The day after a body was found in his car in Hollywood, singer D4vd was belting his TikTok hit Romantic Homicide – a brooding breakup song about killing an ex with no regret – to a sold-out crowd in Minneapolis. The US recording artist had self-launched his music career from his sister's closet while working a part-time gig at Starbucks. It led him to viral fame, millions of followers online, and a global tour. But all of it came to an abrupt halt last month with the discovery of a severely decomposed body in the front trunk of his Tesla. The corpse was identified as that of 15-year-old runaway Celeste Rivas Hernandez. A month later, mystery still surrounds the teen's death, as well as her relationship to the 20-year-old singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. Deep dives into his macabre oeuvre – which is peppered with references to death, remembrance, violence and bloody motifs – have led some to question if life was imitating art and vice versa.
Published: October 18, 2025 11:34 pm
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