Singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has been identified as a suspect in the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her body was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd on September 8th.
While D4vd, pronounced “David,” has not yet been charged with any crime, sources from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) have stated that he is a suspect related to the boy’s body found in his Tesla. The vehicle was impounded at a Hollywood towing yard, as reported by NBC News.
A source close to the investigation noted that the “Romantic Homicide” singer was reportedly not cooperating with authorities.
Rivas Hernandez had been missing since last year, and LAPD officials believe she likely died in the spring. They suspect D4vd may have helped dismember and dispose of her body.
According to reports from Breitbart News, the LAPD was alerted to a “strange odor” at a property in Los Angeles on September 8th. Upon investigation, they found the body inside the impounded Tesla.
The body was later confirmed to be Rivas-Hernandez’s, and the medical examiner indicated that it was “found severely decomposed.” Officials mentioned, “She appeared to have been deceased in the vehicle for an extended period of time before being discovered.”
Details about why D4vd’s car was seized remain unclear.
In the wake of this disturbing discovery, fans unearthed a music video released by D4vd earlier this year. In this video, a body is shown in the trunk of a car, which, unsettlingly, predates the actual discovery.
The music video for D4vd’s song “One More Dance” features scenes of him dragging a bloody body along the ground and placing it in a car’s trunk.
Additionally, there are reports that D4vd created an unreleased track that mentions the name “Celeste” multiple times.
Police later conducted a search at the Hollywood Hills residence where D4vd had been staying and seized some evidence, as reported by the New York Post.
Rivas Hernandez’s mother mentioned to TMZ that her daughter was dating someone named “David,” and several photographs of the singer alongside a young woman resembling the teen have surfaced.
Alleged screenshots from past messages on D4vd’s Discord fan server hint at him dating a teenager referred to as “Celeste” years before Rivas Hernandez’s body was found.
