Overview
- Google’s Year in Search lists D4vd as the No. 1 trending person globally and the top trending musician in the U.S., reflecting a sharp rise in interest in 2025.
- LAPD has described the case as an investigation into murder, and a court-ordered security hold is keeping autopsy and toxicology findings from public release.
- A Los Angeles County grand jury is reviewing evidence, and authorities have not announced any arrests or filed charges.
- Rivas’ remains were found on Sept. 8 in an impounded Tesla after tow-yard staff reported a foul odor; the car had been left in the Hollywood Hills since late July.
- Law-enforcement sources say D4vd is being treated as a suspect and detectives have identified a second person of interest, with disputed reports about his cooperation and official pushback on unverified rumors about the body’s condition.