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This performer known as D4vd was named as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who went missing and was later located deceased inside the singer's Tesla automobile this past fall, based on police.

Location of the Remains

This decomposed corpse of Rivas, 15, was located in September inside the frunk of a dark-colored Tesla owned by D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. The car had been cited in a Hollywood area and then impounded at a vehicle storage facility in the city.

Timeline of Occurrences

Authorities suspect that Rivas probably passed away in the springtime, noting that D4vd had likely helped in dismembering and disposing of the corpse. The singer has not been cooperative in the inquiry, per a official insider.

This young girl Rivas was originally noted as disappeared from Lake Elsinore in April 2024. Her body was later found in the singer's Tesla after staff at a towing company alerted a foul smell coming from the car.

Inquiry and Formal Comments

The reason for demise has still not been ascertained, but the medical examiner's office remarked that Rivas “appears to have been dead inside the car for an extended period before being found.” Police are treating her death as a murder.

Details on D4vd

The Houston-born musician had been given a ticket in the Los Angeles neighborhood just less than two weeks before Rivas was located in the automobile, after violating the 72-hour parking limit. Residents in the area reported that the Tesla had been left in the neighborhood for several weeks.

Celeste's brother stated that the household was informed that Rivas was acquainted with the singer and that she was headed to attend a cinema with him just before she went missing.

D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter known for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his agent were staying at a Southern California home in the Los Angeles neighborhood in this past autumn, per the property's landlord, until police entered the residence.

D4vd has signed with record labels. The artist was traveling for performances at the moment Rivas's remains were found, but terminated those shows subsequent to the finding of Rivas's body.