New twist in D4vd Tesla case as police visited mansion two months before 15-year-old was found dead
A Freedom of Information Request has revealed police visited D4vd’s Los Angeles rental mansion two months before officials found a decomposing body in a Tesla belonging to the singer.
Police were alerted to a vehicle in a Hollywood tow yard in Los Angeles that had an unpleasant smell coming from it last month.
Upon further investigation, police made the horrifying discovery of a decomposing body in the trunk of the vehicle.
Authorities soon revealed that the car was registered to the singer D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke.
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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'.
Police have since identified the body as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas - who was reported missing in April 2024 when she was just 13 years old.
The police investigation into Rivas' death remains ongoing, although no arrests have been made.
From February 2024 to September 2025, D4vd's manager, John Marshall, is believed to have rented out a $4.7 million home in Hollywood, equipped with four bedrooms and four bathrooms for the musician.
Information obtained by the US Sun through an FOI revealed a neighbor called 911 on July 20 at 4:38am citing a 'public nuisance'.
However, police didn't arrive at the Los Angeles digs until 8:57am, with a spokesperson from the LAPD confirming a call was made because of loud music playing.
When police got to the house, the situation had been resolved.
A former neighbor of D4vd told the US Sun that he saw the singer and Rivas 'all the time'.
"I didn’t know he was a singer, but I knew he had a Tesla as it was always parked outside," he said.
"I’d be in my car and we’d acknowledge each other, say 'hi', that was about it, when they were heading to the store or wherever."
The former neighbor added: "Any time I tried to talk to them, they weren’t very engaging. They kept to themselves."
At this time, it remains unclear when Rivas died and what the cause of her death was. However, law enforcement has previously stated that they believe the teenager had been deceased for an extended period of time.
"At this time, the LAPD does not have a crime classification from the coroner as to the mode or manner of death," the LAPD said in a statement.
"Thus, we do not have any suspect information at this time."
Topics: Crime, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Tesla, US News, Music
Callum Jones