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Questions rise as Celeste Rivas's body was found dismembered in D4vd's Tesla - where was the singer?
Global Desk | September 18, 2025 11:40 PM CST

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Singer D4vd faces investigation after a teen's body was discovered in his abandoned Tesla in Hollywood. The victim, Celeste Rivas, was last seen in April. Disturbing lyrics in D4vd's old songs mentioning a 'Celeste' have surfaced. Both D4vd, whose real name is David, and Celeste shared a tattoo. D4vd cancelled a show and returned to Los Angeles.

D4vd, the famous singer with millions of streams, is in trouble lately after a body was found in an impounded Tesla car at a Hollywood tow yard.

This horrendous incident raised pressing questions regarding the series of events that led to this tragedy in the first place.

In the aftermath of the body of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas being found in his abandoned Tesla, D4vd has been under a lot of scrutiny. The disturbing discovery has brought attention to his old lyrics, including songs that eerily mention a person named Celeste.


As investigators look for answers, fans and critics alike are pointing out disturbing similarities between his music and the tragedy, which makes people wonder what his connection to the teen is, reported The Sun.


What did the police find in D4vd's Tesla?


On September 8, workers at a Hollywood tow yard said they could smell something bad coming from D4vd's Tesla. Authorities found the body of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas inside, where it was rotting. Her body was decomposing and not intact when it was found, as quoted in a report by The Sun.


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Investigators quickly started to put together the last steps she took. Celeste was last seen in Lake Elsinore, about 69 miles from Los Angeles, in April 2024. She was wearing gray pants, a black sweater, a hat, and Hello Kitty sandals. People are horrified that her body was found months later in the singer's car, as per a report by The Sun.


Did D4vd write a song about 'Celeste'?


After the sad news, fans looked through D4vd's music library and found songs that made them uneasy because they talked about a girl named Celeste. In a leaked song from 2023 called "Celeste" (read desc), the artist sings:

“Oh, Celeste,” D4vd sings.

“The girl with my name tattooed on her chest.

“Smell her on my clothes like cigarettes. I hear her voice each time I take a breath. I’m obsessed.”

He goes on in the second verse, singing: “Oh, Celeste.

“Afraid you’ll only love me when undressed.

“But you look so damn gorgeous in that dress.

“Missing you so much makes me depressed. But I digress, because.”

He also put out the song "Romantic Homicide," which is now being looked at again because of what has happened lately. The creepy way his lyrics and the victim's name are similar has led to a lot of talk online, as per a report by The Sun.


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Did D4vd and Celeste Rivas know each other personally?


TMZ learned from Celeste's mother that her daughter had been dating someone named David. This is the real first name of singer D4vd, whose birth name is David Anthony Burke. Adding to the creepy connection, both Celeste and the singer had the same tattoo on their right index fingers, which said "Shhh."

When her body was found, Celeste also had wavy black hair, a metal bracelet, and stud earrings, as per a report by The Sun.

Even though D4vd has not been officially linked to her death, investigators spent hours searching a Hollywood property close to where the Tesla was left. Authorities haven't said what's in the evidence bags, but they were put into a car.


Where is D4vd right now?


In April 2024, D4vd put out his first album, Withered. This was about the same time that Celeste went missing. He had been touring the U.S., but after the body was found, he quickly cancelled his Seattle show and went back to Los Angeles.

He wrote online in February about how hard he worked on his album, saying, “This album means SO much to me you have no idea the blood sweat and tears that came with trying to create this project over the past 2 years.”

At this time, the artist has not been charged with anything. But investigators are still looking into whether the rising singer had anything to do with Celeste's tragic death. They are doing this because of creepy lyrics, shared tattoos, and his car being at the center of a gruesome discovery, as per a report by The Sun.

FAQs

Has D4vd been charged with killing Celeste Rivas?
No, he hasn't been charged. However, investigators did search a property close to the abandoned Tesla.

Why are people looking into D4vd's songs?
Some of his leaked songs have disturbing lyrics about being obsessed with a girl named Celeste.
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