A little after noon on Sept. 8, Los Angeles police responded to a call from a tow yard in Hollywood about a “foul odor” coming from an impounded Tesla. When the car’s front trunk was opened, detectives discovered decomposing human remains .

The victim’s body had deteriorated to such a degree, it took medical examiners a full week to identify her as Celeste Rivas , a teenager reported missing by her family in February and April of last year. But what was confirmed at the time the body was discovered was that the 2023 Tesla Model Y with Texas license plates was registered to David Anthony Burke, the real name of the up-and-coming singer D4vd .

Burke was on tour when the body was discovered, and a representative said he was “cooperating” with authorities. Police have yet to name a sus

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