Overview

• Workers at a Hollywood Hills impound alerted LAPD on Sept. 8 to a foul odor from a 2023 Tesla with Texas plates, where dismembered remains wrapped in plastic were found in a compartment.
• Authorities confirmed the victim as Celeste Rivas, reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024, after days of forensic analysis due to advanced decomposition.
• LAPD is treating the case as a homicide, and the Los Angeles County medical examiner has not yet determined an official cause of death while toxicology and further testing continue.
• The vehicle is registered to singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd; his representatives say he has been notified, is cooperating with investigators, and has not been charged.
• Commercial and public fallout intensified as brands including Crocs and Hollister removed the artist from campaigns, while unverified online materials such as leaked chats, photos, a matching 'Shhh...' tattoo, and a purported demo circulated.