D4vd's Final Texts With Celeste Rivas Hernandez Before Death Revealed

D4vd's Texts With Celeste Rivas Hernandez Detail Abortion, Tension Before Her Murder: ProsecutorsContent warning: This story discusses child abuse, abortion and murder. D4vd’s last messages to Celeste Rivas Hernandez have come to light. During the singer’s preliminary hearing on July 27—where a judge ruled that his case will more forward to trial—prosecutors revealed texts between the singer (real name David Anthony Burke) and Rivas Hernandez, detailing the final messages they sent back and forth before he allegedly murdered her and dismembered her body in April 2025. Los Angeles Police Department robbery-homicide detective Corey Farrell said D4vd, now 21, and Rivas Hernandez had argued about his friendship with another woman in text messages the day before her alleged stabbing. Rivas Hernandez, then 14, wrote on April 22, 2025, “And u rlly saying youd [sic] end ur friendship just to be friends w her over me is disturbing and disgusting to me on a deeper level david,” according to courtroom reporting from People. D4vd responded, “what did i say id [sic] end my friendship with you for her.” Rivas Hernandez later texted him that she would “end your career and your life.” The next day—on April 23, 2025, the day prosecutors claim she was murdered—Rivas Hernandez asked to see D4vd, saying she would give him “1 more chance” to tell her the “truth" and allegedly threatened to “leak all of the s--t” on him if she saw him with the friend again. Texts from later that night show that D4vd ordered an Uber for Rivas Hernandez from near her Lake Elsinore, Calif., home to his residence in West Hollywood. He texted her at 8:34 p.m. with updates on the Uber, to which she replied, “okkk." At 10:01 p.m., she texted him, “girly pop im almost there open your door if you are home,” to which D4vd responded, “got you,” adding about 10 minutes later, “gate open door unlocked.” Prosecutors said that Rivas Hernandez never sent another text, per People. Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty Images; GoFundMeUber records indicate the car arrived at D4vd’s home around 10:10 p.m., according to a brief submitted by prosecutors and reshared by Courthouse News Service. Officials believe she died between 10:10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., at which point D4vd then texted the teen asking where she was. Prosecutors wrote in the brief that these messages were "part of defendant’s premeditated plan to cover up the murder, as she was already dead by this time.” "In fact, defendant drove to Santa Barbara County immediately after the victim died, attempting to dispose of her property and destroy evidence,” the brief continued. "At approximately 11:30 p.m. on April 23, 2025, he drove away from his home as he texted and called the victim's phone, asking where she was. Again, these were acts calculated and planned to set up his defense within a very short timeline after the victim's vicious murder." D4vd texted her at 11:37 p.m., “bro,” then minutes later said he would call someone because “ur scaring me,” according to People. Finally around midnight, he texted, “where are you please.” Using cellular analysis of D4vd’s phone and the modem inside his Tesla, prosecutors allege that he drove to Santa Barbara on April 23, before making another trip between May 8 and May 9 and one more on May 31, according to CNN. The stretch of area is the same one on which Rivas Hernandez’s discarded passport was found by a state employee. California Highway Patrol Officer Sean Buenrostro testified, per CNN, the ID card was found along Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara. GoFundMeFollowing the end of D4vd’s preliminary hearing, Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled there is enough evidence to put the singer on trial for the killing and dismemberment of Rivas Hernandez, according to the Associated Press. The news comes days after a previous batch of texts between Rivas Hernandez and D4vd were released that indicated she had gotten pregnant with his child a few months after beginning a sexual relationship in November 2023—when she was 13 and he was 18. According to the text, she ultimately had an abortion. D4vd texted her in January 2024, “im sorry again baby I didn’t want to ever put you through this," and she replied, “no it’s ok we both aren’t able to take care of it,” per NBC News. However, seven months later she expressed regret over how she “took an innocent life of a literal baby," per the outlet. “I care abt u i killed my kid [for] you,” she wrote to him in August 2024. “i don’t like talking about it cause it gets [me really] upset but id do anything to have it back.”Chelsea Lauren/ShutterstockD4vd was arrested in April 2026 and charged with one count of murder, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and one count of unlawful mutilation of human remains, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. He pleaded not guilty, with his attorney Marilyn Bednarski arguing that it was too difficult to determine when or how Rivas Hernandez died due to the decomposed nature of her remains. For more regarding the case against D4vd, keep reading. Instagram/D4vdWhere is D4vd From?Born in Queens, New York, D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) moved to Houston, Texas, when he was 13 years old. Josh Brasted/FilmMagicHow Did D4vd Become Famous?D4vd first began his career as a streamer, playing Fortnite and other games in an attempt to go viral on YouTube. When he ran into copyright infringement challenges with the music he was adding to his videos in 2021, he turned to his mom. “I'm like crying to Mom about it,” he told Benny Blanco during an interview for Hero magazine in September 2024. “I'm like, Yo, I don't know what to do I'm not making any money anymore, blah blah blah.’ And she was on a phone, and she was like, ‘Just make your own music, go get out of my face.’ And I was like, ‘Wait a minute. I could probably do that.'" From there, despite not having any musical experience other than singing for fun, D4vd downloaded an app on his phone and started making music. Soon, some of his songs went viral, and after more of his original music started to go viral on TikTok, his career began to really take off. The 20-year-old eventually released his debut album, Withered, in April 2025, embarking on his first world tour shortly thereafter.Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Riot / NetflixWhen Was the Body Found in D4vd’s Car?On Sept. 8, the Los Angeles Police Department was called to a tow yard in Hollywood over reports of a foul odor coming from a vehicle, law enforcement sources told NBC News. The LAPD found human remains wrapped in a bag hidden in the front trunk of a Tesla, which was registered in Hempstead, Texas, under D4vd’s real name, David Anthony Burke. Police said the vehicle had been towed to the impound lot after it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Made on YouTube 2024Who Was the Victim Found in D4vd’s Car?The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office September 16 said the remains found in the Tesla were identified as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been reported missing on April 5, 2024. She was 13 years old at the time of her disappearance and officials believe she died when she was 14. Her manner of death was announced in April 2026 as homicide, while her cause of death was determined to be “multiple penetrating injuries” to her chest and abdomen, including an injury to her liver, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's report obtained by E! News. Though her death was officially pronounced September 8—the day her body was discovered—officials noted her body appeared to have been in the car for an extended period of time before its discovery and was “severely decomposed.”Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesWhat Has D4vd Said About the Investigation?Following the discovery of Rivas Hernandez’s body, a spokesperson for D4vd said in a statement to NBC News that the singer "has been informed about what’s happened, and although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities." Since then, D4vd canceled the remainder of his U.S. dates.Chelsea Lauren/ShutterstockWhat Happened in the Case?D4vd was arrested for Rivas Hernandez's murder, the Los Angeles Police Department announced April 16, 2026. “Detectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas," the public information officer stated on X. "Burke is being held without bail.”Antoine Flament/Getty ImagesWhat Was D4vd Charged With?D4vd was charged with one count of murder, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and one count of unlawful mutilation of human remains, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed in an April 20 press release. “Celeste was just a child, under 14 years old, when David Burke allegedly engaged in repeated lewd and lascivious sexual relations with her,” District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said. “But Burke’s actions did not allegedly stop there. When she threatened to expose his criminal conduct and devastate his musical career, Burke allegedly murdered her, cut up her body and stuffed her body in two bags that were placed in the front trunk of his car. There the dismembered body sat for over four months decomposing until it was found at a tow yard on Sept. 8, 2025. This horrific and gruesome murder committed by the charged sexual predator is shocking and appalling. To Celeste’s loved ones, we will get the justice you seek and deserve.” The criminal complaint against D4vd also “includes special circumstance allegations of murder of a witness, murder for financial gain and lying in wait.” Additionally, there is a “special allegation” that he “personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a sharp instrument, to commit the crime.” D4vd's attorney's denied he was the cause of her death, telling E! News in an April 20 statement, "We will vigorously defend David’s innocence."For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App