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This performer known as D4vd has been identified as a suspect in the death of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who disappeared and was later found deceased inside the artist's Tesla car earlier this year, according to police.

Discovery of the Remains

The decomposed remains of Rivas, aged fifteen, was located in September inside the front storage compartment of a ebony Tesla linked to D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. The vehicle had been issued a violation in a Hollywood Hills and then confiscated at a tow yard in the city.

Sequence of Events

Authorities suspect that Rivas probably passed away in the springtime, noting that D4vd had probably been involved in dismembering and getting rid of the remains. The singer has been uncooperative in the investigation, as stated by a law enforcement insider.

This young girl Rivas was originally declared missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024. The body was eventually located in the musician's Tesla after employees at a towing company notified a strong stench originating from the automobile.

Probe and Official Remarks

The cause of death has still not been ascertained, but the coroner's office stated that Rivas seems to have been deceased inside the vehicle for an lengthy duration before being located.” Police are treating her passing as a murder.

Context on D4vd

This Texas-based musician had been given a citation in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was found in the automobile, after violating the three-day parking limit. Neighbors in the neighborhood mentioned that the Tesla had been left in the neighborhood for over a month.

The victim's family member revealed that the relatives was informed that Rivas had a connection to the singer and that she was on her way to attend a cinema with him just before she went missing.

D4vd, spoken as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter recognized for the popular songs “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his manager were staying at a Los Angeles property in the Los Angeles neighborhood in this past autumn, per the property's landlord, until authorities investigated the property.

D4vd has contracted with music companies. The artist was traveling for performances at the period Rivas's remains were discovered, but cancelled those appearances following the finding of Rivas's remains.