A decomposing physique present in a automotive registered to singer D4vd has been recognized as a lacking 15-year-old lady, US authorities say.
Law enforcement officials found the stays of Celeste Rivas contained in the boot of the impounded Tesla on 8 September, after responding to experiences of a foul odor on the Hollywood tow yard in Los Angeles.
Authorities stated each the trigger and time of her dying remained unknown.
Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, was 13 on the time of her disappearance and was final seen on 5 April 2024, in keeping with a lacking particular person flyer cited by CBS, the BBC’s US associate.
Earlier, officers stated the Tesla was more likely to have been on the Hollywood tow yard for “a few days” earlier than the stays had been discovered.
The automotive, which has a Texas licence plate, was towed from the Hollywood Hills after it was deserted 5 days earlier.
The automotive is registered to 20-year-old David Anthony Burke, the official title of singer D4vd.
Final week, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner stated the particular person whose stays had been found was 5ft 2in tall (157cm), had wavy black hair and was sporting a tube prime and black leggings.
It added that the stays had a tattoo on the best index finger that learn: “Shhh.”
The stays weren’t intact and it appeared the lady had been useless for an prolonged time period, in keeping with legislation enforcement sources cited by NBC Information.
D4vd, who has thousands and thousands of followers on social media, is finest finest identified for his viral hits Right here With me and Romantic Murder.
He launched his debut album in April and was on tour when the stays had been discovered within the Tesla. The tour’s scheduled present in Seattle on Wednesday was cancelled.
Police say D4vd is co-operating with the investigation.