Prosecutors Say People Around D4VD Smelled It For Weeks
About this episode
The episode discusses the forensic evidence and allegations against David Anthony Burke in the murder case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The forensic trail prosecutors outlined in the D4VD People’s Brief reads like a receipt of alleged premeditation. According to the filing, in the weeks following Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s alleged death on April 23, 2025, David Anthony Burke allegedly ordered a shovel through Postmates the following day. Then, prosecutors say, came two chainsaws. A body bag. Heavy-duty laundry bags. An inflatable pool. A burn cage. All allegedly ordered under the alias Victoria Mendez and delivered to his Hollywood Hills residence. LAPD’s Trace Analysis Unit reportedly found pieces of blue plastic consistent with that inflatable pool in deep cuts on Celeste’s remains. Her passport was allegedly recovered off Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County, where prosecutors say Burke drove multiple times to dispose of evidence. Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, financial gain, and murder of a witness. He also faces charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and unlawful mutilation of human remains. His defense team maintains he did not cause Celeste’s death. The digital evidence prosecutors describe is equally…
People in this episode
Host: Tony Brueski
Topics covered
- premeditation
- murder
- forensic evidence
- sexual abuse
- digital evidence
- criminal charges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LAPD
Places: Hollywood Hills, Highway 154, Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara County
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