The body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 15-year-old missing from Lake Elsinore, California, was found on September 8 in a Tesla registered to singer David Anthony Burke, better known as D4vd, the artist behind the hit song Romantic Homicide. Police discovered the remains at a Hollywood impound lot after reports of foul odors coming from the vehicle, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills days earlier.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, Rivas Hernandez’s body was “severely decomposed,” leaving her official cause of death deferred.
Her family released a statement on Go Fund Me calling her a “beloved daughter, sister, cousin, and friend” while seeking help for funeral expenses.
Investigation Into D4vd
Authorities confirmed that D4vd, currently 20 years old, has been informed of the investigation and is “fully cooperating with the authorities,” according to a spokesperson speaking to NBC News. The singer was in the middle of a U.S. tour supporting his debut album Withered when news of the discovery broke. His Seattle concert on Sept. 17 was canceled, with the next scheduled date set for Sept. 19 in San Francisco.
Law enforcement also searched a Hollywood home on Sept. 17 that D4vd had allegedly been staying in prior to his tour.
