Singer D4vd reportedly identified as suspect in death of teen found in Tesla | Los Angeles
Los Angeles Police Department sources say singer D4vd has been identified as a suspect in the death of teenager Celeste Rivas, who went missing in September and was found dead in the singer’s Tesla. He said NBC4 is investigating.
The dismembered body of 15-year-old Rivas was found on September 8 in the front trunk of a black Tesla registered to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. The car was ticketed in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood and then impounded by a tow truck in Los Angeles.
Police told NBC4 Investigates that Rivas likely died in the spring, adding that D4vd likely helped dismember and dispose of the body. An LAPD source said the singer was not cooperating with the investigation.
The Guardian contacted the LAPD but did not immediately receive a response.
Rivas, who was 13 at the time, took first place reported missing from Lake Elsinore, 60 miles from Los Angeles, in April 2024. His body was found in the singer’s Tesla after workers at Hollywood Tow reported a strong odor coming from the vehicle.
The cause of death has not yet been determined, but the medical examiner’s office said in a statement in September that Rivas “appeared to have been deceased inside the vehicle for an extended period of time before being found.” LAPD thinking his death was murder.
The Houston singer was issued a ticket in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was found in the car after exceeding the three-day parking limit. Hollywood Hills residents told NBC News Los Angeles The Tesla had been parked in the neighborhood for over a month.
Rivas’ brother told NBC Los Angeles earlier this year that the family was aware that Rivas knew the singer and went to see a movie with her just before she disappeared.
It was reported that Rivas called his home in May 2024 but has not been heard from since then. alphabet 7. Images of him and D4vd surfaced on the internet. Her mother told investigators that Rivas had a boyfriend named David at the time of her disappearance.
D4vd (pronounced “David”) is a New York-born singer-songwriter known for the hits Romantic Murder and Here With Me. According to the property’s landlord, he and his manager were staying at a Los Angeles property in the Hollywood Hills in September until police searched the property. SFGate.
D4vd signed with Darkroom and Interscope. He was on tour when Rivas’ remains were discovered, but canceled Images that emerged after Rivas’ body was found.
