Mystery deepens after missing schoolgirl found dead in pop star D4vd's Tesla

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Getty Images D4vd performed at Coachella music festival months before a body was discovered in the trunk of his car

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.

Getty Images D4vd performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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. The young singer has yet to publicly comment on the case or the grim discovery in his car.