Overview
- Burke, who was arrested Thursday, remains in LAPD custody without bail as the District Attorney reviews the case for possible charges Monday.
- Investigators found 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposed body on September 8, 2025 in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke after tow workers reported a foul odor.
- Burke’s attorneys deny any role in her death and note that no grand-jury indictment or criminal complaint has been filed.
- The victim’s family plans to invoke Marsy’s Law, attend Monday’s arraignment and the DA press event, and deliver a public statement outside the courthouse afterward.
- Reports describing dismembered remains and a deferred cause of death have led outside legal experts to question possible forensic gaps and the vehicle’s chain of custody.