Musician D4vd Allegedly Identified as Suspect in Fatal Case of Teen Located in Tesla
The performer known as D4vd has been listed as a person of interest in the death of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who vanished and was later located deceased inside the singer's Tesla vehicle in September, according to police.
Finding of the Deceased
This decomposed corpse of Rivas, fifteen, was discovered in the fall inside the front trunk of a dark-colored Tesla owned by D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. This vehicle had been cited in a Los Angeles neighborhood and then seized at a vehicle storage facility in the metropolitan area.
Sequence of Events
Authorities theorize that Rivas probably passed away in the earlier part of the year, noting that D4vd had apparently been involved in cutting up and getting rid of the body. This musician has been uncooperative in the investigation, per a law enforcement insider.
This adolescent Rivas was first declared missing from her hometown in April 2024. Her remains was eventually found in the artist's Tesla after staff at Hollywood Tow notified a foul smell coming from the car.
Inquiry and Official Remarks
This cause of death has not yet been identified, but the forensic office stated that Rivas seems to have been dead inside the automobile for an prolonged time before being found.” Law enforcement are treating her passing as a suspicious death.
Details on the Singer
This Houston-born artist had been given a ticket in the Hollywood area just eleven days before Rivas was located in the automobile, after overstaying the 72-hour parking limit. Locals in the neighborhood mentioned that the Tesla had been stationed in the neighborhood for more than 30 days.
Celeste's family member commented that the household was informed that Rivas had a connection to the musician and that she was traveling to attend a cinema with him just before she vanished.
D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a NY-native musician known for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his manager were staying at a Los Angeles residence in the Hollywood Hills in this past autumn, as stated by the residence's owner, until law enforcement entered the home.
D4vd has partnered with Darkroom and Interscope. He was traveling for performances at the moment Rivas's remains were found, but called off those appearances after the finding of Rivas's corpse.
