D4vdlikely to be indicted in killing of girl found dismembered in car

"But last month, Harvey Levin, the founder of TMZ, reported that investigators were still not close to solving the crime because the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office was still working to determine the cause of death. The girl had reportedly run away from home in 2024 and may have been in a romantic relationship with D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke."

"Levin, who also is an attorney and a veteran Los Angeles-based legal analyst, said on his 2 Angry Men podcast that toxicology results were needed to determine the cause of Rivas Hernandez's death. That's what everybody's waiting for, Levin said. Until a cause of death is known, authorities might have trouble saying whether she was a victim of foul play, with Levin raising the possibility that Celeste could have died of a drug overdose, then someone tried to dispose of her body."

"TMZ reported Monday on the grand jury hearing from witnesses and said that jurors were likely to follow the lead of Los Angeles County prosecutors who want to see the 20-year-old Romantic Homicide singer indicted because they believe he was involved in the killing of 15-year-old Rivas Hernandez. Grand juries generally do what prosecutors want, in part because their proceedings don't involve hearing opposing evidence from the defendant or their attorney, TMZ said."

A grand jury has heard witness testimony, including from the head of the singer's record label, about how the teenager's decomposing body was found in the trunk of the musician's car. Los Angeles County prosecutors seek an indictment of the 20-year-old Romantic Homicide singer because they believe he was involved in the killing of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Investigators are awaiting toxicology results from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death. The victim reportedly ran away from home in 2024 and may have been in a romantic relationship with the musician. Her dismembered body was found in a Tesla abandoned for nearly a month in the Hollywood Hills, near his home.

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