A decomposed physique discovered inside an impounded Tesla in Los Angeles has been recognized as that of a teenage lady who went lacking final yr.
A number of native information retailers reported the automobile was registered to the singer d4vd, whose actual title is David Anthony Burke, 20. Neither his representatives nor police responded to requests for remark. Authorities haven’t implicated d4vd in her loss of life.
Celeste Rivas, 15, was discovered useless contained in the automobile, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed Wednesday. Officers haven’t decided her reason for loss of life.
The physique was found Sept. 8 at a tow lot in Hollywood after somebody observed a stench coming from the Tesla, police stated, in line with information retailers.
In a press release, the health worker’s workplace stated the physique “was found severely decomposed.”
“She appears to have been deceased inside the vehicle for an extended period of time before being found,” officers stated.
An unnamed consultant for d4vd advised NBC Los Angeles that the singer has been cooperating with authorities because the physique was discovered. It is not clear why his automotive had been impounded.
Celeste was final seen in April 2024 in Lake Elsinore, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. She was 13 on the time.
D4vd (pronounced “David”) is a Houston-born singer-songwriter who went from recording music in his sister’s closet to turning into certainly one of Gen Z’s most buzzed-about artists. His music blends indie rock, R&B, and lo-fi pop, which has made him a recent, genre-bending voice in right this moment’s alt-pop scene.
D4vd broke via in 2022 with the hit “Romantic Homicide,” which went viral on TikTok and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard’s Sizzling Rock & Various Songs chart. He then adopted with “Here With Me,” which additional cemented his moody, emotional type. Every of these two songs has racked up greater than 1.5 billion streams on Spotify.
D4vd has since signed with Darkroom and Interscope — residence to Billie Eilish — and launched his debut EP “Petals to Thorns” and a follow-up, “The Misplaced Petals,” in 2023. He launched his first full-length album, “Withered,” in April.
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AP Leisure Author Jonathan Landrum Jr. in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
