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D4vd Cancels U.S. Shows as LAPD Probes Teen’s Body Found in Tesla

The case advanced through a Hollywood Hills search that produced electronic evidence.

Overview

  • LAPD detectives executed a search at a Hollywood Hills residence and seized a computer and multiple evidence bags as part of the ongoing inquiry.
  • The Los Angeles County medical examiner identified the remains as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, with investigators describing the body as very decomposed and dismembered, suggesting she may have died at 14.
  • The Tesla was impounded from the Hollywood Hills and registered to David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, after tow-yard staff reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle’s front trunk.
  • Authorities have not named or charged the artist; a representative says he is cooperating, and Los Angeles Times reporting indicates he has retained an attorney.
  • Career and community fallout continue, with U.S. tour dates and a Grammy Museum appearance removed, a collaboration with Kali Uchis withdrawn, and a GoFundMe for funeral costs surpassing its goal ahead of an October 5 service.