Celeste Rivas: Teen Girl’s Severed Head, Torso & Other Body Parts Found in Bags, Hidden in D4vd’s Tesla

Newly-unsealed court documents revealed that Los Angeles police discovered Celeste Rivas dismembered and hidden inside singer David Burke’s (D4vd) Tesla.

A “petition for attendance” obtained by California-based private investigator, Steve Fischer, indicated that Celeste’s head and torso were found inside a cadaver bag.

The documents, which were initially under seal in Los Angeles, also stated that police found an additional black bag containing more body parts, and that she had been “severely decomposed” and “dismembered.”

In a Petition For Attendance to compel #D4vd family members to appear before a Grand Jury, it’s disclosed that #CelesteRivasHernandez head and torso were found in a cadaver bag, her severed arms and legs in a 2nd bag. David Burke is the Target of the GJ for one count of Murder. pic.twitter.com/p1OXLwYsuI

— SF INVESTIGATES • STEVE FISCHER (@SF_investigates) February 25, 2026

The documents were unsealed in connection with subpoenas for Burke’s family members to appear before a Los Angeles investigative grand jury, in connection with Celeste’s death.

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As CrimeOnline previously reported, Los Angeles police found the Celeste’s remains on September 8, inside the trunk of Burke’s vehicle. The Tesla had initially been parked near his rental home, in the Hollywood Hills Bird Streets neighborhood.

Police found the vehicle at a tow yard in Hollywood after residents in Hollywood Hills contacted police about an abandoned car with a Texas license plate on September 6.

Celeste’s remains were found a day shy of her 15th birthday.

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