A former teacher of Celeste Rivas , the 15-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside singer D4vd ’s car, has made a startling claim about her past. Speaking in front of students, the science teacher alleged that Rivas first vanished after meeting the rising artist on social media and even ran away with him to Hollywood before being brought back home by police.
The teacher, who previously taught Rivas at Lakeland Village Middle School in Lake Elsinore, California, told his current pupils that he wanted to share her story as a “cautionary tale” about the dangers of online connections. He displayed a photo of himself with Rivas taken years earlier and claimed she had been “missing since I taught her.” He added that she disappeared a second time in May 2024, and he had not heard of her again until police confirmed her death this month.
Rivas was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as the girl found inside a bag in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to 20-year-old singer David Anthony Burke , known as D4vd. The car, with Texas plates, had been abandoned on a Los Angeles street before being towed to a Hollywood lot, where workers discovered her remains on 8 September. Officials said the cause of death remains “deferred” pending further examination.
TMZ reported that it received a tip about Rivas being the victim and contacted her mother, who recognised a key detail. Police had mentioned a “Shhh…” tattoo on the victim’s finger, a tattoo her daughter also had. The mother further disclosed that Celeste had a boyfriend named David, and TMZ noted that the singer himself bears the same tattoo.
Photographs reviewed by the outlet appeared to place D4vd in Lake Elsinore, near Rivas’s family home, months before her disappearance. Another image circulating online suggested he was with a girl resembling Rivas, though authorities have not confirmed this.
The singer, who rose to fame with his 2022 viral hit *Romantic Homicide*, has since cancelled upcoming concerts, including one in Seattle. Police have not said whether he is being treated as a suspect, and neither he nor his representatives have issued a statement as the investigation continues.
The teacher, who previously taught Rivas at Lakeland Village Middle School in Lake Elsinore, California, told his current pupils that he wanted to share her story as a “cautionary tale” about the dangers of online connections. He displayed a photo of himself with Rivas taken years earlier and claimed she had been “missing since I taught her.” He added that she disappeared a second time in May 2024, and he had not heard of her again until police confirmed her death this month.
Rivas was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as the girl found inside a bag in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to 20-year-old singer David Anthony Burke , known as D4vd. The car, with Texas plates, had been abandoned on a Los Angeles street before being towed to a Hollywood lot, where workers discovered her remains on 8 September. Officials said the cause of death remains “deferred” pending further examination.
TMZ reported that it received a tip about Rivas being the victim and contacted her mother, who recognised a key detail. Police had mentioned a “Shhh…” tattoo on the victim’s finger, a tattoo her daughter also had. The mother further disclosed that Celeste had a boyfriend named David, and TMZ noted that the singer himself bears the same tattoo.
Photographs reviewed by the outlet appeared to place D4vd in Lake Elsinore, near Rivas’s family home, months before her disappearance. Another image circulating online suggested he was with a girl resembling Rivas, though authorities have not confirmed this.
The singer, who rose to fame with his 2022 viral hit *Romantic Homicide*, has since cancelled upcoming concerts, including one in Seattle. Police have not said whether he is being treated as a suspect, and neither he nor his representatives have issued a statement as the investigation continues.
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