A very scary rumor that hasn’t been confirmed has spread on social media. It says that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is looking into the possibility that singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) mixed the blood of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez into red paint for his “bloody shirt” merchandise.
On September 8, Hernandez’s body was found in the trunk (or “frunk”) of an abandoned Tesla that belonged to the 20-year-old musician. The car was in a Hollywood Hills impound lot.
The Claim That Went Viral on Social Media
The accusation, which came from the X platform (previously Twitter), says that the probe has taken a strange turn regarding the singer’s tour goods.
An X post said, “UPDATE: There is an unconfirmed report going around that the LAPD is looking into a rumor that D4vd mixed Celeste Rivas blood with red paint for his bloody shirt tour merchandise.” The LAPD is said to have called fans who bought the bloody shirts to check them for forensic evidence.
The first X user who posted the report included a remark saying, “This rumor seems very far-fetched to me, but it’s going around the internet right now, so I thought I’d report it to keep everyone who is interested in this case up to date.”
Check the facts: What’s the status of the claim?
This exact claim—that the LAPD is collecting shirts for forensic blood testing—is still only a rumor and has not been shown to be true.
No Official Confirmation: No reliable news sources have published this new information, and the LAPD, the investigators, or any other official body has not made a statement to back up the claim.
The LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD) is working hard to find out what happened to Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner hasn’t been able to figure out the cause or manner of death yet because the body has already started to decompose. This means that the probe is still a death investigation, and D4vd has not been named a suspect in any criminal wrongdoing other than possibly hiding the body.