Why Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Parents Took Her Phone — and What D4VD Allegedly Did Next!

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was a child. Her parents knew something was wrong. They took her phone. They reported her missing — not once, but twice. Deputies went to David Anthony Burke's door and reportedly told him directly that she was thirteen. According to prosecutors, none of it stopped what was happening to her. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes honoring Celeste's story and examining every alleged failure that left her unprotected.

She was reportedly eleven when Burke first allegedly entered her life. By thirteen, prosecutors say the relationship had become sexual. People around Burke reportedly believed Celeste was a nineteen-year-old USC student — she was in middle school. When her parents intervened and took her phone, prosecutors allege Burke drove to her community in Lake Elsinore and paid one of her classmates a thousand dollars to put a new phone back in her hands. She was a kid whose family was fighting to keep her safe, and according to the prosecution's account, every barrier they put up was allegedly circumvented.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer examines the welfare check that should have changed everything and explains why the systems designed to protect children like Celeste allegedly failed at every level. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott addresses the alleged pattern of exploitation prosecutors describe — someone who allegedly maintained sustained access to a child while concealing her true age from everyone around him. Prosecutors allege Celeste threatened to expose the relationship and end Burke's career, and that she was subsequently fatally stabbed in his Hollywood Hills garage. She was fourteen years old. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His defense attorneys say he is innocent and did not cause Celeste's death. Celeste's family continues to seek justice for their daughter.

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