Singer D4vd has been on the centre of world headlines in current 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 known as to examine an impound lot following studies of a ‘foul odour coming from a automobile.’

Police discovered human stays within the automotive and shortly launched an investigation, additionally stating that D4vd – actual identify David Anthony Burke – is totally cooperating and has not at this level been arrested in connection to the case.

Stories emerged earlier this week that forensic consultants had decided the sufferer was a woman aged between 14 and 15 however had been ready to launch her identify till her household had 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.

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, based on a lacking individual 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’ – that means it’s pending extra investigation.

Police have recognized no suspects to this point.

Based on NBC Information, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace have confirmed in an announcement 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 a crime classification from the coroner as to the mode or method of loss of life. Thus, we wouldn’t have any suspect info right now.’

Sources from the LAPD stated her physique had been present in a state of decomposition, inside a bag positioned within the entrance trunk of the Tesla.

Who was Celeste Rivas?

Earlier than Rivas was recognized, {the teenager} was described as having wavy black hair, 5 toes 2 inches tall, and weighing 120 kilos. 

She was discovered carrying a tube prime, black leggings, a yellow metallic bracelet, and metallic stud earrings. She additionally had a tattoo on her proper index finger that learn: ‘Shhh…’.

{The teenager}’s mom instructed TMZ that her daughter had a boyfriend named Dave earlier than her disappearance.

How previous is D4vd, and the place is he from?

At simply 20 years previous, D4vd (born David Anthony Burke) has carved out a novel place in modern popular culture.

Raised between Queens, New York, and Houston, Texas, the singer-songwriter first turned to music not by conventional ambition, however as a workaround: his Fortnite video montages had been consistently being muted on-line attributable to copyright strikes.

At his mom’s urging, he began writing his personal songs to bypass this obstacle.

When did D4vd get well-known?

In 2022, two of his do-it-yourself 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.

In April 2025, he launched Withered, his debut album. Presently, D4vd has 34.6million month-to-month listeners on Spotify alone and practically 4million followers on TikTok.

Moreover, his track Locked & Loaded is now the official anthem of Fortnite.