Artist D4vd Supposedly Named as Suspect in Death of Teen Located in Tesla
This performer known as D4vd became identified as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who went missing and was later discovered deceased inside the artist's Tesla car earlier this year, as per authorities.
Finding of the Remains
The decomposed body of Rivas, fifteen, was discovered in this past autumn inside the front trunk of a black Tesla registered to D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. The automobile had been cited in a Hollywood Hills and then seized at a vehicle storage facility in the metropolitan area.
Timeline of Events
Authorities believe that Rivas likely passed away in the spring, stating that D4vd had apparently been involved in cutting up and disposing of the body. This musician has been uncooperative in the inquiry, as stated by a official source.
The adolescent Rivas was first noted as disappeared from Lake Elsinore in April 2024. The remains was later located in the musician's Tesla after workers at a towing company reported a powerful odor originating from the automobile.
Inquiry and Formal Statements
This fatal cause has not yet been identified, but the forensic office remarked that Rivas seems to have been no longer alive inside the car for an extended period before being located.” Police are viewing her passing as a murder.
Context on the Singer
The Houston singer had been issued a ticket in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was located in the car, after violating the three-day parking limit. Neighbors in the Hollywood Hills mentioned that the Tesla had been left in the neighborhood for several weeks.
The victim's brother stated that the household was informed that Rivas had a connection to the artist and that she was on her way to watch a film with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, referred to as “David,” is a originally from New York singer-songwriter known for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” He and his agent were residing at a Los Angeles home in the Hollywood Hills in this past autumn, according to the home's landlord, until police investigated the property.
D4vd has contracted with Darkroom and Interscope. He was traveling for performances at the moment Rivas's corpse were located, but terminated those performances after the discovery of Rivas's remains.
