This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

d4vd Case Part 1: The Body in His Tesla, The Arrest & What the Autopsy Found

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

Show Notes

Singer d4vd has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her body was found decomposed and dismembered in the front trunk of his Tesla. He was on tour when they found her. In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita cover the full refresher on who Celeste was, how her remains were discovered, the arrest and charges, and what the autopsy revealed. Part 2 drops Thursday, 5/7— and what prosecutors found on his phone changes everything. ⚠️ Content warning: detailed discussion of child murder, dismemberment, and child sexual abuse.

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