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The performer known as D4vd has been listed as a person of interest in the demise of Celeste Rivas, a young girl who disappeared and was later discovered deceased inside the singer's Tesla car earlier this year, as per police.

Finding of the Deceased

The deteriorated body of Rivas, aged fifteen, was located in this past autumn inside the front trunk of a dark-colored Tesla registered to D4vd, whose actual name is David Anthony Burke. This vehicle had been cited in a Hollywood Hills and then confiscated at a vehicle storage facility in Los Angeles.

Timeline of Occurrences

Authorities believe that Rivas likely passed away in the springtime, adding that D4vd had apparently assisted in cutting up and discarding the remains. The artist has refused to cooperate in the probe, per a police insider.

The adolescent Rivas was originally declared missing from her hometown in last April. The remains was eventually located in the musician's Tesla after employees at a towing company reported a strong stench originating from the car.

Probe and Official Statements

This cause of death has still not been identified, but the coroner's office stated that Rivas likely was no longer alive inside the automobile for an prolonged time before being discovered.” Authorities are considering her passing as a homicide.

Context on the Singer

The Houston-born artist had been handed a citation in the Hollywood Hills just 11 days before Rivas was discovered in the automobile, after violating the short-term parking limit. Residents in the area reported that the Tesla had been parked in the vicinity for over a month.

The victim's brother revealed that the relatives was aware that Rivas had a connection to the artist and that she was headed to see a movie with him just before she disappeared.

D4vd, referred to as “David,” is a New York-born musician recognized for the popular songs “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me.” He and his representative were staying at a Los Angeles property in the Hollywood Hills in September, as stated by the home's owner, until police investigated the property.

D4vd has contracted with music companies. D4vd was traveling for performances at the period Rivas's corpse were located, but cancelled those performances following the finding of Rivas's body.