Artist D4vd Reportedly Named as Person of Interest in Death of Youngster Found in Tesla
This performer known as D4vd became identified as a person of interest in the death of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who disappeared and was later discovered deceased inside the artist's Tesla vehicle earlier this year, as per police.
Location of the Remains
The deteriorated body of Rivas, fifteen, was found in September inside the front storage compartment of a black Tesla linked to D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. This car had been cited in a Hollywood area and afterwards confiscated at a tow yard in the city.
Chronology of Occurrences
Authorities believe that Rivas likely succumbed in the springtime, noting that D4vd had probably been involved in dismembering and disposing of the body. The singer has refused to cooperate in the probe, per a official source.
The adolescent Rivas was initially noted as disappeared from a city 60 miles from Los Angeles in last April. The body was subsequently located in the artist's Tesla after staff at the impound facility reported a foul smell emanating from the automobile.
Probe and Formal Statements
This cause of death has not yet been identified, but the coroner's office remarked that Rivas “appears to have been no longer alive inside the vehicle for an lengthy duration before being located.” Law enforcement are viewing her passing as a suspicious death.
Background on the Singer
This Texas-based singer had been given a citation in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was found in the vehicle, after overstaying the short-term parking limit. Residents in the neighborhood mentioned that the Tesla had been parked in the area for several weeks.
The victim's sibling stated that the relatives was knowledgeable that Rivas had a connection to the musician and that she was on her way to see a movie with him just before she went missing.
D4vd, referred to as “David,” is a originally from New York musician recognized for the popular songs “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” The artist and his agent were residing at a Los Angeles property in the Hollywood area in this past autumn, as stated by the property's landlord, until law enforcement searched the residence.
D4vd has signed with Darkroom and Interscope. The artist was on tour at the time Rivas's body were discovered, but cancelled those performances following the location of Rivas's corpse.