BONUS EPISODE! The Evil, Horrific, Disgusting Murder and Dismemberment of Celeste Rivas
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
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4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Prosecutors say David Anthony Burke lured Celeste Rivas to his home on April 23, 2025 and killed the 14-year-old by stabbing her twice. After watching the child bleed out, Burke began creating an alibi that included getting rid of evidence. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the last hours of Celeste Rivas life, and Burke allegedly used two chainsaws and an inflatable pool to destroy a person, and evidence.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.12 Introduction - Bonus Episode
01:31.55 Revelations from court
05:10.87 D4VD met Celeste Rivas when she was 11
10:38.71 Celeste Rivas body was destroyed
15:31.90 Burke pays child $1,000 to sneak a phone to 13-year-old Celeste
20:24.85 Burke and Celeste "broke up" in November 2024
25:08.01 Burke began creating alibi
30:30.30 M.E. identified two stab wounds
35:22.82 Chainsaw and kiddie pool
40:32.38 Burke allegedly used chainsaw to dismember
45:34.05 PI Steve Fischer saw freezer
50:38.87 Blood, tissue, bone would be slung everywhere
53:31.00 Conclusion
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.7 | Quality Facts with Joseph Scott Moore. |
| 0:09.4 | Well, here we are at the end of April. |
| 0:15.1 | 2026, just to set the date for you, we've been discussing a child. |
| 0:43.7 | A child that, well, to put it, not lightly, was butchered. After, in my opinion, having been raped over perhaps a couple of years, we've been talking about Celeste Rivas. |
| 1:00.2 | We're dropping a bonus episode today. And this is why, out of everything to this point that we have covered about Celeste, |
| 1:05.3 | we get these little nuggets along the way. |
| 1:09.8 | But y'all, I've got to tell you, nothing. |
| 1:17.3 | Nothing prepared me for what has now been released. |
| 1:29.8 | It is a very, very dark road. But guess what? As we're on this journey, I'm going to be right there with you. |
| 1:31.9 | We're going to talk about this. |
| 1:36.9 | We're going to talk about it, and we're going to examine what has been revealed now. |
| 1:39.2 | I think there's probably more to come. |
| 1:49.0 | But trust me, we've got enough right now that it'll take you a few moments to process it after you've listened to this episode. I know right now I've had this knowledge for over 36 hours. |
| 1:55.3 | I still can't process it in its totality. |
| 1:59.6 | But yet, we're going to sult soldier on, just like we always do. |
| 2:06.5 | I'm Joseph Scott Morgan, and this is body bags. |
| 2:15.6 | I guess it was yesterday, Brother Dave. |
| 2:19.3 | I don't remember what time of day it was. |
| 2:22.5 | It started breaking up for yesterday our time, towards the end of the afternoon. |
| 2:26.1 | Yeah, and my lord, we started getting this data. |
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