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The musician D4VD apparently lived in the villa in the Hollywood Hills, which the police searched on Wednesday. The assignment was related to the 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose “strongly decayed” body was found in the trunk of the Tesla registered on D4VD, which was towed only two blocks away.
An investigator confirmed Rolling Stone that officials “secured objects” in the four bedroom in large house on the Doheny Place. House owner Mladen Maden Trifunovic said that he only learned from his real estate manager that D4VD, bourgeois David Anthony Burke, lived there.
“It came completely surprisingly for me. I only learned about the police campaign this morning,” said Trifunovic. “I didn’t know anything about D4VD, didn’t know him and didn’t know that he had ever lived in my house.”
Villa and Tesla
Trifunovic said the rental agreement has existed with Burkes Manager Josh Marshall since February 2024. The modern house in the noble “Bird Streets” district near the Sunset Boulevard costs around $ 13,999 monthly rent rent. Only 150 meters away, Burkes Tesla has parked several times since May before he was towed on September 5.
There, employees of the towing farm discovered the remains of Celeste Rivas. They had raised the alarm because of the strong smell of decay and flying. According to the investigation file, the 15-year-old had probably been in the car for weeks.
Burke, 20, has not yet commented on the girl’s death. On September 9th, as planned, he appeared in Minneapolis and threw Labubu figures into the audience. On Instagram he posted photos that were apparently taken in the villa – for example on the wing in front of large windows or next to a sculpture in the form of a bloodstained “4”.
Identification and connections
Forensic medicine found that Rivas’ body was so useful that neither eye color nor ethnic origin could be determined. Their weight was given as 32 kilograms. The cause of death is still “unclear”.
Celeste’s mother reported TMZ that her daughter had recently met someone called “David”. Online photos show Burke with a girl who is very similar to Celeste. Striking: Both carried the same “shhh …” tattoo on the right index finger. Burke’s lawyer did not respond to inquiries.
Neighbors had noticed the vehicle with the Texas license plates in the area for months. TMZ first reported on the connection of the house to Burke Manager.
Reactions and career
The Rivas family didn’t want to speak to the media. A friend described Celeste as “dear and hardworking”. Fashion companies such as Crocs and Hollister, however, withdrew their current advertising campaign with Burke: “We observe the situation and have removed the content as a precaution.”
Burke, born in New York, rose in 2022 with the Tikok hits “Romantic Homicide” and “Here with me”. His first EP Petals to Thorns was released in 2023, followed in April 2025 the debut album with.