Singer D4vd now a suspect in death of 15-year-old found in trunk: LAPD
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The body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in September 'severely decomposed,' stuffed inside a bag in the trunk of the Tesla registered to D4vd.
Singer D4vd is now considered a suspect in the death of a missing 15-year-old girl whose body was found in the trunk of his impounded Tesla in September, according to a Los Angeles Police Department source.
D4vd, 20, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has not been charged with any crime and no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
An LAPD source with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC Los Angeles that Burke has not been co-operative.
The missing teen, named Celeste Rivas Hernandez, most likely died in the spring and whoever killed her probably had help dismembering and disposing of the body, the source added.
A spokesperson for the Romantic Homicide singer released a statement in September saying that Burke had “been informed about what’s happened” and that he was “fully cooperating with the authorities.”
The body of Rivas was found in September “severely decomposed,” stuffed inside a bag in the trunk of the Tesla registered in Hempstead, Texas, to Burke.
The LAPD is currently investigating the incident as a homicide.
The cause and manner of Rivas’ death were still “deferred” Tuesday, which indicates a determination is pending further investigation, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Department told NBC News.
