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A time earlier accused murderer D4vd is owed backmost successful court, precise and disturbing specifications of really teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez was killed past twelvemonth were revealed Wednesday by nan LA County Medical Examiner.
“Autopsy introspection was constricted by extended postmortem changes,” states nan December 9, 2025 completed study from Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Ansel Nam. Last seen astatine nan Hollywood Hills location of D4vd (AKA David Anthony Burke ) successful April 2025, nan 14-year-old’s mutilated and hacked-up assemblage was discovered past September rotting successful nan trunk of a Tesla registered to nan ‘Romantic Homicide’ vocalist that had been hauled to a LA tow yard.
The conscionable unsealed autopsy outlines what LAPD cops, aesculapian examiners and others saw erstwhile nan trunk was opened. “The descendant was wearing a discolored conduit top, shirt, discolored underwear, achromatic leggings and achromatic socks,” nan archive details. “The garment appeared to person 3 trim artifacts. The leggings were trim astir nan knees pinch nan precocious information connected nan torso and nan little portions rolled down to some ankles and nan feet astatine nan trim tract of nan correct limb attached to nan torso, location were mini bluish integrative pieces. Also nan legs and arms from nan trash container had mini bluish integrative pieces astatine nan trim site.” The adjacent line, as you tin spot connected nan vivid report itself here, is redacted.
Now up against first-degree execution and continuous intersexual maltreatment charges pinch anticipation of nan decease penalty over nan dismembered sidesplitting of nan teen, D4Vd was arrested past week.
In an April 20 arraignment, his defense squad entered a not blameworthy plea. With immoderate barbed backmost and distant pinch prosecutors, nan lawyers besides asked for, and were granted a speedy preliminary evidentiary hearing. D4vd remains down bars without bail successful downtown LA, awaiting Thursday’s proceeding astatine the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Additionally, successful nan proceeding earlier this week, L.A. Superior Court Judge Theresa McGonigle ordered nan aesculapian examiner’s grisly study unsealed. It was made nationalist precocious Wednesday morning
“There are 2 penetrating wounds of nan torso pinch soft edges that whitethorn correspond crisp unit injuries,” nan 26-page decease investigation says. “The coiled connected nan precocious abdomen penetrates nan liver, and nan coiled connected nan near thorax penetrates 1 of nan near intercostal spaces pinch disruption of nan adjacent ribs, confecal surfaces. The near lung appears intact.”
It goes connected to say: “Given nan history and circumstances arsenic presently known by maine successful nan mounting of nan findings by examination, ancillary studies, and successful nan absence of different definitive causes of death, nan origin of decease is aggregate penetrating injuries. The mode of decease is classified arsenic homicide.”
LA County DA Nathan Hochman has said he and his agency person not yet wished if they will return nan uncommon successful California measurement of seeking nan decease punishment agains D4vd, aliases if they will spell for life without parole.
Denise Petski contributed to this report
