Private investigator speaks out about items found in D4vd’s home after 15-year-old was found dead in Tesla
A private investigator has spoken out to clarify his comments about the items found inside D4vd’s Hollywood Hills home following the discovery of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body in a Tesla belonging to the singer.
Celeste first went missing from Lake Elsinore, California, in April 2024 at the age of 13.
In September, her remains were discovered in a Tesla that had been impounded on North Mansfield Avenue in the Hollywood Hills after a report of a foul odor - the car was registered under 20-year-old rapper D4vd’s name - real name David Anthony Burke.
The artist had been midway through his tour promoting debut album Withered, when news broke that the body of Celeste had been recovered, with additional tour dates having been cancelled.
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Burke’s team said in a statement: "D4vd has been informed about what's happened. And, although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities."
A sprawling investigation has since ensued, but has yet to result in any arrests.
According to The Daily Mail, detectives visited the property and that 'several items of evidence' had been seized.
Private investigator Steve Fischer was hired by the owner of the singer's former Hollywood Hills home after the raid, and he told the outlet that there were items that 'you’d never need in a Hollywood Hills home', adding: "You’d be more likely to find them on a farm."
However, recently, Fischer took to X on Thursday (October 30) to clear up what he says are misquoted claims circulating online.
"There’s a false quote circulating claiming that I referred to items found in the house as 'heavy tools' or 'farm machinery' or something to that effect. I never said that," he wrote.
"What I said was, 'There were items in the house that would serve no purpose at a home in the Hollywood Hills, they are items you’d typically find on a farm or in a farm-type environment."
The investigator’s clarification came just hours after the article from TMZ began spreading across social media, but has since disappeared from the outlet’s website.
Information obtained by the US Sun through a Freedom of Information request revealed a neighbor called 911, on July 20 at 4.38am, citing a 'public nuisance'.
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.
However, police didn't arrive at the home until 8:57 a.m., with a spokesperson from the LAPD confirming that a call was made because of loud music playing.
When the police arrived at the house, the situation had already been resolved.
For now, police have not confirmed the cause or manner of Celeste’s death, only stating that she’d been deceased for an 'extended period of time'.
LADbible Group has contacted LAPD and D4vd's representatives for comment.
Joe Yates