Singer D4vd has been on the centre of world headlines in latest days after the physique of a teenage lady was discovered within the trunk of an impounded automotive belonging to the singer. Final week, Los Angeles police made the grim discovery after being referred to as to examine an impound lot following experiences of a ‘foul odour coming from a car’ (Image: Timothy Norris/Getty Photographs for Coachella)
Police discovered human stays within the automotive and shortly launched an investigation, additionally stating that D4vd – actual title David Anthony Burke – is absolutely cooperating and has not at this level been arrested in connection to the case. Reviews emerged earlier this week that forensic specialists had decided the sufferer was a woman aged between 14 and 15 however have been ready to launch her title till her household have been positioned and contacted. A day on, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner recognized the physique as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas. Now, individuals following the horrifying story have loads of unanswered questions (Image: KABC)
When did Celeste Rivas go lacking?
Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, a metropolis 68 miles from Los Angeles, went lacking aged 13 in April 2024, in line with a lacking particular person flyer cited by CBS. Her date of loss of life has been listed as September 8 – the day her physique was found – whereas her reason behind loss of life has been recorded as ‘deferred’ – which means it’s pending further investigation. Police have recognized no suspects up to now (Image: Riverside Sheriff’s Workplace)
When did Celeste Rivas go lacking?
In accordance with NBC Information, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace have confirmed in a press release that Rivas is the ‘juvenile who was reported lacking from Lake Elsinore’ final yr. ‘The Los Angeles Police Division is investigating this incident as a murder and would be the level of contact for any additional particulars relating to this investigation,’ they added. They continued, explaining that they did ‘not have against the law classification from the coroner as to the mode or method of loss of life. Thus, we wouldn’t have any suspect info at the moment.’ Sources from the LAPD mentioned her physique had been present in a state of decomposition, inside a bag positioned within the entrance trunk of the Tesla (Image: KABC)
How outdated is D4vd, and the place is he from?
At simply 20 years outdated, D4vd (born David Anthony Burke) has carved out a singular place in up to date popular culture. Raised between Queens, New York, and Houston, Texas, the singer-songwriter first turned to music not by means of conventional ambition, however as a workaround: his Fortnite video montages have been consistently being muted on-line as a result of copyright strikes. At his mom’s urging, he began writing his personal songs to bypass this obstacle (Image: Wealthy Polk/Getty Photographs for Interscope/Capitol)
When did D4vd get well-known?
In 2022, two of his home made tracks, Romantic Murder and Right here with Me, went viral on TikTok and every now have over a billion streams every on Spotify alone. Quickly sufficient, D4vd was signed to Darkroom and Interscope, the identical label household that had damaged Billie Eilish. By 2023, he’d already launched two EPs (Petals to Thorns and The Misplaced Petals), establishing himself as an experimental voice within the indie-pop and R&B area (Image: Emma McIntyre/Getty Photographs for Coachella)
In April 2025, he launched Withered, his debut album. Presently, D4vd has 34.6million month-to-month listeners on Spotify alone and almost 4million followers on TikTok. Moreover, his tune Locked & Loaded is now the official anthem of Fortnite. Tracks like Really feel It – featured on Amazon Prime’s Invincible – have earned him a loyal fanbase. For the business, D4vd stays a reminder of how the digital age can create stars in a single day: a youngster importing songs for online game clips immediately standing on pageant levels (Image: Getty Photographs)
What occurs now?
D4vd is cooperating with the investigation, in line with police. ‘Right now, the LAPD doesn’t have against the law classification from the coroner as to the mode or method of loss of life. Thus, we wouldn’t have any suspect info at the moment,’ the LAPD mentioned in a press release to NBC Information on Wednesday. The singer cancelled his live performance scheduled to be held in Seattle on Wednesday (Image: Getty Photographs)