Body found in singer D4vd’s abandoned Tesla identified as a missing teenage girl

D4vd performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 2 - Day 1 on April 18, 2025 in Indio, California.
The body found in the trunk of an impounded car owned by singer D4vd has been identified as a missing teenage girl. Last week, Los Angeles police made the shocking discovery after being called to inspect an impound lot following reports of a ‘foul odour coming from a vehicle’. After looking into the car, police found human remains and quickly launched an investigation, also stating that D4vd – real name David Anthony Burke – is fully cooperating(Picture: Timothy Norris/ Getty Images for Coachella)
15081057 Horror as dead body is found inside trunk of popular singer's impounded Telsa HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the gruesome discovery of a body inside an impounded Tesla at a tow yard in Hollywood, and Eyewitness News has learned the vehicle is registered to singer D4vd. Officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Mansfield Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a foul odor coming from an impounded vehicle, according to LAPD. Police say the impounded car had been at the property for a couple of days, and that the body had been placed inside a bag. There's no immediate information about the identity of the person found inside the Tesla. D4vd is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of his "Withered" world tour that began last month. The tour stops in Los Angeles on Sept. 20. Authorities say the human remains were found in the front trunk of the Tesla. Eyewitness News has learned that the 2023 Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. Video from AIR7 showed police yellow tape encircling the Tesla, along with several parked vehicles, in the impound lot with a white canopy set up nearby. Eyewitness News has reached out to D4vd's representatives and are still waiting for a response. The 20-year-old musician is known for the songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide." He released his debut album earlier this year.
Reports emerged yesterday that forensic experts had determined the victim was a girl aged between 14 and 15 but were waiting to release her name until her family were located and contacted. A day on, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has identified the body as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas. Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, a city 68 miles from Los Angeles, went missing aged 13 in April 2024, according to a missing person flyer cited by CBS (Picture: KABC)
Missing Person Poster for CELESTE RIVAS HERNANDEZ 15107939 Dismembered body found in singer D4vd's Tesla has been identified as missing girl, 15
Her date of death has been listed as September 8 – the day her body was discovered – while her cause of death has been recorded as ‘deferred’ – meaning it is pending additional investigation. No suspects have been identified by police, with no charges laid yet either. According to NBC News, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed in a statement that Rivas is the ‘juvenile who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore’ last year (Picture: Riverside Sheriff’s Office)
MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE - JUNE 15: d4vd performs during the 2024 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 15, 2024 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
‘The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating this incident as a homicide and will be the point of contact for any further details regarding this investigation,’ they added. They added that they did ‘not have a crime classification from the coroner as to the mode or manner of death. Thus, we do not have any suspect information at this time.’ Authorities have also yet to confirm whether the teenager had any connection to D4vd. Before Rivas was identified, the teenager was described as having wavy black hair, 5 feet 2 inches tall, and weighing 71 pounds (Picture: Astrida Valigorsky/ Getty Images)
15081057 Horror as dead body is found inside trunk of popular singer's impounded Telsa HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the gruesome discovery of a body inside an impounded Tesla at a tow yard in Hollywood, and Eyewitness News has learned the vehicle is registered to singer D4vd. Officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Mansfield Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a foul odor coming from an impounded vehicle, according to LAPD. Police say the impounded car had been at the property for a couple of days, and that the body had been placed inside a bag. There's no immediate information about the identity of the person found inside the Tesla. D4vd is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of his "Withered" world tour that began last month. The tour stops in Los Angeles on Sept. 20. Authorities say the human remains were found in the front trunk of the Tesla. Eyewitness News has learned that the 2023 Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. Video from AIR7 showed police yellow tape encircling the Tesla, along with several parked vehicles, in the impound lot with a white canopy set up nearby. Eyewitness News has reached out to D4vd's representatives and are still waiting for a response. The 20-year-old musician is known for the songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide." He released his debut album earlier this year.
She was found wearing a tube top, black leggings, a yellow metal bracelet, and metal stud earrings. She also had a tattoo on her right index finger that read: ‘Shhh…’. Sources from the LAPD said her body had been found in a state of decomposition, inside a bag placed in the front trunk of the Tesla. A representative for the singer previously shared: ‘D4vd has been informed about what’s happened. And, although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities’ (Picture: KABC)
MILAN, ITALY - JULY 17: D4vd performs as the opening act for Amin?? at Circolo Magnolia on July 17, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images)
D4vd has been continuing his Withered world tour since the shocking find a week ago, however, his scheduled show in Seattle, Washington, was cancelled on Wednesday night. Planned performances in San Francisco and Los Angeles this week are still scheduled to go ahead, as per his website(Picture: Getty)
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 09: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) David Anthony Burke, aka D4VD, attends the Ottolinger Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at 13 rue de Santeuil on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Antoine Flament/Getty Images)
He is also soon set to leave the US for his European tour, where he will also play two shows in London next month. Metro has contacted representatives for D4vd for comment (Picture: Antoine Flament/ Getty Images)
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