Singer D4vd Allegedly Named as Suspect in Death of Youngster Located in Tesla
The artist known as D4vd became identified as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who went missing and was later located deceased inside the singer's Tesla vehicle in September, based on law enforcement.
Finding of the Deceased
The deteriorated body of Rivas, fifteen, was found in September inside the front trunk of a dark-colored Tesla owned by D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. The car had been cited in a Hollywood area and subsequently seized at a vehicle storage facility in Los Angeles.
Timeline of Occurrences
Investigators suspect that Rivas probably died in the spring, noting that D4vd had apparently assisted in dismantling and getting rid of the body. The singer has been uncooperative in the investigation, according to a official representative.
The teenager Rivas was originally noted as disappeared from Lake Elsinore in last April. The remains was later found in the artist's Tesla after staff at the impound facility reported a strong stench emanating from the car.
Inquiry and Official Comments
This fatal cause has yet to be identified, but the coroner's office stated that Rivas seems to have been no longer alive inside the car for an lengthy duration before being located.” Law enforcement are considering her death as a murder.
Context on the Artist
This Houston singer had been given a citation in the Los Angeles neighborhood just less than two weeks before Rivas was discovered in the car, after exceeding the short-term parking limit. Neighbors in the area stated that the Tesla had been parked in the area for over a month.
Rivas's brother revealed that the family was knowledgeable that Rivas had a connection to the artist and that she was headed to watch a film with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a New York-born singer-songwriter known for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” D4vd and his representative were staying at a Los Angeles property in the Hollywood Hills in September, per the property's landlord, until law enforcement entered the property.
D4vd has signed with Darkroom and Interscope. The artist was on tour at the moment Rivas's corpse were discovered, but cancelled those appearances subsequent to the location of Rivas's body.
