Overview
- Burke, 21, was taken into custody Thursday by LAPD homicide detectives and is being held without bail, with the case set to be sent to the district attorney for review on Monday.
- Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposed, dismembered remains were found Sept. 8, 2025 in two cadaver bags inside the front compartment of a Tesla impounded from the Hollywood Hills and registered to Burke, and the cause of death has not been made public.
- Unsealed court filings this year identified Burke as the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation and compelled testimony from his parents and brother in Texas.
- Police say the arrest follows months of evidence-gathering and probable cause, and investigators have indicated more than one person may have been involved in the killing and disposal.
- Burke’s attorneys deny he murdered Rivas Hernandez and emphasize there is no grand jury indictment or criminal complaint on file.