The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is now publicly calling for her accused killer, the singer known as D4vd, to face the death penalty.
Family’s Statement on Eve of Her Birthday
On Sunday, the eve of what would have been her 16th birthday, the family released a new photo of her along with a statement saying the death penalty for D4vd “would be perfect for this kind of human being, devoid of feelings and emptiness inside, and without conscience.”
The family’s statement also added:
“… But that’s not in our hands, but rather in God’s, and the California justice system.”
Legal Representation and Court Proceedings
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his previous lawyers withdrew from his murder case on Monday.
Rivas Hernandez was just 14 years old when prosecutors say her then-boyfriend David Anthony Burke , the singer’s full legal name , murdered her and left her dismembered body in his car in 2025.
Burke is behind bars and has been ordered to stand trial on a murder charge in her death. He is due back in court next month.
Just last week, defense attorneys dropped Burke, leaving him to be represented by an L.A. County public defender.