Officials release cause of death for teen found dead in singer D4vd's car
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
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"The actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death."
— D4vd , Celebrity
"We love her very much and she always told us that she loved us. We miss her deeply."
— Jesus Rivas , Other
"All we want is justice for Celeste."
— Mercedes Martinez , Other
"After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss."
— Odey Ukpo , Other
"After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss."
— Dr Odey C Ukpo , Academic
"D4vd faces a slew of charges and special circumstances alleging he continuously committed 'lewd and lascivious sexual acts' with the teen while she was under the age of 14."
— Nathan Hochman , Other
"We love her very much and she always told us that she loved us."
— Jesus Rivas , Other
"We miss her deeply."
— Mercedes Martinez , Other
"After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss."
— Dr. Odey Ukpo , Other
"It is unfathomable they have had to wait this long to learn what happened to their daughter."
— Odey Ukpo , Other
"Celeste was a beautiful, strong girl who loved to sing and dance. Every Friday night was movie night and we spent wonderful times together."
— Jesus Rivas , Other
"The family was devastated after hearing the gruesome details that came out in David Burke's arraignment."
— Patrick Steinfeld , Other
"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."
— Nathan Hochman , Other
"After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss."
— Dr. Odey Ukpo , Other
"Celeste was a beautiful, strong girl who loved to sing and dance. Every Friday night was movie night and we spent wonderful times together."
— Jesus Rivas , Other
"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."
— Nathan Hochman , Other
"It was 'unfathomable' for her family to wait for the cause and manner of death."
— Dr. Odey Ukpo , Other
"After several months, I am grateful this information can now be released, not only to the public, but also to the grieving family enduring loss."
— Dr Odey Ukpo , Other
"Celeste was a beautiful, strong girl who loved to sing and dance. Every Friday night was movie night and we spent wonderful times together."
— Jesus Rivas , Other
"A parent's nightmare is a situation where your daughter goes out one night and never comes back."
— Nathan Hochman , Other
"The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release."
— D4vd , Celebrity
Key People
Blair Berk is the attorney representing David Anthony Burke.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez was a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found in D4vd's car.
D4vd, born David Burke, is a 21-year-old Los Angeles resident and singer known for the song 'Romantic Homicide'.
David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, is a charged singer facing multiple criminal charges.
David Burke is the legal name of the alt-pop singer D4vd, charged with killing a teenager.
Dr Odey C Ukpo is the medical examiner who released the autopsy report for Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Dr Odey Ukpo is the Chief Medical Examiner who announced the cause of death.
Chief Medical Examiner who discussed the case.
Jesus Rivas is the father of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Jim McDonnell is the Los Angeles police chief who commented on the case.
Mercedes Martinez is the mother of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Nathan Hochman is the Los Angeles County District Attorney.
Odey Ukpo is the Chief Medical Examiner of Los Angeles County.
Steinfeld is the attorney representing Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family.
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The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whom the singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating injuries, according to an autopsy report released on Wednesday after a months-long delay.
The 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains authorities say were found decomposing in the singer D4vd's towed Tesla last year died by "multiple penetrating injuries," according to the newly unsealed medical examiner's report. D4vd -- a 21-year-old Los Angeles resident whose legal name is David Burke -- has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of the teen, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, officials said. The "Romantic Homicide" singer was arrested last week following a monthslong investigation.
The cause of death has been officially disclosed for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 15-year-old girl whose dismembered body was discovered inside an impounded Tesla last year. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner announced on Wednesday that Rivas Hernandez died from multiple penetrating injuries caused by an object or objects, and that the manner of death has been ruled a homicide.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office announced that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from 'multiple penetrating injuries' in the trunk of singer D4vd's Tesla. D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces several charges, including murder, and has pleaded not guilty.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager whom singer D4vd is charged with killing, died of multiple penetrating injuries before someone amputated her legs, arms and two of her fingers, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed Wednesday. Details of the 14-year-old’s gruesome death had been hidden from public view for months, after law enforcement agencies went to court to block the medical examiner from releasing her autopsy results. The need for secrecy came to an end this week after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, with murder, sexual abuse of a child and mutilation of a corpse.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner has officially revealed that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from 'multiple penetrating injuries' in the trunk of singer D4vd's car. An autopsy revealed stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, and forensic investigators found shredded blue plastic embedded in some of her wounds.
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
An autopsy report has confirmed that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from penetrating wounds to her upper body, officially ruling her death a homicide. The body, found dismembered and decomposing in a parked Tesla in Hollywood Hills, showed signs of sharp force trauma, with injuries affecting her liver and ribs. A tube top she wore was cut in three places. The report had been sealed for months until prosecutors recently allowed its release.
The Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner determined that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from 'multiple penetrating injuries caused by objects' in the trunk of singer D4vd's Tesla. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail.
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