A defence lawyer has explained why rapper D4vd has not been arrested after the dismembered body of a teenage girl was discovered in the boot of his car.
Earlier this year, the decomposing remains of missing US teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered inside the front boot of an impounded Tesla registered to singer and rapper D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, in a Los Angeles tow yard.
It later emerged that Celeste had been reported missing in May 2024, over a year before her body was found, and that she was likely 15-years-old when she died.
Authorities have been unable to determine a cause of death for the teenager, with the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office receiving a court order barring any records from being released to the public.
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An investigation into her death is still ongoing.
As the owner of the car where Celeste's body was recovered, Burke has been investigated by the LAPD over potential involvement in the teenager's death, but he has not been listed as a murder suspect or formally charged.
Now defence attorney Mark Geragos has come forward to explain why the 20-year-old has not been arrested or charged, telling Fox News he believes that law enforcement haven't found video evidence linking Burke to Celeste's remains being placed in his car.
"I think if they had tape, whether surrounding Ring cameras or surveillance cameras or Tesla cameras, that showed D4vd actually placing the body in the trunk and they could pin that to the time of death I don't think we'd still be waiting," he said.
Geragos comments come as TMZ reported that Burke was 'likely' to face murder charges.
What do we know about the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez?
Celeste's remains were recovered from the front boot of D4vd's Tesla on 8 September 2025. Her body was found after reports of a foul odor coming from an impounded Tesla belonging to Burke.
The child of El Salvadoran immigrants, she lived in Lake Elsinore and had been reported missing on 24 May, 2024 after running away from home the previous month.
As well as being found in the trunk of Burke's car, she is understood to have had a tattoo reading 'Shhh...' on her index finger, which is nearly identical to one which the singer has.
Details surrounding her death have not been released to the public, with the LAPD forced to issue a statement last month debunking claims that her body had been decapitated or frozen (via ABC7).
A previous update from September confirmed the teenager had likely been 'deceased for several weeks' before her body was discovered.
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