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The artist known as D4vd was listed as a suspect in the tragic passing of Celeste Rivas, a adolescent who vanished and was later located deceased inside the singer's Tesla car earlier this year, according to police.

Location of the Body

This decomposed corpse of Rivas, 15, was discovered in September inside the frunk 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 afterwards confiscated at a tow yard in the metropolitan area.

Chronology of Occurrences

Investigators believe that Rivas probably passed away in the earlier part of the year, adding that D4vd had apparently helped in dismantling and getting rid of the body. The singer has not been cooperative in the probe, according to a police representative.

This teenager Rivas was first reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024. The body was later found in the artist's Tesla after employees at a towing company notified a powerful odor originating from the vehicle.

Probe and Official Statements

The fatal cause has yet to be identified, but the coroner's office stated that Rivas likely was deceased inside the vehicle for an prolonged time before being discovered.” Police are considering her passing as a homicide.

Context on the Singer

The Houston-born musician had been issued a citation in the Hollywood area just eleven days before Rivas was located in the vehicle, after exceeding the three-day parking limit. Residents in the neighborhood mentioned that the Tesla had been left in the vicinity for over a month.

Celeste's family member stated that the relatives was informed that Rivas was acquainted with the artist and that she was headed to see a movie with him just before she vanished.

D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a NY-native singer-songwriter famous for the hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his agent were residing at a Los Angeles home in the Los Angeles neighborhood in the fall, according to the residence's owner, until law enforcement searched the residence.

D4vd has partnered with Darkroom and Interscope. The artist was traveling for performances at the time Rivas's body were located, but cancelled those shows subsequent to the discovery of Rivas's remains.