True crime updates this week revealed that a teenager who went missing in April last year has been identified. It followed the discovery of an abandoned Tesla registered to David Anthony Burke, aka D4vd. Read on for more details.
County Medical Examiner Confirms Identity
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that the body found inside a Tesla is 15-year-old Celeste Rivas. She hailed from Lake Elsinore, California and her family must be feeling devastated.
Initially, TMZ reported that the grim discovery happened on September 8, at a tow yard in Hollywood. Shocked workers couldn’t help but notice a strong odor coming from the car. Apparently, the Tesla, found abandoned in Hollywood Hills, ended up being impounded.
Sadly, when the workers investigated further, they found a decomposed body sealed in a bag inside the front trunk of the vehicle.
A Homicide?
True crime enthusiasts might hope that police can now identify and charge a person of interest. Authorities said that Celeste’s identification involved forensic methods. Additionally, a tattoo on her finger also helped confirm her identity. Notably though, no news about a homicide investigation has emerged.
Furthermore, the cause of death is still listed as “undetermined.” However, with a dead teen stuffed in a trunk, it’s not likely that she put herself in there. The LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division leads the investigation, but so far, it seems that there are no suspects.
Reactions To The News
When NBC News reported about the identification of Celeste Rivas, many people took to the comments section to discuss the sad findings. But, in the minds of many true crime armchair experts, suspicions rise regarding singer D4vd. Actually, he was on tour when the discovery happened. But, that isn’t convincing many folks of his non-involvement.
One person opined, “I think they need to postpone all remaining concerts of D4vid, and bring him in for questioning this evening. There are too many questions surrounding his association with the victim.”
Others agreed that things seem a bit off with the situation. Plus, they think she dated him, secretly.
Here are a few more opinions from the discussion area, but it should be noted that the singer has not been named as a person of interest:
- It’s so obvious when victim’s Mum said she got a bf named David while they both have matching tattoos and seen together in clips, snaps etc…
- He knows her. He had a live video of him there with her. Said he had to leave and go on tour. Then it cut off. Pretty strange.
- She was born only in 2010! Dear God I’m old. TF IS SHE DOING WITH A 20 Year old, if he is guilty, they must throw away the key.
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