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Missing Teen Celeste Rivas Found Dead in Suspect's Car

11/25/2025

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Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, was found dead on September 8, 2024, in the trunk of David Anthony Burke, known as d4vd.
LAPD Captain Scot Williams confirmed the body was not frozen or decapitated.
Rivas was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024.
Burke is a suspect who has not been charged.
A court order has sealed details of the case while toxicology results await.

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Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, was found dead on September 8, 2024, in the trunk of David Anthony Burke, known as d4vd.
LAPD Captain Scot Williams confirmed the body was not frozen or decapitated.
Rivas was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024.
Burke is a suspect who has not been charged.
A court order has sealed details of the case while toxicology results await.