Artist D4vd Reportedly Named as Suspect in Death of Adolescent Located in Tesla
This performer known as D4vd became listed as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who vanished and was later found deceased inside the musician's Tesla car earlier this year, as per police.
Discovery of the Remains
The decomposed body of Rivas, aged fifteen, was found in the fall inside the front trunk of a dark-colored Tesla registered to D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. This vehicle had been issued a violation in a Los Angeles neighborhood and then seized at a tow yard in the metropolitan area.
Sequence of Occurrences
Investigators theorize that Rivas probably passed away in the springtime, adding that D4vd had apparently assisted in dismantling and getting rid of the remains. The singer has been uncooperative in the inquiry, as stated by a law enforcement representative.
The adolescent Rivas was originally declared missing from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in April 2024. Her remains was later found in the artist's Tesla after workers at Hollywood Tow notified a powerful odor emanating from the automobile.
Probe and Formal Comments
The fatal cause has still not been identified, but the forensic office remarked that Rivas likely was dead inside the vehicle for an prolonged time before being found.” Police are considering her passing as a murder.
Details on the Singer
This Houston singer had been given a violation in the Hollywood Hills just less than two weeks before Rivas was located in the car, after overstaying the 72-hour parking limit. Neighbors in the Hollywood Hills mentioned that the Tesla had been stationed in the vicinity for over a month.
Rivas's family member commented that the relatives was knowledgeable that Rivas had a connection to the musician and that she was on her way to watch a film with him just before she disappeared.
D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter famous for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his agent were staying at a Los Angeles home in the Hollywood area in September, as stated by the property's landlord, until police entered the home.
D4vd has partnered with Darkroom and Interscope. He was on tour at the moment Rivas's remains were located, but cancelled those performances following the location of Rivas's body.
