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Private investigator makes shocking new claim about D4vd case after decomposing body found inside his Tesla trunk

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Published 12:40 21 Dec 2025 GMT

Private investigator makes shocking new claim about D4vd case after decomposing body found inside his Tesla trunk

The body of Celeste Rivas-Hernandez was discovered in September

Callum Jones

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A private investigator has made a new claim about the D4vd case after the body of a teenage woman was found in the trunk of his Tesla.

Police were alerted to a vehicle in a Hollywood tow yard in Los Angeles that had an unpleasant smell coming from the back in September.

Officials then made the horrifying discovery of a decomposing body in the trunk of the vehicle, with the car registered to the singer D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke.

His representative previously said in a statement that the singer 'has been informed about what’s happened, and although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities'.

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Police identified the body as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez - who was reported missing in April 2024 when she was just 13-years-old.

No arrests have been made, while the Medical Examiner’s office is yet to release a cause of death.

The Tesla belonged to the singer (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)
The Tesla belonged to the singer (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)

In a fresh development in the case, a 'burn cage' capable of burning at 1,600 degrees was discovered at the Hollywood home D4vd was renting at the time Rivas Hernandez was found, according to a private investigator hired by the property’s owner.

Steve Fischer found the incinerator boxed and unused while he was combing through the mansion in recent weeks.

Describing it as something you 'would expect to find on a farm rather than in a home in the Hollywood Hills', Fischer added in a X post that the use of an incinerator is illegal.

The private investigator wrote: "Some will argue that this item was intended as a prop for a video. If that were the case, it raises several obvious questions. Why would a 55-pound burn cage be delivered to a private residence instead of directly to a prop designer or production house?

"Why would it be ordered before departing on an extended world tour? And why was it never used in any video production?"


While Fischer noted the discovery is not significant in 'any possible criminal investigation', he went on to add: "But we think it’s important context, even if not criminal.

The burn cage and other related items were delivered to the residence under a false name, although the deliveries were accepted at the property."

The private investigator also noted: "Given that Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s remains were ultimately found in the Tesla trunk, the presence of an incinerator at the same residence associated with that vehicle necessarily raises questions about intent."

Rivas-Hernandez had appeared in several photos with D4vd, though the extent of their relationship remains unclear.

Featured Image Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty

Topics: Crime, Tesla, Los Angeles, Hollywood

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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