Singer D4vd Allegedly Identified as Suspect in Tragic Demise of Adolescent Located in Tesla
The performer known as D4vd was listed as a suspect in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who disappeared and was later discovered deceased inside the artist's Tesla vehicle earlier this year, according to law enforcement.
Finding of the Body
The decayed corpse of Rivas, fifteen, was located in the fall inside the front trunk of a black Tesla owned by D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. This car had been ticketed in a Hollywood Hills and afterwards confiscated at a impound lot in the city.
Chronology of Incidents
Investigators theorize that Rivas probably died in the earlier part of the year, adding that D4vd had probably been involved in dismantling and discarding the corpse. The artist has been uncooperative in the probe, per a official representative.
This young girl Rivas was initially declared missing from Lake Elsinore in spring 2024. The remains was subsequently discovered in the artist's Tesla after staff at a towing company alerted a foul smell originating from the vehicle.
Probe and Official Statements
The cause of death has yet to be ascertained, but the forensic office remarked that Rivas “appears to have been dead inside the vehicle for an prolonged time before being found.” Authorities are treating her death as a murder.
Background on the Singer
The Houston musician had been given a citation in the Hollywood area just 11 days before Rivas was discovered in the vehicle, after violating the three-day parking limit. Neighbors in the neighborhood stated that the Tesla had been left in the area for more than 30 days.
Rivas's brother stated that the family was informed that Rivas knew the artist and that she was on her way to see a movie with him just before she vanished.
D4vd, referred to as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter known for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his manager were staying at a Southern California property in the Hollywood area in this past autumn, according to the residence's owner, until police entered the residence.
D4vd has signed with record labels. D4vd was on tour at the period Rivas's body were discovered, but terminated those performances following the discovery of Rivas's remains.
