Platinum-selling artist D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is currently cooperating with authorities following the grim discovery of a severely decomposed female body in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him. The vehicle, bearing Texas license plates, was impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard after a report of a foul odor.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's report indicates the victim had wavy black hair and a distinctive tattoo reading "Shhh" on her right index finger. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, determining the victim's age and ethnicity remains challenging. The report detailed that she was wearing a tube top, black leggings, yellow metal stud earrings, and a yellow metal chain bracelet.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the body was discovered on Monday afternoon following a call about a foul odor emanating from the vehicle. Law enforcement sources suggest the car had been abandoned for at least five days in the upscale Bird Streets neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills. Initial reports from the Los Angeles Times indicated the remains included a head and torso contained within a bag. While early reports from KTLA suggested the decomposition was so severe the gender couldn't initially be determined, the Medical Examiner's report has since confirmed the victim was female.
News of the discovery has had significant repercussions for D4vd's career. Crocs and Hollister, who recently featured D4vd in a collaborative campaign, have announced they are pulling all promotional material featuring the singer pending the outcome of the police investigation. Despite the ongoing investigation, D4vd's representatives confirmed that his scheduled concert in Minneapolis on September 9th proceeded as planned. However, the gravity of the situation remains a significant cloud over the singer's current tour, which was launched in August and is scheduled to continue through the end of September in North America before moving on to Europe, the UK, and Ireland in the fall. The investigation is ongoing, and further updates are expected as the Los Angeles Police Department continues its probe into the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Originally published at: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/body-found-trunk-tesla-registered-d4vd-1235424068/
