Singer D4vd Reportedly Named as Person of Interest in Fatal Case of Teen Found in Tesla
This performer known as D4vd has been listed as a suspect in the tragic passing of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who vanished and was later discovered deceased inside the artist's Tesla automobile in September, as per police.
Discovery of the Remains
This deteriorated remains of Rivas, fifteen, was found in the fall inside the front trunk of a black Tesla owned by D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. This car had been cited in a Hollywood area and then impounded at a impound lot in the city.
Timeline of Incidents
Investigators suspect that Rivas almost certainly died in the spring, stating that D4vd had apparently assisted in cutting up and discarding the remains. This musician has refused to cooperate in the probe, as stated by a official source.
The teenager Rivas was initially declared missing from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in April 2024. The corpse was subsequently discovered in the singer's Tesla after employees at the impound facility notified a strong stench originating from the vehicle.
Probe and Official Statements
This fatal cause has still not been ascertained, but the coroner's office remarked that Rivas seems to have been deceased inside the car for an prolonged time before being found.” Police are viewing her demise as a murder.
Background on the Artist
This Houston musician had been issued a violation in the Los Angeles neighborhood just less than two weeks before Rivas was discovered in the vehicle, after exceeding the short-term parking limit. Neighbors in the neighborhood reported that the Tesla had been left in the vicinity for several weeks.
The victim's sibling stated that the household was knowledgeable that Rivas knew the singer and that she was traveling to see a movie with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, spoken as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter famous for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” He and his manager were staying at a LA home in the Los Angeles neighborhood in September, according to the residence's owner, until law enforcement entered the residence.
D4vd has contracted with music companies. The artist was on tour at the time Rivas's body were found, but terminated those shows subsequent to the location of Rivas's remains.
