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A dead body was reportedly found in singer D4vd's impounded car: What we know

Employees at the tow yard reported a foul odor coming from the car’s front trunk.

Tue, September 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM UTC

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d4vd performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 2 - Day 1 on April 18, 2025 in Indio, California. (Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella)

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a potentially gruesome death in Los Angeles, Calif., after investigators found decomposing human remains in the trunk of a car at a tow yard in Hollywood on Monday.

The vehicle is reportedly registered to D4vd, a popular singer who is currently on a world tour. He is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday night.

Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the investigation.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m. PT on Monday, Sept. 8, LAPD officers responded to Hollywood Tow on N. Mansfield Avenue after someone reported smelling a foul odor coming from a vehicle at the impound lot.

Human remains were found inside a plastic bag located in the front trunk of the Tesla, according to authorities. There is currently no information about the identity of the decomposing body. KTLA5 reported that the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene and couldn’t determine the gender of the person because of the level of decomposition. The case has been classified as a death investigation.

KABC and TMZ reported that the 2023 Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas, to musician D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. The Tesla bearing Texas license plates was towed from the Hollywood Hills after it was abandoned five days prior. Investigators believe the body was stashed in the trunk of the Tesla for about five days before it was towed. The impounded Tesla had been at the tow yard for a few days before the smell was reported, police said.

The 20-year-old singer-songwriter with millions of streams is currently on his Withered world tour, which wraps in North America at the end of September in Los Angeles. D4vd is known for hits like “Romantic Homicide” and “Here With Me,” both of which have over 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The artist has not made any public statements regarding the case. D4vd’s most recent show was on Sunday, Sept. 7 in Madison, Wisc., and on Monday, the musician also posted on social media to promote a new album coming out later this month.