hour with a mission to help a classic Mexican restaurant in L.A., plus the wild story of a 6th grader discovering an 80-million-year-old fossil. Not bad for middle school — most kids are just trying to survive homework. Then the show turns to a scary celebrity security story involving Sabrina Carpenter, who was granted a temporary restraining order after a man allegedly trespassed at her Hollywood Hills home, tried to open her front door, and assaulted a security guard. The protective order also covers her sister Sarah and Sarah’s partner, with court dates coming up in June. Later, Conway and Mark Thompson get ready to head to Engelbert Humperdinck’s concert, but things take a classic Conway turn with a story about getting kicked out of a casino — recently. That leads into a bigger conversation about young people, gambling apps, and the growing issue of sports betting addiction. The hour wraps with the latest on the massive Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire in Ontario, California. The 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center was destroyed in a huge arson fire, and demolition crews are now tearing down what remains. Sabrina Carpenter, restraining order, Hollywood Hills, Engelbert Humperdinck, casino story, sports betting, gambling addiction, 80-million-year-old fossil, Mexican restaurant LA, Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire, Ontario California, arson fire, Conway Show, funny podcast, trending news See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dismembered and stuffed into the “frunk” of David “D4vd” Burke's Tesla: 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body was found more than four months after she visited the up-and-coming singer's house in the Hollywood Hills. Immediately, the story exploded across the internet.Burke had always maintained that he'd only met Celeste once, and that he didn't know that she was underage. However, Burke's fanbase knew all too well that this wasn't the truth.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

When 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez got into an Uber headed for the Hollywood Hills, she believed she was going to see someone she loved. Months later, her remains would be discovered inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to rising music star David Burke aka D4vd. In this episode, we unravel the disturbing timeline prosecutors say led from a secret relationship to one of the most shocking criminal cases we've talked about. I tell Russ all about how David's career exploded, who Celeste Hernandez was and the dangerous line between being loved and being consumed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history of rock and roll is written in more than just ink and vinyl—some say it's written in blood, ritual, and ancient pacts. From the dusty crossroads of the Mississippi Delta to the drug-fueled paranoia of the Hollywood Hills, the connection between the music industry and the occult is deeper than most dare to admit.In this deep-dive exploration, we peel back the velvet curtain to examine 10 of the most chilling and documented conspiracies that bridge the gap between high art and high strangeness. We aren't just talking about rumors; we're looking at the factual intersections of legendary musicians and the "Black Arts."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Michael Gargiulo, known as the Hollywood Ripper. For more than a decade, women in the suburbs of Chicago and the Hollywood Hills were being murdered in their own homes, and no one saw it coming -- because the killer was never a stranger. He was the boy next door, the friendly repairman, the neighbor who waved from across the street. Candice examines how Gargiulo used proximity, access, and an unsettling gift for blending in to evade justice for fifteen years -- and how one survivor's refusal to give up changed everything.Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The alleged conduct described in court filings against David Burke, known as D4VD, crosses state lines and international borders — yet the prosecution is proceeding on state charges in Los Angeles County. He currently faces first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and mutilation of human remains. The legal complexity runs deeper than one courtroom.Tony Brueski and retired FBI behavioral analysis chief Robin Dreeke address the procedural and legal dimensions. The alleged use of fake identification for a minor. The reported travel to Las Vegas, London, and Texas. The alleged Uber sent to pick up Celeste Rivas Hernandez from Lake Elsinore and bring her to a Hollywood Hills residence on April 23, 2025 — the night prosecutors allege she was stabbed to death. Whether the Mann Act or federal trafficking statutes could allegedly apply, and how federal investigations operate parallel to state prosecutions.The evidence prosecutors have presented reveals something beyond one defendant — an alleged grooming operation that reportedly required infrastructure. Three missing persons reports in 2024 that allegedly changed nothing. Alleged matching tattoos with a child. An alleged sexual relationship that prosecutors say started when the victim was thirteen. An alleged thousand-dollar payment to a classmate to circumvent parental intervention. The legal framework for mandatory reporting, the potential for additional charges against other parties, and what the special circumstances allegations mean for sentencing all factor into what this case allegedly demands from the justice system.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #JusticeForCeleste #DavidBurke #ChildGrooming #HollywoodHillsMurder #TonyBrueski

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Hollywood has always sold the illusion of immortality. Fame, beauty, and success promise a life larger than reality itself—but behind the glamour lies a city filled with heartbreak, obsession, and tragedy. For generations, people have arrived in Los Angeles chasing dreams, only to leave behind something much darker.According to many who study the paranormal, Hollywood may be one of the most spiritually active places in America. The emotional energy tied to ambition, loss, addiction, and sudden death has created stories of hauntings that stretch from legendary hotels and theaters to private homes hidden deep in the hills.Jill Marie Morris joins us to explore the darker side of Tinseltown, sharing chilling encounters, eerie legends, and strange paranormal activity connected to some of Hollywood's most famous names and locations. From unsettling reports surrounding Michael Jackson's ghost to rumors of a vortex hidden within the Hollywood Hills, this conversation uncovers a side of Hollywood most people never see—until something follows them home.#HauntedHollywood #HollywoodGhosts #ParanormalHollywood #GhostStories #HauntedCalifornia #HollywoodHills #CelebrityGhosts #TheGraveTalks #Ghosts #ParanormalPodcast #EerieEncountersLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOHollywood has always sold the illusion of immortality. Fame, beauty, and success promise a life larger than reality itself—but behind the glamour lies a city filled with heartbreak, obsession, and tragedy. For generations, people have arrived in Los Angeles chasing dreams, only to leave behind something much darker.According to many who study the paranormal, Hollywood may be one of the most spiritually active places in America. The emotional energy tied to ambition, loss, addiction, and sudden death has created stories of hauntings that stretch from legendary hotels and theaters to private homes hidden deep in the hills.Jill Marie Morris joins us to explore the darker side of Tinseltown, sharing chilling encounters, eerie legends, and strange paranormal activity connected to some of Hollywood's most famous names and locations. From unsettling reports surrounding Michael Jackson's ghost to rumors of a vortex hidden within the Hollywood Hills, this conversation uncovers a side of Hollywood most people never see—until something follows them home.#HauntedHollywood #HollywoodGhosts #ParanormalHollywood #GhostStories #HauntedCalifornia #HollywoodHills #CelebrityGhosts #TheGraveTalks #Ghosts #ParanormalPodcast #EerieEncountersLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

According to prosecutors, David Anthony Burke allegedly fatally stabbed Celeste Rivas Hernandez in his Hollywood Hills garage, then drove over a hundred miles to a remote location to allegedly dispose of evidence. The following morning, he reportedly gave a radio interview to promote his album. In the days and weeks that followed, prosecutors allege he ordered chainsaws, a body bag, and an inflatable pool under a fake name — and forensic evidence reportedly connects those items to injuries found on Celeste's remains. This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two episodes analyzing the prosecution's case through the expertise of retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott.The People's Brief outlines what prosecutors characterize as years of alleged sexual exploitation preceding the alleged murder. Burke reportedly met Celeste when she was eleven. The relationship allegedly became sexual when she was thirteen. By fourteen, she was reportedly traveling with him to Las Vegas, London, and Texas. Prosecutors say Burke was informed by deputies during a welfare check that Celeste was thirteen and that she had been reported missing — and that he allegedly continued pursuing her. When her parents confiscated her phone, the prosecution alleges Burke drove to Lake Elsinore and paid a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a replacement device.Coffindaffer analyzes the alleged exploitation timeline through her FBI behavioral analysis experience and examines the systemic failure points — including what the welfare check should have triggered and how the alleged grooming pattern connects to the prosecution's theory of motive. Scott addresses the psychological profile prosecutors are constructing, including the alleged capacity to conceal both the relationship and, later, the alleged crime from associates who reportedly detected the smell of decay from Burke's home and vehicle over an extended period. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His attorneys maintain he is innocent and did not cause Celeste's death.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #JenniferCoffindaffer #ShavaunScott #LakeElsinore #HollywoodHills

Eleven when they allegedly met. Thirteen when the relationship allegedly became sexual. Fourteen when she was reportedly dead. The People's Brief in the D4VD case lays out a progression that prosecutors call a years-long pattern of sexual exploitation — and according to the filing, law enforcement directly told David Anthony Burke that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was a minor before the worst of it allegedly occurred. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes featuring retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examining every layer of the prosecution's case.Tony Brueski walks through the alleged deception that prosecutors say made the relationship possible. People in Burke's world reportedly believed Celeste was a nineteen-year-old USC student. When her parents found out the truth and confiscated her phone, prosecutors allege Burke drove to Lake Elsinore and paid a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a new one. She was reported missing twice. Deputies conducted a welfare check and reportedly informed Burke she was thirteen. The prosecution maintains he continued pursuing her regardless — allegedly taking her to Las Vegas, London, and Texas, with summer weekends spent at his Hollywood Hills home.Coffindaffer analyzes how the alleged exploitation pattern connects to the prosecution's murder motive and what systemic failures allowed it to allegedly continue. Scott examines the psychological dimensions of what prosecutors describe — from the alleged initial grooming of a child to the behavior allegedly exhibited after Celeste's death, including what prosecutors say was a radio interview to promote his album the morning after she was allegedly killed. Burke has pleaded not guilty. His defense team maintains he is innocent and did not cause Celeste's death.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #JenniferCoffindaffer #ShavaunScott #LakeElsinore #HollywoodHills

David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, faces first-degree murder charges with three special circumstances — lying in wait, murder for financial gain, and murder of a witness — along with continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. His defense attorneys state the evidence will show he is innocent and did not cause Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death.Prosecutors allege in court filings that Burke met Celeste when she was eleven and began sexually abusing her when she was thirteen. When Celeste reportedly threatened to expose the relationship, prosecutors allege Burke fatally stabbed her in the garage of his Hollywood Hills home. They further allege he drove to a remote area near Lake Cachuma to dispose of evidence, subsequently ordered chainsaws, a body bag, and other materials under the alias "Victoria Mendez," and that forensic analysis found material from an inflatable pool in deep cuts on Celeste's remains. Her body was discovered in Burke's Tesla approximately six months later after the vehicle was impounded.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the psychological implications of the alleged behavioral pattern described in the charging documents — from the reported years-long contact with a minor to the alleged methodical post-mortem conduct prosecutors have outlined. Burke is being held without bail in Los Angeles County Jail.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #CriminalPsychology #CelesteRivas #ChildPredator #LosAngeles

This week, Henry & Eddie bring you a very special Side Stories Investigative Report as they take a closer look at D4VD & The Murder of Celeste Rivas - breaking down the alleged timeline of events, D4VD's early life, his connection to the victim, and the overall case the prosecution has built against the 21 year old fortnite-player-turned-popstar since the discovery of Celeste Rivas' decomposing body in the trunk of his car outside of his Hollywood Hills home. For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.comKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free, plus get Friday episodes a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Celeste Rivas Hernandez case has taken a shocking turn as prosecutors allege a disturbing timeline involving years of grooming, a secret relationship, a brutal stabbing, and the dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl. According to court filings, singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder in Celeste's death. Authorities allege the case began years earlier, when Celeste was still a child, and escalated into a deadly confrontation after she allegedly threatened to expose their relationship. Crime Talk Store: https://crime-talk-network.myshopify.com/collections/all In this podcast, we break down the timeline prosecutors presented: the alleged grooming, the missing person reports, the final Uber ride, the Hollywood Hills residence, the Tesla discovery, DNA evidence, and the disturbing purchases investigators say were made afterward. This is the full timeline of the Celeste Rivas and D4vd case, based on the allegations presented by prosecutors and court documents. Disclaimer: All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. This video is for news, commentary, and educational purposes.

The forensic trail prosecutors outlined in the D4VD People's Brief reads like a receipt of alleged premeditation. According to the filing, in the weeks following Celeste Rivas Hernandez's alleged death on April 23, 2025, David Anthony Burke allegedly ordered a shovel through Postmates the following day. Then, prosecutors say, came two chainsaws. A body bag. Heavy-duty laundry bags. An inflatable pool. A burn cage. All allegedly ordered under the alias Victoria Mendez and delivered to his Hollywood Hills residence.LAPD's Trace Analysis Unit reportedly found pieces of blue plastic consistent with that inflatable pool in deep cuts on Celeste's remains. Her passport was allegedly recovered off Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County, where prosecutors say Burke drove multiple times to dispose of evidence.Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, financial gain, and murder of a witness. He also faces charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and unlawful mutilation of human remains. His defense team maintains he did not cause Celeste's death.The digital evidence prosecutors describe is equally detailed. iCloud data and text messages allegedly document the sexual relationship. Child sexual abuse material was allegedly found on his phone. Ride-share records allegedly place Celeste at his home on the day she was killed. And prosecutors allege Burke sent text messages and made phone calls to Celeste's phone after she was already dead — staging a digital trail to make it appear she had left his home alive.Robin Dreeke and I take your questions on the investigative details, the alleged chain of evidence, and the systemic failures your questions keep circling back to.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#CelesteRivasHernandez #D4VD #DavidBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PeoplesBrief #ForensicEvidence #JusticeForCeleste #ListenerQA #TrueCrimePodcast

The People's Brief filed against David Anthony Burke this week doesn't just describe an alleged murder. It describes what prosecutors call years of calculated exploitation of a child.According to the filing, Burke met Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was eleven years old. By thirteen, prosecutors allege they were in a sexual relationship. By fourteen, she was allegedly spending summers at his Hollywood Hills home and traveling with him internationally — while people around Burke reportedly had no idea she was underage.The brief details how Burke was contacted by law enforcement after Celeste was reported missing, how deputies told him she was thirteen during a welfare check, and how he allegedly responded by paying a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a phone so he could maintain contact after her parents stepped in.Prosecutors are building the murder motive directly on this foundation — alleging Burke killed Celeste because she was the witness to his own crimes and threatened to expose the relationship that could end his career.Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down what the exploitation pattern reveals and how investigators connect it to the night Celeste allegedly died.Part 2 of 3.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #JenniferCoffindaffer #Grooming #ChildExploitation #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LakeElsinore #SystemFailure

Riverside County deputies called David Anthony Burke. They conducted a welfare check. They told him Celeste Rivas Hernandez was a thirteen-year-old runaway. And according to the People's Brief filed this week, Burke allegedly responded by driving to Lake Elsinore and paying one of Celeste's classmates a thousand dollars to deliver a phone he'd bought — so he could stay in contact after her parents took hers away.The filing describes a pattern that prosecutors say started when Celeste was eleven years old and escalated through international travel, weekends at Burke's Hollywood Hills home, and a sexual relationship that allegedly produced text messages about pregnancy, abortion, and Plan B — all pulled from Burke's own iCloud.Celeste's family reported her missing to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department twice. Deputies contacted Burke both times. And prosecutors allege every system that should have caught what was happening failed to stop it.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the exploitation pattern prosecutors laid out, how a child was allegedly kept hidden in a celebrity's world, and why the abuse timeline is the foundation for the murder motive.Part 2 of 3.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #JenniferCoffindaffer #Grooming #ChildExploitation #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LakeElsinore #SystemFailure

Reported missing twice. A welfare check conducted. Law enforcement called the suspect directly. And according to prosecutors, David Anthony Burke allegedly continued pursuing a thirteen-year-old girl anyway.The People's Brief describes what prosecutors say was a years-long exploitation of Celeste Rivas Hernandez — from the time Burke allegedly met her at age eleven, through a sexual relationship that began at thirteen, to weekends at his Hollywood Hills home and international travel at fourteen. People in Burke's inner circle reportedly believed she was a nineteen-year-old college student. She was in middle school.When her parents confiscated her phone, prosecutors say Burke paid a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a new one. Text messages pulled from Burke's iCloud allegedly contain references to sex, pregnancy, and abortion. The filing says Celeste's own words — messages where she expressed frustration with the relationship — are now evidence in the case against the man she allegedly trusted.Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the grooming pattern, the systemic failures, and how prosecutors are connecting years of alleged abuse directly to motive.Part 2 of 3.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #JenniferCoffindaffer #Grooming #ChildExploitation #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LakeElsinore #SystemFailure

One trip to a remote highway in the middle of the night could be anything. Three trips — on April 23, May 8, and May 31 — to the same isolated stretch off SR-154 near Lake Cachuma? Prosecutors say that's a pattern.The People's Brief filed this week against David Anthony Burke describes an alleged cover-up that prosecutors say began within minutes of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's arrival at his Hollywood Hills home and continued for months. Staged text messages allegedly sent to a dead girl's phone. A shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and an inflatable pool allegedly ordered under the fake name "Victoria Mendez." And blue plastic fragments embedded in Celeste's remains that the LAPD forensic lab reportedly matched to that pool.Celeste's U.S. Passport Card was found in the same area Burke allegedly visited three times. The brief was filed by Deputy DA Beth Silverman and made public after the judge denied the defense's request to seal it.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the prosecution's evidence roadmap and what each piece tells us about how this case is being built.Part 1 of 3.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #JenniferCoffindaffer #PeoplesBrief #Premeditation #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #BethSilverman #VictoriaMendez

Three grand juries. Months of proceedings. Subpoena power. Witness testimony. And not one of them produced an indictment against David Anthony Burke in the alleged murder of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. So the DA filed a criminal complaint instead — and defense attorney Blair Berk made sure the courtroom heard that distinction loud and clear before pushing for the fastest possible preliminary hearing.That is not a detail. That is the fault line this entire case may crack along.Trial attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis — who has sat on both sides of a murder case — breaks down what it means when a grand jury cannot or will not indict, what changes when prosecutors proceed on a complaint, and why Berk's aggressive timeline signals a defense that wants the evidence tested publicly, not protected behind sealed proceedings. Faddis has seen what happens when a prosecution builds a case on volume rather than precision, and he examines whether over forty terabytes of digital evidence is strength or a warning sign that investigators cast an extraordinarily wide net.The felony complaint charges Burke with first-degree murder carrying three special circumstances — including financial gain, which DA Nathan Hochman tied to Burke allegedly protecting an existing music career Celeste reportedly threatened to expose. Faddis challenges whether that framing meets the legal standard or whether prosecutors are stretching a definition to reach death-penalty eligibility. He also dissects the defense's carefully constructed statement — "did not murder" and "was not the cause of her death" as two separate claims — and explains what trial strategy that dual denial sets up.The unsealed autopsy confirmed Celeste died from penetrating wounds to her torso. Prosecutors allege exploitation material was found on Burke's phone and that the abuse began when she was thirteen. Her dismembered remains were found in a Tesla registered to Burke that had been towed from the Hollywood Hills while he was on tour.Robin Dreeke, retired FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program Chief, takes listener questions on the investigative timeline, the year between Celeste's disappearance and Burke's arrest, and what behavioral indicators investigators likely tracked while building a case against someone with significant public visibility. Celeste was reported missing three times. The system had chances. It didn't act.Burke has pled not guilty and is held without bail.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #GrandJury #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #BlairBerk #FelonyComplaint #DeathPenalty

For over a year, this case lived behind sealed doors and unnamed sources. That's over now.The People's Brief filed by Deputy DA Beth Silverman puts the prosecution's entire case on the public record for the first time — and what it alleges David Anthony Burke did to fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is staggering in its detail and its darkness.Tony Brueski reads the full nine-page filing and breaks down every allegation. A child allegedly groomed from age eleven. A sexual relationship prosecutors say began at thirteen. An argument over text the night before Celeste allegedly died — where she threatened to expose everything. An Uber ride to Burke's Hollywood Hills home. Texts allegedly sent to her phone minutes after prosecutors say she was already dead. Chainsaws and a body bag ordered on Amazon. Three midnight trips to a remote highway. Forensic matches between evidence in Burke's garage and Celeste's remains. And months of an alleged cover-up while Burke went on a world tour.The defense tried to bury this filing. The judge let the public see it. Now you can hear every word.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #PeoplesBrief #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #BethSilverman #MurderEvidence #PreliminaryHearing #Unsealed

Singer/songwriter D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing a 14-year-old girl he'd allegedly been sexually abusing for years in order to keep her quiet about their relationship. Prosecutors say the singer, now 21, stabbed Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death at the Hollywood Hills home he was renting in April 2025, then allegedly dismembered her using a chainsaw. Her remains were found months later in the front trunk of a Tesla connected back to Burke. Law&Crime's Jesse Weber analyzes graphic new details revealed in a brief from the Los Angeles district attorney.PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/sidebar to get an extra 25 cents bonus for every gallon on your first tank of gas.HOST:Jesse Weber: https://twitter.com/jessecordweberLAW&CRIME SIDEBAR PRODUCTION:YouTube Management - Bobby SzokeVideo Editing - Michael Deininger, Christina O'Shea, Alex Ciccarone, & Jay CruzScript Writing & Producing - Savannah Williamson & Juliana BattagliaGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrimeTwitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Anthony Burke, twenty-one, professionally known as D4VD, has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office with first-degree murder with three special circumstances — lying in wait, commission of a crime for financial gain, and killing a witness to a crime — as well as continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen years of age, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under fourteen, and mutilation of human remains. Burke has entered a plea of not guilty. The combined special circumstances render Burke eligible for life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will seek the death penalty.The prosecution's theory as articulated by District Attorney Nathan Hochman is that Burke killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez, fourteen, when she threatened to expose his criminal conduct and end his music career. Prosecutors place Celeste at Burke's Hollywood Hills residence on April 23, 2025 — the last date she was known alive. Her dismembered remains were discovered approximately five months later in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to Burke. Head and torso were reportedly recovered in one bag, limbs in another.The financial gain special circumstance alleges Burke acted to protect a lucrative recording career. The witness-killing circumstance is linked to the sexual abuse charges — prosecutors contend the relationship with a minor created the motive for permanent silencing. The lying-in-wait allegation has not been detailed publicly.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta provides analysis of the prosecution's charging strategy. He examines how the layered special circumstances interact, the evidentiary challenge created by five months of decomposition — which LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell acknowledged publicly — and the strength required of a circumstantial case to sustain charges of this magnitude. Motta also addresses the digital evidence trail: Twitch livestream communications, Discord messages reportedly dating to 2022, photographs, and concert access patterns documented over the course of Celeste's involvement with Burke. Burke's attorneys have stated they will vigorously defend his innocence and have requested an expedited public preliminary hearing.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #TrueCrimeToday #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #BobMotta #SpecialCircumstances #FirstDegreeMurder #LegalAnalysis

First-degree murder with special circumstances. Lying in wait. Financial gain. Killing a witness. Continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen. Mutilation of human remains. Those are the charges filed against David Anthony Burke — the artist known as D4VD — in the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty. His defense team says the evidence will show he did not cause her death. The death penalty is on the table.This is not a standard murder charge. This is the most serious set of charges a California DA's office can bring. Prosecutors say Celeste walked into Burke's Hollywood Hills home on April 23 of last year and was never heard from again. Months later, her dismembered remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla — head and torso in one bag, limbs in another. The car had been sitting abandoned on a residential street before it was towed and impounded.The financial gain allegation is specific: prosecutors allege Burke killed Celeste because she was threatening his music career. A fourteen-year-old girl, according to the DA, was treated as a liability to a brand and allegedly eliminated. The "killing a witness" special circumstance ties directly to the abuse charges — the prosecution's theory is that the relationship with a child created the motive to silence her permanently.But the evidence trail was hiding in plain sight for years. A Twitch livestream where he allegedly told a thirteen-year-old to "delete everything." Discord messages dating back to 2022. Photos near her home. Backstage at his concerts. Matching tattoos. Twelve days before prosecutors say Celeste entered that home for the last time, Burke was performing at Coachella.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke to break down how layering these charges strengthens the prosecution's case, where the seams might be, and what happens when five months of decomposition have degraded crucial evidence. The LAPD chief acknowledged that challenge. The DA says they have physical, forensic, and digital evidence. Motta analyzes whether a circumstantial case can carry charges this heavy.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #BobMotta #FirstDegreeMurder #LAPD #SpecialCircumstances

The Los Angeles County District Attorney has filed the most serious charges California law allows against David Anthony Burke — first-degree murder with three special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and mutilation of human remains in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has pleaded not guilty. The death penalty is a possibility. His defense team says the evidence will show he did not cause Celeste's death.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski to break down what prosecutors are communicating by stacking the charges this way — and where the case could fracture.The financial gain special circumstance is specific: prosecutors allege Burke killed Celeste because she was threatening to expose his conduct and destroy his music career. Twelve days before prosecutors say she entered his Hollywood Hills home for the last time, Burke was performing at Coachella. His album was dropping. The career was accelerating. According to the DA, a fourteen-year-old girl was allegedly treated as a threat to that trajectory. The "killing a witness" circumstance ties directly to the abuse charges — the prosecution's theory is that the relationship itself created the motive to silence her permanently. Motta explains how layering those charges together strengthens the entire case and where the seams might give under defense pressure.The LAPD chief acknowledged publicly that five months of decomposition degraded crucial evidence. The cause of death has only recently been unsealed. Misinformation has saturated the public record. Motta analyzes how solid a circumstantial case needs to be to carry charges this heavy — and whether physical, forensic, and digital evidence can do what an eyewitness cannot.The evidence trail that was visible for years also gets examined: Twitch livestreams, Discord messages dating to 2022, photos, backstage access at concerts, matching tattoos, and a girl reported missing three separate times who kept appearing in the same orbit. Motta and Dreeke break down what prosecutors just told the world — and whether they can prove it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #BobMotta #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #LegalAnalysis #SpecialCircumstances #DeathPenaltyCase

David Anthony Burke, twenty-one, professionally known as D4VD, has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office with first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen years of age, and mutilation of human remains in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has entered a plea of not guilty. The special circumstances attached to the murder charge — lying in wait, commission of a crime for financial gain, and killing a witness to a crime — render Burke eligible for life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will seek the death penalty.Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old. She had been reported missing from Lake Elsinore, California, three separate times. She was last known alive arriving at Burke's Hollywood Hills residence in April 2025. Her remains were discovered in September 2025 inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to Burke at a Hollywood tow yard, after a worker reported a foul odor emanating from the vehicle.Burke was initially arrested on April 16 by LAPD Robbery-Homicide on a probable cause warrant — known as a Ramey warrant — secured directly from a judge prior to the filing of formal charges. A grand jury investigation had been underway for months, its existence publicly revealed only when Burke's family members challenged subpoenas in a Texas court. Formal charges were filed by the DA's office, and Burke was arraigned and entered his not guilty plea.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer provides procedural and investigative analysis of the case. She examines the reported tracking data allegedly placing Burke in a remote area of Santa Barbara County during the relevant window, the age-concealment patterns described in reports, the electronics seizures, the burn cage incinerator found at Burke's rental property, the continued evidence retrieval on the night of the arrest, and the public dispute between the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office and LAPD over the sealed autopsy results.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #LAPD #TrueCrimeToday #JusticeForCeleste #MurderCharges #LosAngeles #FBIAnalysis #SpecialCircumstances

David Anthony Burke, twenty-one, professionally known as D4VD, has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office with first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen years of age, and mutilation of human remains in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has entered a plea of not guilty. The special circumstances — lying in wait, commission of a crime for financial gain, and killing a witness to a crime — render Burke eligible for life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.The procedural path to these charges is significant. A grand jury investigation was convened and heard months of testimony. No indictment was returned. The existence of the investigation became public only when Burke's family members challenged subpoenas in a Texas court. Charges were ultimately filed through a criminal complaint by the DA's office following Burke's arrest on a Ramey warrant — a probable cause arrest warrant secured directly from a judge.The defense statement warrants close examination. Burke's attorneys stated he "was not the cause of her death" — language that does not broadly assert innocence but specifically contests causation. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer provides analysis of what that framing signals about the defense posture.Coffindaffer also examines the witness behavior pattern that has complicated this investigation. Burke's manager allegedly testified for three days before the grand jury and was reportedly overheard stating his role was to maintain the tour schedule, not contact law enforcement. A female associate was arrested on a material witness warrant after going into hiding. Another associate allegedly fled to Montana and was compelled to return.The Rivas family — immigrants from El Salvador — has observed this case unfold through sealed proceedings, gag orders, and a secret grand jury while a defense team with significant resources shaped the public narrative. Celeste was last known alive arriving at Burke's Hollywood Hills residence in April 2025. Tracking data allegedly places Burke in a remote area of Santa Barbara County during the window investigators believe she died. Detectives seized electronics, found a burn cage incinerator at his rental property, and continued evidence retrieval on the night of the arrest.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #LAPD #TrueCrimeToday #JusticeForCeleste #GrandJury #MurderCharges #FBIAnalysis #SpecialCircumstances

A fourteen-year-old girl's remains were found in the front trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard. Seven months later, the man whose name was on that car — singer D4VD, real name David Anthony Burke — was arrested by LAPD Robbery-Homicide on a probable cause warrant signed by a judge. He has since been formally charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty.The special circumstances attached to the murder charge include lying in wait, financial motive, and the alleged killing of a witness. Prosecutors allege Burke killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she threatened to expose his conduct — conduct they say would have destroyed his music career. His defense team has maintained his innocence and pushed for an expedited public preliminary hearing, stating they want the evidence brought into the light.But the investigation itself is a case study in what happens when secrecy and decomposition collide. Celeste was reported missing from Lake Elsinore three separate times. She was last known alive arriving at Burke's Hollywood Hills home in April 2025. Tracking data allegedly places Burke in a remote area of Santa Barbara County in the middle of the night during the window investigators believe she died. He was reportedly there for hours.Reports indicate Celeste was connected to Burke through Discord as early as 2022. His circle allegedly believed she was a nineteen-year-old college student. Detectives seized electronics from Burke's rental property, where a burn cage incinerator was found on the premises. On the night of the arrest, investigators carried evidence boxes out of a completely different address.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office publicly pushed back against LAPD's gag order on autopsy results, arguing the seal prevented them from serving the community with transparency. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins the show to break down why investigators moved when they did, what the evidence trail reveals, and what the charging decisions signal about the prosecution's confidence in this case.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurkeArrested #LAPD #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #JusticeForCeleste #MurderCharges #HollywoodMurder #FBIAnalysis

The charges against David Anthony Burke in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez are staggering — first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child, mutilation of remains. But the psychological questions underneath those charges start years before the alleged crime.How does a 13-year-old end up living with a 19-year-old celebrity? How does an online connection on a Discord server allegedly evolve into cohabitation and exploitation? What does repeated runaway behavior actually mean — and what was Celeste running toward that made her so vulnerable to someone who allegedly knew exactly what to offer?In this first part of a three-part interview series, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings more than three decades of clinical expertise to the table. She's worked in forensic settings, domestic violence shelters, and crisis teams. She's the author of The Minds of Mass Killers. And she sits down with Tony Brueski to dissect the conditions that allegedly allowed a child to disappear into a celebrity's orbit — while every system that should have intervened looked the other way.This is about the before. The family dynamics. The platform accountability. The gap between a Lake Elsinore family and the Hollywood Hills. And the uncomfortable truth about why the "she fooled everyone" defense falls apart the moment you understand how exploitation actually works.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurke #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ChildExploitation #CelesteRivas #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was reported missing three separate times before she was allegedly last seen alive walking into David Burke's Hollywood Hills home. She was 13 the first time. Fourteen the last.Her parents are immigrants from El Salvador. They lived in Lake Elsinore — a world apart from the $20,000-a-month rental in the Hollywood Hills where their daughter allegedly ended up living with a rising music star. And nobody in any system — not law enforcement, not the platforms where the connection reportedly began, not the adults in Burke's orbit who saw a young girl living with a famous man — stepped in.In this first installment of a three-part interview series, psychotherapist and violence psychology expert Shavaun Scott sits down with Tony Brueski to examine the before. Not the charges — the conditions. How does a child become this vulnerable? What does repeated runaway behavior actually signal about what's happening inside a home? How does prior exploitation by other adults create a pattern that makes the next predator's job easier? And why is the narrative that Celeste "fooled everyone" with fake IDs not just wrong — but dangerous?Scott brings more than three decades of clinical experience working with both victims and perpetrators of violence. She's the author of The Minds of Mass Killers. She's worked in domestic violence shelters, forensic settings, and crisis teams. And she has no interest in being polite about what went wrong here.This conversation is about the failures that came before the crime — and why those failures keep repeating.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurke #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ChildExploitation #CelesteRivas #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast

The complete three-part interview with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on the D4VD case — all in one place.Celeste Rivas Hernandez was 13 when she was first reported missing. She was 14 when she was allegedly last seen alive at David Anthony Burke's Hollywood Hills home. Her dismembered remains were found months later in his Tesla. Burke was on a world tour. His inner circle was silent. And his biggest song was called "Romantic Homicide."Scott — author of The Minds of Mass Killers, with over 30 years in forensic mental health and violence psychology — examines this case from every psychological angle with Tony Brueski. The vulnerability that allegedly made Celeste a target. The systemic failures that let her disappear. The alleged compartmentalization that allowed Burke to reportedly perform while carrying something this extreme. The behavior of the inner circle under pressure — the friend who fled, the parents who fought subpoenas, the wall of silence that held for months. And the question that defines this case: Does the pattern of charges, combined with the art that preceded them, reveal a scared kid or a fundamentally dangerous person?This is the full series for anyone who needs to understand not just what allegedly happened — but why, and what it reveals about the people involved.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurke #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RomanticHomicide #JusticeForCeleste #CrimePsychology #TrueCrimePodcast

Before there were charges. Before a body was found in a trunk. Before a famous musician was arrested. There was a 13-year-old girl who kept running away from home — and a series of adults, systems, and platforms that let her vanish.Celeste Rivas Hernandez was allegedly connected to David Anthony Burke through his Discord server as early as 2022, when she was approximately 12 years old. By 2024, she was reportedly living in his Hollywood Hills rental. She carried fake IDs. His friends thought she was a college student. And nobody asked the right questions.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — a clinician with over 30 years in trauma recovery, forensic mental health, and the psychology of violence — joins Tony Brueski for Part 1 of a three-part deep dive into the psychological dimensions of the D4VD case. This installment focuses entirely on the before: the family dynamics, the systemic failures, the vulnerability that made Celeste a target, and the resource imbalance between a working immigrant family and a celebrity machine that allegedly swallowed their daughter whole.Scott is the author of The Minds of Mass Killers and has worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators. She doesn't hedge. She doesn't soften. And in this conversation, she lays out exactly how a child disappears in plain sight — and why it keeps happening.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurke #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ChildExploitation #CelesteRivas #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast

A fourteen-year-old girl walked into a Hollywood Hills home. According to prosecutors, she never came out. Her name was Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and the charges just filed in her case are unlike anything we've covered on this show.David Anthony Burke — the twenty-one-year-old singer known as D4VD — now faces first-degree charges with special circumstances, allegations of continuous abuse of a minor, inappropriate acts with a child under fourteen, and mutilation of remains. But the special circumstances are what stop you cold. Prosecutors allege he acted with premeditation. That he was motivated by financial gain — protecting a music career that Celeste allegedly threatened. And that he silenced a witness — because Celeste was the only person who could speak to the alleged relationship between them.This episode is the full breakdown. Every charge. The prosecution's theory of motive. The digital trail that stretched across Twitch, Discord, Instagram, and matching tattoos — a relationship that was visible to anyone paying attention, while a thirteen-year-old girl was reported missing three separate times and the system failed her every single time.We trace the timeline from an eighteen-year-old telling a girl to "delete everything" on a livestream, to Coachella performances and a debut album, to a Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025 — the last day Celeste was known to be alive. We cover what her family is saying, what the defense team is arguing, and what happens next as the DA decides whether to pursue the most severe sentence available.Celeste's father said it simply after the arrest: "Justice for Celeste." Whether the system delivers on that is the question we're all watching now.This is Hidden Killers. And Celeste Rivas Hernandez's story demands to be heard.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#HiddenKillers #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivas #TrueCrimePodcast #LAPD #TrueCrimeCommunity

Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman announced charges against David Anthony Burke—D4VD—that represent the most serious criminal exposure available under California law. First-degree murder with three special circumstances: lying in wait, murder for financial gain, and killing a witness. Additional charges include continuous sexual acts and lewd acts with an individual under 14, and mutilation of human remains.Prosecutors allege Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, arrived at D4VD's Hollywood Hills residence on April 23, 2025 and was never heard from again. Her dismembered remains were discovered five months later in a Tesla registered to the singer.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke to dissect the charging strategy. The financial gain allegation is specific: the DA stated D4VD allegedly killed Celeste to protect his music career because she was “threatening” it. That means prosecutors believe they can prove a 14-year-old girl was killed because she was a liability to someone's brand. Motta examines what evidence that theory requires and whether it can survive scrutiny.The “killing a witness” special circumstance is directly tied to the sexual abuse charges—the prosecution's theory is that the underage relationship created the motive for murder. Motta explains how layering those charges together compounds the legal exposure exponentially.The episode also addresses the evidentiary challenge created by five months of decomposition, the DA's stated confidence in physical, forensic, and digital evidence, and what it takes for a circumstantial case to carry death-penalty-eligible charges.A detailed legal breakdown of the charges, the evidence, and the prosecution's theory of this case.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #BobMotta #FirstDegreeMurder #LAPDArrest #TrueCrimePodcast

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David Anthony Burke, the twenty-one-year-old musician known as D4vd, was arrested on April 16, 2026, by LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division detectives on suspicion of the murder of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He is being held without bail. The case is expected to be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for filing consideration. No formal charges have been filed, and no grand jury indictment has been returned, despite an ongoing grand jury investigation that began in late 2025.Burke's defense team — attorneys Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter — issued a statement asserting that the evidence will demonstrate Burke did not cause Celeste's death. The arrest was made on a probable cause warrant, not an indictment.Celeste's remains were discovered on September 8, 2025, inside two cadaver bags in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke. According to grand jury documents unsealed in a Texas court proceeding, her body was dismembered — head and torso in one bag, limbs in another. The vehicle had been towed from the Hollywood Hills after being abandoned for an extended period. The cause and manner of death remain sealed by court order.The legal landscape is complicated. A grand jury had been convened and heard testimony from record label executives, Burke's family members, and other witnesses. Burke's parents and brother filed objections in a Texas court to subpoenas demanding their testimony — an action that publicly revealed the grand jury's existence and Burke as its target. Investigators are also reportedly examining a trip Burke took to Santa Barbara County in early 2025.Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski take your listener questions and examine the procedural realities, the potential charging decisions, and what the legal road ahead looks like for a case where celebrity status and institutional failures have collided with devastating consequences for a vulnerable child.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeToday #TonyBrueski #RobinDreeke #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrime #CriminalJustice

The D4VD arrest is the headline everyone is chasing. This is the story nobody wants to read out loud.For a year, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been framed as the missing girl who vanished into the orbit of a famous singer and ended up in the trunk of his Tesla. That version is neat. It is clickable. It is almost entirely wrong.Celeste was not missing for most of the year the public thinks she was. She was at her cousin's high school graduation in May of 2024. She was on surveillance video fighting with neighbors in her own backyard that September. She was back at her mother's house at least twice in the year before her body was found — once alone, once brought back by police. She was coming and going. The question is not who took her. The question is who was supposed to be keeping her home.This episode goes into the year before the Tesla. Eleven sheriff's calls to the Rivas Hernandez home in fourteen months. A thirteen-year-old seventh-grader enrolled in no school for a full year, while California law mandates attendance through age eighteen. An ex-boyfriend on record saying her parents were "mean" and she talked about running away for months before she did it. A next-door neighbor of nearly three years who had never met the family. A licensed private investigator publicly asking whether the family knew more than they were telling law enforcement. A verified GoFundMe organized by the exact same cousin that investigator has named by name.David Anthony Burke, known as D4VD, was arrested April 16, 2026 on suspicion of murder. He has not been indicted and no criminal complaint has been filed. His attorneys deny his involvement. He is presumed innocent.But the story of what was happening to Celeste before she ever saw Hollywood Hills is already in the public record. It just requires someone willing to sit with it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#CelesteRivasHernandez #D4VD #DavidBurke #LakeElsinore #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #MissingTeen #HollywoodHills #SteveFischer #SystemsFailure

She vanished three times in twelve months. A fourteen-year-old girl from Lake Elsinore, California, crying out for help through repeated disappearances — and every single time, the system filed a report and walked away. Celeste Rivas Hernandez is gone now, and the evidentiary trail that might have saved her life reads like a catalog of institutional neglect.According to grand jury documents made public through a Texas court hearing, Celeste's decomposed and dismembered remains were found inside two cadaver bags in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to David Burke, the musician known as D4vd. Tow yard workers reported a strong odor and insect activity coming from the vehicle, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for an extended period before being impounded. When detectives opened that trunk, they found her head and torso in one bag and her severed limbs in another.The digital evidence trail stretches back years. Celeste was allegedly present on Burke's official Discord server as early as 2022, identified by other users as his girlfriend. She was reportedly twelve years old at the time. Matching tattoos, surveillance footage, and rental property records all allegedly connect the two. Her family says she had a boyfriend named David. Her brother told reporters she left after Burke picked her up in his Tesla. And in the summer of 2024, an anonymous user on Burke's own Discord server referenced a “missing girl Celeste Rivas Hernandez” — a message Burke allegedly never responded to.Burke was arrested on April 16, 2026, on suspicion of her killing and is being held without bail. His defense attorneys have stated that the evidence will show he did not cause her death. The case is expected to be presented to the LA County District Attorney for filing consideration. Investigators have also been looking into a trip Burke allegedly took to Santa Barbara County in early 2025 and its potential connection to the case.On this episode, Robin Dreeke and I take your listener questions and dig into what this evidence means — what it reveals about grooming patterns, investigative failures, and the uncomfortable truth about how the system treats missing children from vulnerable communities.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#CelesteRivasHernandez #D4vd #DavidBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TonyBrueski #RobinDreeke #JusticeForCeleste #MissingChildren #TrueCrimePodcast

The LA District Attorney just announced first degree murder charges against singer D4vd for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Authorities say David Anthony Burke invited Celeste to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23rd last year and that was the last time she was seen alive. Burke is also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and mutilating human remains. Police say there is enough physical and digital forensic evidence to prove Burke murdered the teen, beyond a reasonable doubt. Burke’s attorneys maintain their client’s innocence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The LA District Attorney just announced first degree murder charges against singer D4vd for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Authorities say David Anthony Burke invited Celeste to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23rd last year and that was the last time she was seen alive. Burke is also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and mutilating human remains. Police say there is enough physical and digital forensic evidence to prove Burke murdered the teen, beyond a reasonable doubt. Burke’s attorneys maintain their client’s innocence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The LA District Attorney just announced first degree murder charges against singer D4vd for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Authorities say David Anthony Burke invited Celeste to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23rd last year and that was the last time she was seen alive. Burke is also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and mutilating human remains. Police say there is enough physical and digital forensic evidence to prove Burke murdered the teen, beyond a reasonable doubt. Burke’s attorneys maintain their client’s innocence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old recording artist known as D4VD, is being held without bail at a Los Angeles County facility following his arrest on suspicion of the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The arrest was executed by LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division at a Hollywood Hills residence on Marmont Avenue. No grand jury indictment was returned. No criminal complaint was filed prior to the arrest. Detectives secured an arrest warrant directly from a judge based on probable cause developed over seven months of investigation.The case originated on September 8, 2025, when Celeste's remains were discovered in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to Burke at a Hollywood tow facility. The vehicle had been parked on a Hollywood street since approximately late July 2025, around the time Burke began a national concert tour. Celeste had been reported missing from Lake Elsinore, California, three separate times — the final report filed in April 2024. She had not been in contact with her family since May 2024.Investigative records indicate tracking data allegedly places Burke in a remote area of Santa Barbara County during spring 2025, consistent with the estimated window of Celeste's death. Electronics were seized from Burke's rental property shortly after the discovery. A burn cage incinerator was present on that property. Additional evidence was recovered from the Hollywood Hills arrest location.The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Major Crimes Division is reviewing the case for filing consideration. Burke's defense attorneys have issued a public statement asserting that Burke "did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and was not the cause of her death," while noting the absence of a grand jury indictment or formal criminal complaint. A court order sealing the medical examiner's autopsy findings, including cause and manner of death, remains in effect.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer provides expert analysis on the investigative strategy, the decision to arrest without a grand jury indictment, and the procedural implications of the sealed autopsy.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #LAPDArrest #TrueCrimeToday #MurderCase #HollywoodCrime #TeslaTrunk #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste

LAPD bypassed the grand jury process entirely. No indictment. No criminal complaint. Detectives went directly to a judge and secured an arrest warrant for David Anthony Burke — known professionally as D4VD — on suspicion of taking the life of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The question investigators had to answer wasn't just whether they had enough — it was what pushed them over the line after seven months of building a case.The evidentiary picture paints a grim timeline. Tracking data allegedly places Burke in a remote area of Santa Barbara County during the middle of the night in spring 2025, the same window prosecutors believe Celeste died. He was reportedly there for hours. Electronics were seized from his rental property ten days after Celeste's remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow lot. A burn cage incinerator was on that property. Seven months later, on the night of the arrest itself, investigators carried evidence boxes out of a completely different address — a Hollywood Hills home on Marmont Avenue.Celeste had been reported missing three times. She was gone for over a year. Burke's own friends allegedly believed she was a 19-year-old USC student. She was 14. The medical examiner publicly fought LAPD's gag order on autopsy results, saying it prevented them from doing their job with transparency.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the investigative strategy, the significance of ongoing evidence collection at the point of arrest, and what the friction between the medical examiner and LAPD tells us about the internal dynamics of this case.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #DavidAnthonyBurke #D4VDArrest #TeslaTrunkCase #GilgoBeach #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste

The LA District Attorney just announced first degree murder charges against singer D4vd for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Authorities say David Anthony Burke invited Celeste to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23rd last year and that was the last time she was seen alive. Burke is also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and mutilating human remains. Police say there is enough physical and digital forensic evidence to prove Burke murdered the teen, beyond a reasonable doubt. Burke’s attorneys maintain their client’s innocence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠Join The Normandy For Ad-Free NME, Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠Analytic Dreamz reacts to the shocking arrest of rising music star D4vd in the case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.In this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz breaks down the full timeline and details surrounding the investigation. On April 16, 2026, David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, was arrested on suspicion of murder in Los Angeles. The 21-year-old artist, whose Tesla contained the decomposed and dismembered remains of the victim discovered in a Hollywood tow yard in September 2025, remains held without bail as prosecutors evaluate evidence for formal charges expected April 20.Analytic Dreamz covers the critical events: Celeste, 13 when reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024 and 14 at the time of her death, had her remains found in two cadaver bags inside the vehicle's trunk after a foul odor alerted workers. The Tesla, registered to Burke, had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for over a month.This segment examines the grand jury activity, family subpoenas, forensic challenges due to severe decomposition, Burke's defense statements claiming he did not kill Celeste or cause her death, and the impact on his career including canceled tours following his viral success with "Romantic Homicide" and album "Withered." Key unresolved questions include the exact cause of death, potential involvement of others, and the strength of the evidence under review.Analytic Dreamz delivers a detailed, no-holds-barred analysis of this developing high-profile case.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The grand jury sat on this case for five months and never returned an indictment. LAPD arrested D4VD anyway. That decision — and what it signals about where this investigation stands — is the most important detail in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez case right now.David Anthony Burke was taken into custody on April 16 at a Hollywood Hills residence by LAPD Robbery-Homicide on a probable cause warrant for alleged murder. He's held without bail. The case goes to the LA County DA's Major Crimes Division on Monday. If prosecutors don't file charges, he walks.For months, this case hit a wall: the medical examiner reportedly couldn't determine cause of death because Celeste's remains were too decomposed and compromised. ABC News sources now say investigators believe they can prove her death was murder. What changed hasn't been made public — and neither has the probable cause declaration that convinced a judge to sign off on the arrest.I walk through the sealed ME report, the secret grand jury, the Santa Barbara County tracking data, the Discord server that allegedly connects D4VD to Celeste as far back as 2022, the reports that his friends thought she was 19, the burn cage incinerator, and the defense team's very specific denial about cause of death that leaves a lot of other questions deliberately unanswered.This is a case wrapped in an extraordinary number of secrecy orders for an arrest that hasn't produced a single formal charge. The medical examiner wanted to speak and the court said no. The grand jury heard testimony and no indictment came. A 21-year-old pop star sits in a cell without bail while the DA decides whether LAPD's bet was right. Celeste was 14. She was missing for 17 months. A tow yard worker found her.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: 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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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 #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidBurkeArrested #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeToday #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #GrandJury #HollywoodHills

In this episode, Alicia follows up with some spiderwebs from the Doris Day story, and how her son Terry factors into those terrible events on Cielo Drive on August 8, 1969. Terry and his longtime girlfriend Candice Bergen lived there in a fairy tale dream in 1968, before Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski moved into the home. Why did Terry and Candice move? Doris told them they must. This one is filled with all kinds of connections throughout those days in the Hollywood Hills and beyond, with all sorts of folks chiming in on and rounding out the details of this time from Doris and Terry's point of view. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices