Autopsy for 14-year-old found in d4vd’s Tesla reveals she died from ‘multiple penetrating injuries’

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23 Apr 2026 • 4:57 AM MYT
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Autopsy for 14-year-old found in d4vd’s Tesla reveals she died from ‘multiple penetrating injuries’

  • The dismembered body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was discovered in the trunk of musician D4vd's (David Anthony Burke) abandoned Tesla in Hollywood last September.
  • A delayed autopsy revealed Rivas Hernandez died from "multiple penetrating injuries," specifically two sharp force wounds to her torso. A criminal complaint alleges he killed her with a sharp object and dismembered the body about two weeks later.
  • D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, and mutilating a body, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
  • Rivas Hernandez was reported missing multiple times, last seen entering D4vd's Hollywood Hills home in April 2024 and not heard from again.
  • The public release of the autopsy findings was delayed for months due to a court order initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department.

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