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Pop Singer D4vd Linked to Teen Murder Case
17 Apr
Summary
- Teenage girl's body found in singer D4vd's car in September 2025.
- The victim was identified as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, missing since April 2024.
- D4vd, 20, was cooperating with authorities; charges were filed in April 2026.

Pop singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, saw his rapid ascent to fame overshadowed by a murder investigation that surfaced in September 2025. The 20-year-old artist, who gained popularity as a genre-blending musician, had his world tour dates abruptly canceled following a grim discovery.
On September 8, 2025, authorities found the decomposed remains of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd. The vehicle was impounded in Los Angeles at the time of the discovery. Rivas had been reported missing in April 2024.