Singer D4vd is now considered a suspect in the investigation into the death of a teenage girl whose decomposing body was discovered in September in the trunk. of a Tesla registered in the singer’s name, sources confirmed to ABC News.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
David Anthony Burke, also known as D4VD, attends the Ottolinger Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, on March 9, 2025, in Paris.
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner has not yet determined the cause or manner of death of the teenager, identified as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernández. The teen, from Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, was reported missing last year, investigators confirmed to ABC News.
According to sources, the girl’s body was dismembered and it is believed that the process of dismembering and disposing of her body likely involved more than one person. Investigators have been in contact with several people they believe were involved in the case in some way, sources said.
Investigators said they believe the Los Angeles County medical examiner will soon determine the cause of death, which will be critical to making an arrest and determining charges, sources said.
A photo of Celeste Rivas Hernández, confirmed by authorities as authentic.
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The teen may have been dead for several weeks before her body was discovered, police said.
Officials responded to a lot seized in Hollywood on Sept. 8 “due to a foul odor coming from a vehicle,” Los Angeles police said.
Authorities located a body in the front trunk of the Tesla that was in a state of decomposition, LAPD sources said.
The Tesla had been in storage for two days after being found abandoned on a Hollywood street, investigators said.
Law enforcement sources say a decomposing body was found in a Tesla at a towing yard in Hollywood, California, on September 8, 2025.
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The towed vehicle is registered to David Anthony Burke, 20, known professionally as D4vd, according to a high-ranking LAPD source.
According to sources, D4vd would not cooperate with the investigation.
ABC News has contacted his representative and attorney for comment several times but has not received a response.
Following the identification of the body in mid-September, a Los Angeles home where D4vd had been living was sought Later that night, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
D4vd, who first went viral on TikTok, where he has nearly 4 million followers, was on his “Withered” world tour when the body was discovered in his vehicle. The final shows of the tour, including in San Francisco and Los Angeles, were canceled.
Shows on the European leg of the tour have also been cancelled.
Promotion of the deluxe edition of the “Romantic Homicide” singer’s debut album, which was to be released on September 19, has also been halted, a source close to the situation previously told ABC News.
