Singer D4vd Allegedly Identified as Person of Interest in Fatal Case of Youngster Located in Tesla
This artist known as D4vd was named as a individual under scrutiny in the death of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who went missing and was later located deceased inside the artist's Tesla car earlier this year, based on authorities.
Location of the Body
The decayed remains of Rivas, aged fifteen, was found in the fall inside the frunk of a dark-colored Tesla registered to D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. The car had been issued a violation in a Hollywood area and then seized at a impound lot in the metropolitan area.
Timeline of Incidents
Police believe that Rivas almost certainly died in the spring, noting that D4vd had apparently assisted in dismembering and discarding the corpse. The singer has not been cooperative in the probe, per a law enforcement representative.
The adolescent Rivas was first noted as disappeared from her hometown in spring 2024. Her remains was eventually located in the artist's Tesla after employees at a towing company reported a powerful odor originating from the automobile.
Probe and Authoritative Comments
The fatal cause has still not been identified, but the coroner's office commented that Rivas “appears to have been dead inside the car for an lengthy duration before being found.” Authorities are considering her passing as a murder.
Background on the Singer
The Texas-based musician had been handed a citation in the Los Angeles neighborhood just eleven days before Rivas was discovered in the car, after violating the short-term parking limit. Residents in the Hollywood Hills mentioned that the Tesla had been stationed in the vicinity for over a month.
Celeste's sibling revealed that the household was knowledgeable that Rivas was acquainted with the singer and that she was traveling to watch a film with him just before she vanished.
D4vd, referred to as “David,” is a New York-born artist famous for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” He and his representative were living at a Southern California residence in the Los Angeles neighborhood in this past autumn, per the residence's proprietor, until police searched the home.
D4vd has partnered with Darkroom and Interscope. He was engaged in a concert series at the moment Rivas's remains were located, but cancelled those performances after the finding of Rivas's corpse.
