People are very interested in the life of musician D4vd (David Anthony Burke), who is known for his popular song “Romantic Homicide.” This is because the body of a missing girl, Celeste Rivas, was found in a car registered to him on September 8, 2025. Rivas, who was 14 years old, had been missing since 2024.
The car, a Tesla that hadn’t been reported stolen, was taken from Hollywood Hills to an impound site in Los Angeles. After staff at the impound facility noticed a bad smell coming from the car and called the police, they found the horrible thing.
After the discovery, authorities quickly started looking into it, including searching the Hollywood Hills home where the 20-year-old singer was residing. Reports say that the police got evidence from the house as part of their continuing investigation.
D4vd hires Blair Berk, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer.
As the inquiry grows and rumor runs wild, D4vd has taken a big legal move: he has hired Blair Berk, one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country. LA Magazine says that Berk is a well-known lawyer who has worked with celebrities including Kanye West, Mel Gibson, and Britney Spears, as well as notorious movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
D4vd hasn’t said anything publicly about the issue, but his team has said that the singer is completely participating with the investigation.
No suspects or homicide investigation have been named.
Even if there was a big legal move, D4vd has not been officially named as a suspect in the case. Also, the authorities have not yet officially said what caused Celeste Rivas’s death. Investigators can’t officially treat the case as a homicide case until they know the cause of death, thus there are no “persons of interest” yet.
The LAPD has stated that detectives are working hard to follow up on all possible leads. But D4vd’s choice to retain a well-known criminal defense lawyer comes at a time when there is a lot of internet speculation about his possible role in Rivas’s disappearance and death. Some fans are even seeking for hidden hints in his song lyrics.