Musician D4vd Allegedly Identified as Person of Interest in Tragic Demise of Teen Discovered in Tesla
This artist known as D4vd has been identified as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who went missing and was later found deceased inside the musician's Tesla vehicle earlier this year, based on law enforcement.
Finding of the Deceased
The deteriorated remains of Rivas, fifteen, was discovered in this past autumn inside the frunk of a dark-colored Tesla linked to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. The automobile had been issued a violation in a Hollywood Hills and then seized at a vehicle storage facility in Los Angeles.
Chronology of Events
Police theorize that Rivas almost certainly passed away in the springtime, noting that D4vd had apparently been involved in cutting up and discarding the remains. The singer has refused to cooperate in the inquiry, per a police source.
The young girl Rivas was originally noted as disappeared from her hometown in last April. The body was eventually discovered in the musician's Tesla after employees at Hollywood Tow notified a powerful odor coming from the car.
Probe and Official Remarks
The fatal cause has yet to be determined, but the forensic office stated that Rivas “appears to have been dead inside the automobile for an prolonged time before being discovered.” Authorities are considering her death as a murder.
Background on the Singer
This Houston artist had been given a ticket in the Los Angeles neighborhood just 11 days before Rivas was discovered in the vehicle, after violating the three-day parking limit. Locals in the Hollywood Hills reported that the Tesla had been parked in the vicinity for over a month.
Celeste's brother revealed that the household was knowledgeable that Rivas was acquainted with the musician and that she was headed to attend a cinema with him just before she vanished.
D4vd, spoken as “David,” is a NY-native musician recognized for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his representative were living at a Los Angeles property in the Hollywood Hills in September, per the home's landlord, until authorities entered the residence.
D4vd has contracted with Darkroom and Interscope. The artist was on tour at the period Rivas's body were found, but cancelled those shows subsequent to the discovery of Rivas's corpse.
