🔗 Share this article Artist D4vd Allegedly Named as Person of Interest in Fatal Case of Adolescent Found in Tesla This performer known as D4vd was listed as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a adolescent who disappeared and was later discovered deceased inside the artist's Tesla vehicle in September, according to law enforcement. Finding of the Remains This decomposed remains of Rivas, aged fifteen, was found in this past autumn inside the front trunk of a black Tesla owned by D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. The car had been cited in a Hollywood Hills and subsequently seized at a impound lot in Los Angeles. Sequence of Incidents Authorities believe that Rivas almost certainly passed away in the spring, stating that D4vd had likely assisted in dismembering and getting rid of the corpse. The artist has been uncooperative in the inquiry, per a police representative. This adolescent Rivas was originally reported missing from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in April 2024. Her body was later found in the musician's Tesla after employees at the impound facility alerted a powerful odor coming from the car. Investigation and Official Statements The fatal cause has yet to be ascertained, but the coroner's office commented that Rivas seems to have been dead inside the automobile for an extended period before being located.” Law enforcement are viewing her passing as a murder. Background on the Artist The Houston musician had been handed a violation in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was found in the automobile, after violating the short-term parking limit. Residents in the Hollywood Hills reported that the Tesla had been parked in the vicinity for more than 30 days. The victim's brother commented that the household was knowledgeable that Rivas was acquainted with the singer and that she was traveling to attend a cinema with him just before she disappeared. D4vd, pronounced as “David,” is a New York-born singer-songwriter recognized for the chart-toppers “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his manager were living at a Southern California property in the Hollywood area in September, per the home's owner, until law enforcement entered the property. D4vd has contracted with record labels. D4vd was engaged in a concert series at the period Rivas's body were found, but cancelled those shows following the location of Rivas's corpse.