A Google Street View image that surfaced in mid-September 2025 appears to show singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) in Lake Elsinore, California, near the family home of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old whose dismembered remains were later found in a Tesla registered to the artist.
The widely circulated photo depicts a person closely resembling D4vd standing near a vehicle while interacting with another individual holding a bag. Location verification places the scene approximately 0.3 miles — roughly a six-minute walk — from the Riverside County home where Hernandez lived before her disappearance in early 2024. Lake Elsinore is located about 70 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
Hernandez, who was 13 or 14 at the time she went missing, was reported missing from the area around April 2024. Her decomposed remains were discovered on Sept. 8, 2025, in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd. The vehicle, which carried Texas plates, had been abandoned near a Hollywood Hills property linked to the singer, towed to an impound lot and flagged due to a strong odor.
According to authorities, the remains were found in black cadaver bags, with autopsy results determining the cause of death as multiple penetrating injuries consistent with sharp force trauma. D4vd was arrested in April 2026 and charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty and remains held without bail.
Prosecutors allege that D4vd and Hernandez had a relationship that began on social media around 2022, when she was approximately 11 years old. They claim a sexual relationship started in November 2023 and included explicit communications, multiple runaway incidents and travel together. Court filings allege that on or around April 23, 2025, Hernandez was transported via Uber from the Lake Elsinore area to D4vd’s Hollywood Hills residence, where she was killed during an alleged argument in which she threatened to expose the relationship.
The Google Street View image, along with other photos that have circulated online, has fueled public speculation as potential circumstantial evidence placing D4vd in Hernandez’s hometown area. The exact date of the Street View capture has not been definitively established in public reports.
D4vd, known for his emotive R&B-leaning pop songs and breakout streaming success in recent years, has maintained his innocence. His legal team has stated that evidence will show he did not kill Hernandez or cause her death. The case remains ongoing.
