Singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, looks on during his arraignment hearing for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, on April 20, 2026 Reuters The body of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernández, found in the trunk of singer D4vd's car, was "unrecognizable" due to an advanced state of decomposition. The information was given by a Los Angeles Police detective during a hearing held this Tuesday (21), in the United States. D4vd, 21 years old, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces several charges, including murder, for the young woman's death. The teenager's body was found inside the artist's Tesla in September last year, a few days before she turned 15. On the first day of the preliminary hearing, Detective Joshua Byers reported that he immediately recognized what he described as a "very distinctive smell" of a dead body when investigators opened the trunk of the vehicle. "There was a lot of decomposition, to the point that the detachment of the skin (...) made it unrecognizable," said the police officer. During the session, photos of the victim's dismembered remains were shown in court. Burke attended the hearing wearing an orange prison uniform and showed no reaction when the images were presented. Singer D4vd dismembered teenager with a saw, says Los Angeles prosecutor singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, looks on during his arraignment hearing for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, on April 20, 2026 Reuters According to the Prosecutor's Office, the singer met Celeste when she was 11 years old. Investigators say the two began a sexual relationship when the teenager was 13 years old. During the hearing, a video recorded by officers' body cameras was shown in which Burke appears saying: "She told me she was 18. Everyone says she was 13." The teenager's mother reported her daughter missing in 2024. According to prosecutors, Burke committed the crime after the young woman threatened to publicly reveal the relationship, considered illegal by authorities. The singer pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, continued sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14 and illegal mutilation of human remains. If convicted, he could receive a life sentence or even the death penalty. Who is D4VD, singer associated with murder investigation in the USA Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the young woman that singer D4vd is accused of killing AP D4vd Case: autopsy indicates cause of death of 14-year-old girl; singer accused of murder