The autopsy on Celeste Rivas Hernandez was completed months before the public ever saw it — sealed at LAPD's request, over the medical examiner's own public objection. The family waited without answers. When the findings were finally unsealed, they described injuries consistent with a sharp instrument and a condition of remains that investigators say ties directly to the charges prosecutors have filed. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, breaks down what the forensic evidence tells investigators about intent, what the physical evidence found with the remains means for the prosecution's case, and why sealing the autopsy over the ME's objection raises serious questions about how this investigation was handled. Prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke killed Celeste to protect his career after she allegedly threatened to expose their relationship. He faces first-degree murder with special circumstances — lying in wait, financial gain, and the alleged killing of a witness — alongside additional charges related to the victim's age and the condition of her remains. Investigators reportedly recovered a significant volume of digital evidence from Burke's devices — material that, according to reporting, reshaped the scope of the entire investigation. Coffindaffer reads the forensic picture from the perspective of someone who spent decades inside the FBI building cases like this one. She examines what the wound characteristics indicate, what the physical evidence embedded in the remains means for tying the charges to a specific person, and how digital evidence at this scale changes what prosecutors can prove. Burke has pleaded not guilty. We revisit where the case stood at the time of our reporting. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #Autopsy #JenniferCoffindaffer #ForensicEvidence #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrime #LAPD #HiddenKillers