Overview

• The remains were confirmed as those of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernández, who was reported missing in 2024 after last being seen in Lake Elsinore.
• Tow-yard staff in Los Angeles alerted authorities to a strong odor from an impounded Tesla, where the decomposed body was found in the vehicle’s front compartment.
• The car was registered to singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, though officials have not disclosed who placed the body there or when the death occurred.
• The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not determined a cause of death, and police say no arrests or charges have been made.
• A representative says D4vd is cooperating as professional fallout mounts, with tour dates removed from sale, a canceled Grammy Museum appearance, collaborator Kali Uchis pulling a joint track, and media noting a matching ‘Shhh…’ finger tattoo and the resurfacing of a leaked song titled “Celeste.”