Overview

• The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the remains as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024, and listed the cause of death as deferred.
• Workers at a Hollywood tow yard reported a foul odor on Sept. 8, leading officers to a bagged body in the Tesla’s front trunk; authorities said the remains were severely decomposed and not intact.
• LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division is leading the active investigation, and no arrests or suspects have been announced.
• The Tesla is registered to singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd; police say multiple people use his vehicles, and the car was towed after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
• A representative for D4vd says he is cooperating while on tour, and brands including Crocs and Hollister have removed campaign content featuring him as the inquiry continues.