After months of mounting hypothesis, “Romantic Murder” singer D4vd has been arrested in reference to the homicide of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
On Thursday, the LAPD shared a tweet confirming that the 21-year-old artist, whose actual identify is David Anthony Burke, was taken into custody by the LAPD’s Theft-Murder Division and is being held with out bail as prosecutors overview the case for attainable fees.
The arrest marks a major growth in an investigation that started in September, when authorities found a dismembered physique contained in the entrance trunk of a Tesla registered to d4vd. As beforehand reported, the sufferer was later recognized as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teenage woman who had been reported lacking from Lake Elsinore after she was final seen in April 2024.
Authorities have confirmed that Burke and the sufferer had been in a relationship previous to her disappearance and had matching “Shhh…,” tattoos on their fingers.
Within the months following the preliminary discovery, Burke canceled his tour and stepped again from public appearances.
In January, new developments instructed prosecutors had been transferring nearer to a proper indictment. In accordance with NBC Los Angeles, Neo Langston, a 23-year-old affiliate of the singer, was arrested Jan. 22 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, on an out-of-state warrant after failing to look as a witness in Los Angeles proceedings.
Legislation enforcement sources mentioned his arrest was tied to an ongoing grand jury investigation into the case. D4vd’s supervisor, Robert Morgenroth, testified earlier than the grand jury about what was recognized internally and why authorities weren’t alerted sooner after a physique was allegedly positioned within the singer’s car.
Fox 11 reported that it was “probably” that d4vd would face homicide fees. Whereas the health worker was nonetheless working to finalize a explanation for demise because of the superior state of decomposition, prosecutors believed the singer didn’t act alone in disposing of the physique.
D4vd was formally confirmed as a suspect in February.
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