Overview

• Police identified the remains as Celeste Rivas Hernandez and say her body was placed in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to musician David Anthony Burke (d4vd).
• The vehicle sat on a Hollywood Hills street for weeks, was ticketed under the 72‑hour rule, then towed; a tow‑yard worker’s report of a foul odor led to a warrant and the Sept. 8 discovery.
• The Los Angeles County medical examiner describes the body as severely decomposed, with cause and manner of death deferred pending further testing.
• LAPD Robbery‑Homicide detectives executed a search warrant at a nearby residence and seized electronic devices and other items for forensic review.
• No arrests have been made and no suspect has been named; Burke’s representatives say he is cooperating, which LAPD has not confirmed, as tour dates and promotion were halted.