Overview
- The investigator, hired by the landlord, posted photos claiming an unopened incinerator advertised to reach 1,600°F was found in the Hollywood Hills rental once occupied by David Burke, known as D4vd.
- LAPD has not publicly corroborated the reported discovery, and a department captain recently refuted online rumors by stating the victim was not decapitated.
- Steve Fischer said the device was illegal to use within Los Angeles city limits, remained boxed and unused, was not seized by authorities, and was allegedly delivered under a false name.
- An investigative grand jury is active in the case, with prosecutors reportedly seeking a court order for a body attachment after a witness failed to appear; D4vd’s music manager previously testified behind closed doors.
- Earlier this year detectives found human remains identified as Celeste Rivas in a Tesla registered to Burke, authorities are treating the death as a homicide, and no arrests or charges have been announced.