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Overview
- David Anthony Burke, 21, was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles on suspicion of killing teenager Celeste Rivas.
- He is being held without bail as detectives prepare to present the case to the Los Angeles County district attorney next week.
- Rivas’s remains were found September 8, 2025, in a car registered to Burke at a Hollywood tow yard after a foul-odor complaint, and the body was in advanced decomposition.
- Court records show a grand jury inquiry began in November and identified Burke as a target in February after hearing from witnesses, including acquaintance Neo Langston.
- Family members say Rivas knew Burke and was last seen in early 2024 leaving to see a movie with a person called David.