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“I’d be like solving murders that I’m committing myself.”
Those were David Anthony Burke’s words back in 2022, spoken casually about an alter ego he created. At the time, fans brushed it off as edgy artistry. But today, those words hit like a confession — a chilling foreshadowing of the gruesome fate of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Her dismembered body was discovered in the trunk of David’s black Tesla Model X, wrapped in plastic, decomposed beyond recognition. What began as whispers on the internet has now exploded into one of the darkest scandals in modern music history.
Foreshadowed in His Art
Long before Celeste’s body was found, David had been painting his crimes in plain sight. His February 2025 music video One More Dance showed him dragging a bloodied body and stuffing it into a car trunk — months before Celeste’s body would be found the same way. Fans once saw this as performance art. Now, it looks like a disturbing blueprint.
Even his “Withered World Tour” turned stomachs in hindsight. David toured with a casket onstage, encouraging fans to write letters to the dead. At the time, people thought it was creative. Now, it looks like a mock funeral staged while his victim may have already been gone.
The Alter Ego: Itami
David wasn’t shy about the twisted world he created. He spoke about Itami — a demonic alter ego meaning “pain” in Japanese — who would commit murders that David, playing detective, would then solve. At the time, it seemed like anime-inspired theatrics. But now, investigators believe Itami wasn’t just a character. He was a mask David wore to confess without consequence.
A Relationship Hidden in Plain Sight
Digital forensics revealed David’s obsession with Celeste went back years. Their first interactions appeared on Twitch and Discord in 2022, when she was just 12. By 13, David was writing obsessive songs about her. One leaked track, Celeste Demo Unfin, described her scent, her voice, and his obsession with her. It read like a love song — except Celeste was a child.
By 2024, the two had matching tattoos: the word “shh…” inked on their fingers, a symbol of secrecy and silence. Celeste had fake IDs that painted her as 19, allowing her to move in adult spaces at David’s side. Neighbors at a Hollywood Hills mansion leased under his manager’s name described seeing them as a couple. They thought she was older. She wasn’t.
The Pregnancy Motive
One of the most explosive discoveries was a screenshot of David posting that he had a child on the way with a deleted account investigators now believe belonged to Celeste. If true, this revelation may have been the motive behind her death. The thought of a public scandal — fathering a child with a 15-year-old — could have destroyed his rising career.
Industry Complicity
When the Hollywood Hills home was raided, it became clear David wasn’t moving alone. The property was tied to his manager, Josh Marshall of Intercope Records. The $20,000 monthly lease was abruptly dropped after the feds raided it. Industry insiders were quick to cut ties with David after the body was found, but their speed only raised suspicions: did they already know?
Social Media Frenzy
As news spread, the internet turned into a crime scene of its own. Hashtags exploded, amateur detectives dug up old clips, and screenshots went viral. Some fans called for boycotts, while others disturbingly blamed Celeste, accusing her of deceiving David with fake IDs. This victim-blaming struck a nerve: a grown man was being excused while a child was blamed for her own death.
Silence and Fortnite
Through it all, David stayed silent — at least publicly. His last post was three days before Celeste’s body was found. Yet investigators discovered he was still gaming online, playing Fortnite while the world unraveled around him. To many, this signaled not innocence, but detachment.
A Calculated Predator
The timeline investigators pieced together was haunting:
2022: David meets Celeste online at age 12.
2023: He records songs obsessing over her.
2024: They get matching tattoos. Celeste goes missing multiple times, often found at his residence.
2025: Her body is discovered in his Tesla’s trunk.
The evidence paints a portrait of a calculated predator, not a confused young artist. David wasn’t just hiding his crimes — he was glorifying them, embedding them into his music, his videos, his persona.
The Bigger Picture
This case is more than a tragedy. It’s an indictment of an industry that enabled him, of fans who ignored red flags, and of a system that failed a vulnerable child. Celeste wasn’t just another runaway. She was groomed, manipulated, and ultimately silenced.
David Anthony Burke once said he was “solving murders that I’m committing myself.” Today, the world wonders if that was always his plan: to play both the killer and the storyteller, turning real pain into performance until reality caught up.
The truth hit different. And now, there’s no going back.
