D4vd faces a critical week in court as prosecutors prepare to lay out their case against the 21-year-old singer in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The preliminary hearing kicks off July 21 before Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo, and what unfolds over the next several days will determine whether there’s enough evidence to send this case to trial. Prosecutors are bringing the heat with DNA evidence, surveillance footage, text messages, phone records, and purchase receipts they say paint a clear picture of what happened. D4vd is facing first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains.
According to prosecutors, the relationship between D4vd and Celeste started when she was just 13 years old, and it became sexual shortly after. By April 2025, things escalated when Celeste allegedly threatened to expose their relationship and destroy his music career, which was on the verge of major success with his debut album about to drop.
According to TMZ, prosecutors claim D4vd invited Celeste to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, and murdered her that same day. They allege he stabbed her multiple times and then used a chainsaw to dismember her body, placing the remains in an inflatable pool to contain the blood. Her severed limbs were stuffed into garbage bags and body bags, which were later found in the trunk of his Tesla when the vehicle was towed to an impound lot in September 2025.