The D4VD Case Keeps Getting Worse (Full Breakdown) H3 After Dark #53

The H3 Podcast's three-part deep dive into the D4VD case, presented in H3 After Dark #53, delivers a harrowing and emotionally charged examination of the murder and alleged sexual abuse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4VD. The episode begins with a lighthearted segment before plunging into the grim details: Celeste went missing in February 2024 at age 13, with multiple disappearances and returns before her final disappearance in April 2024. Her body was discovered in D4VD’s Tesla Model Y in September 2025, having been stored in the trunk for months, decomposed and bearing horrific injuries—multiple stab wounds, removal of fingers and an eye, and traces of drugs. The hosts expose a disturbing pattern of grooming that began when Celeste was just 11, coupled with D4VD’s public displays of dark imagery and purchases of incriminating items like a burn cage and chainsaws. Despite numerous red flags—her repeated disappearances, friends being paid to stay silent, and a teacher’s unwitting complicity—the system failed to act. The second segment intensifies the narrative, detailing D4VD’s alleged post-murder incompetence: sending texts to the victim after her pickup, purchasing disposal tools under a fake name, and even hosting a radio interview and album release party while her body decomposed in his garage. Prosecutors believe the dismemberment occurred in an inflatable pool, with blue plastic fragments found in her remains. Leaked texts reveal he was simultaneously grooming another underage girl during the investigation, confirming a predatory pattern. The fallout has been severe: major artists and brands have severed ties, and the trial—set for a preliminary hearing on May 26th—could result in the death penalty. The final segment shifts into surreal, chaotic stream energy, blending absurdist humor, fan requests for explicit content, and a brief moment of sincerity undercut by comedic irreverence, ending abruptly with a baby’s appearance and a final expletive, underscoring the show’s unpredictable, unscripted nature.