Artist D4vd Allegedly Identified as Person of Interest in Fatal Case of Youngster Discovered in Tesla
The artist known as D4vd was named as a suspect in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who disappeared and was later found deceased inside the artist's Tesla vehicle this past fall, based on police.
Discovery of the Remains
The decomposed corpse of Rivas, 15, was discovered in the fall inside the front storage compartment of a black Tesla owned by D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. This car had been issued a violation in a Los Angeles neighborhood and then seized at a vehicle storage facility in the metropolitan area.
Chronology of Occurrences
Investigators suspect that Rivas almost certainly passed away in the spring, noting that D4vd had apparently helped in cutting up and disposing of the corpse. This musician has not been cooperative in the probe, as stated by a official representative.
The teenager Rivas was originally noted as disappeared from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in April 2024. The body was later located in the musician's Tesla after workers at a towing company notified a powerful odor emanating from the vehicle.
Inquiry and Formal Remarks
This reason for demise has yet to be determined, but the medical examiner's office stated that Rivas likely was deceased inside the vehicle for an extended period before being found.” Police are considering her death as a homicide.
Details on D4vd
The Texas-based artist had been issued a citation in the Hollywood Hills just less than two weeks before Rivas was located in the car, after exceeding the three-day parking limit. Residents in the area mentioned that the Tesla had been left in the neighborhood for over a month.
Rivas's brother revealed that the family was aware that Rivas knew the singer and that she was traveling to see a movie with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter famous for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his representative were staying at a Southern California residence in the Hollywood Hills in the fall, as stated by the property's owner, until law enforcement searched the property.
D4vd has signed with Darkroom and Interscope. The artist was on tour at the moment Rivas's body were found, but called off those shows following the location of Rivas's remains.
