D4VD: The Murder Case Of Celeste Rivas Hernandez23 Okt 2025

FBI Insider on D4VD & Celeste Rivas: The Mistakes, The Delays, The Timeline That Doesn’t Add Up

FBI Insider on D4VD & Celeste Rivas: The Mistakes, The Delays, The Timeline That Doesn’t Add Up

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was reported missing in April 2024. But five months later, she was caught on camera — alive and near home. Then, one year later to the day, her decomposed body was discovered in the front trunk of a Tesla linked to music artist d4vd.

The car had been sitting on a public street. Then it was ticketed. Then it was towed. No one checked it. No one noticed. Until the smell.

And now?
Still no charges. Still no confirmed suspect.
Just a deferred cause of death. And a growing sense that something — or someone — is being missed.

In this episode of Hidden Killers, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer walks us through what this case looks like through the lens of someone who’s handled high-profile, high-risk investigations — the kind where the victim is a child, the timeline is broken, and the forensic trail is already cold.

She lays out:

What should have happened in the first 24 hours after the body was found
What kind of evidence is lost forever if you don’t move fast — and what might still be recoverable
How the FBI builds working timelines when a “missing” child turns up on camera months later
Whether the Tesla's onboard tech could actually reveal who last accessed the car
The red flags she sees in the tow yard timeline, family silence, media pressure, and the lack of a confirmed crime scene
And why “no charges” right now doesn’t necessarily mean no case — but it does mean time is running out

This isn’t theory. This is how a real federal agent thinks, moves, and investigates when the victim is 14 — and the system may already be failing her.

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3 Aug 36min

What d4vd Allegedly Removed From Celeste's Hand

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2 Aug 45min

The Video d4vd Never Explained Before Celeste Died

Before the arrest, before the garage, before any of it, d4vd filmed a music video of his character dragging a body and loading it into a car. That video exists on the internet right now, and prosecuto...

1 Aug 35min

What Celeste's Dad Denied Knowing About D4vd

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1 Aug 17min

What D4vd’s Lawyer Claimed About Celeste In Court

After five days of preliminary hearing testimony that included DNA evidence, purchase records for chainsaws and body bags, and a twenty-one-minute timeline on the night Celeste Rivas Hernandez disappe...

31 Jul 18min

Celeste’s Father Claimed WHAT About D4vd?!

After David Anthony Burke’s arrest, Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s father made a public claim through his attorney: he’d never had any contact with the singer. The preliminary hearing produced sworn testim...

31 Jul 16min

D4vd's Reply To Celeste's Pregnancy Had A Laugh In It

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was pregnant at thirteen, and when she told d4vd that neither of them could care for the baby, his reply came back with a laugh attached. Those words were read into the record ...

29 Jul 21min