Overview
- Officials confirmed the victim as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas of Lake Elsinore, who had been missing since April 2024.
- Workers at a Hollywood tow yard discovered the decomposed, dismembered remains on September 8 inside a bag in the Tesla’s front trunk after reporting a strong odor.
- The vehicle carries Texas registration in the name of David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, and was towed after being found abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
- LAPD is investigating the case as a homicide while the coroner works to determine cause and timing of death; the car was not initially reported stolen and the driver at abandonment has not been disclosed.
- A matching “Shhh...” finger tattoo noted on Rivas and the artist, plus a family account of a boyfriend named David, are under review as leads, as the singer’s team says he is cooperating and brands have paused collaborations.