d4vd is now on the middle of rising scrutiny as investigators imagine he might not have acted alone within the loss of life of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. A police supply tells PEOPLE that the singer, whose actual title is David Anthony Burke, “most likely had help dismembering and disposing of the body.” The supply additionally claims that though Burke has not been charged, he “has not been cooperative” with detectives. This conflicts with a earlier assertion from his consultant to NBC Los Angeles, who insisted he was “fully cooperating” with authorities.

Rivas was discovered useless on September eighth contained in the trunk of Burke’s impounded Tesla, simply in the future after she turned fifteen. The automotive had been deserted within the Hollywood Hills for practically a month, in accordance with neighbors, and officers arrived solely after folks within the space reported a foul odor coming from the automobile. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later confirmed her id and listed her trigger and method of loss of life as “deferred.”

The police supply tells PEOPLE that investigators are “treating this like a homicide” and says the teenager’s physique was “decomposing when it was found in a plastic bag.” LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams beforehand said that Rivas had been useless “several weeks prior to her body being discovered.” He additionally confirmed {that a} search warrant was served “at a residence near where the car was towed” on September 18th. A landlord informed SFGate that d4vd and his supervisor had been staying on the property however moved out shortly after authorities seized electronics and different supplies, although Williams didn’t affirm what was taken.

Rivas had been reported lacking a number of occasions in 2024 in accordance with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Speculation has unfold on-line about whether or not she knew the “Romantic Homicide” singer, particularly after officers famous she had a “Shhh” tattoo that matched one on d4vd. Her household mentioned they had been “heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss.”