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The performer known as D4vd has been identified as a person of interest in the tragic passing of Celeste Rivas, a adolescent who went missing and was later located deceased inside the artist's Tesla car earlier this year, based on authorities.

Finding of the Deceased

This deteriorated corpse of Rivas, fifteen, was located in this past autumn inside the frunk of a ebony Tesla registered to D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. This vehicle had been cited in a Hollywood Hills and subsequently confiscated at a tow yard in the city.

Sequence of Occurrences

Investigators theorize that Rivas almost certainly succumbed in the earlier part of the year, noting that D4vd had apparently assisted in dismantling and discarding the remains. This singer has refused to cooperate in the inquiry, as stated by a law enforcement source.

This teenager Rivas was originally noted as disappeared from Lake Elsinore in spring 2024. The body was subsequently found in the musician's Tesla after employees at Hollywood Tow reported a powerful odor coming from the automobile.

Investigation and Authoritative Remarks

The reason for demise has still not been identified, but the forensic office commented that Rivas likely was dead inside the automobile for an extended period before being discovered.” Authorities are treating her death as a homicide.

Background on the Artist

This Texas-based artist had been issued a ticket in the Hollywood Hills just less than two weeks before Rivas was discovered in the vehicle, after overstaying the 72-hour parking limit. Residents in the neighborhood reported that the Tesla had been parked in the vicinity for more than 30 days.

Rivas's sibling revealed that the family was informed that Rivas knew the musician and that she was headed to watch a film with him just before she vanished.

D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a New York-born singer-songwriter known for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his manager were staying at a Southern California residence in the Hollywood Hills in this past autumn, as stated by the residence's owner, until authorities investigated the property.

D4vd has contracted with Darkroom and Interscope. He was engaged in a concert series at the time Rivas's corpse were discovered, but terminated those appearances after the discovery of Rivas's remains.