Artist D4vd Supposedly Identified as Suspect in Death of Youngster Discovered in Tesla
The artist known as D4vd became named as a suspect in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who went missing and was later located deceased inside the artist's Tesla vehicle in September, based on law enforcement.
Finding of the Remains
The decayed remains of Rivas, fifteen, was discovered in September inside the frunk of a dark-colored Tesla owned by D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. This automobile had been ticketed in a Hollywood area and afterwards impounded at a tow yard in the metropolitan area.
Timeline of Occurrences
Authorities theorize that Rivas probably died in the spring, adding that D4vd had apparently helped in dismembering and discarding the body. The artist has been uncooperative in the probe, per a police representative.
This teenager Rivas was originally reported missing from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in April 2024. The remains was subsequently discovered in the artist's Tesla after employees at a towing company notified a powerful odor originating from the automobile.
Inquiry and Authoritative Remarks
The fatal cause has still not been ascertained, but the forensic office remarked that Rivas seems to have been no longer alive inside the automobile for an extended period before being found.” Authorities are treating her death as a suspicious death.
Context on the Artist
This Houston-born musician had been given a citation in the Hollywood Hills just eleven days before Rivas was discovered in the vehicle, after overstaying the short-term parking limit. Locals in the Hollywood Hills reported that the Tesla had been left in the vicinity for several weeks.
Celeste's family member stated that the family was knowledgeable that Rivas had a connection to the artist and that she was on her way to attend a cinema with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a New York-born artist recognized for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his agent were residing at a Southern California home in the Hollywood Hills in September, per the home's landlord, until authorities searched the home.
D4vd has partnered with Darkroom and Interscope. He was engaged in a concert series at the period Rivas's body were found, but terminated those performances following the location of Rivas's corpse.
