D4vd‘s manager, Josh Marshall, has spoken out for the first time after a body was found in a car registered to the musician.
The deceased was identified last month as a teenage girl, who was said to be between the ages of 14 and 15. The body has since been identified as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 15, with the exact cause of death currently listed as “deferred”.
“Deferred cases can take a few months before a cause of death is determined,” said the medical examiner’s office. According to a recent report by People, the LAPD’s robbery-homicide division is still investigating the case.
LAPD Captain and Commanding Officer Scot M. Williams said officers were yet to determine “if anyone has any criminal culpability for her death beyond the concealment of her dead body”.
However, he said police do “know for sure that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and someone placed her body in the front trunk area of David Burke’s Tesla”.
The Tesla in question was registered in Hempstead, a city near Houston in Texas, to D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke).
As Far Out reports, a TikTok user under the name ‘Girl Town’ recently shared a video on the platform, accusing Marshall of being involved in the death of the teenage girl.
He has categorically denied any wrongdoing in the comments section, writing: “How dare you say something like this with no facts.”
Marshall added: “This video is false and the person is misinformed. This is the only time I’ll speak on this matter. FOR NOW. This has been a tough time for my family as I am a father of 3 children.”
The manager and music executive, who runs the label Mogul Vision, also denied the claim that he had been living in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills with D4vd and Hernandez. Additionally, he refuted an allegation that he had received an email from a “family friend” of Hernandez in 2024, containing her missing person’s report.
@girltownnj Allegedly. Justice for Celeste Rivas Hernandez🙏. What do you guys think?! #d4vd #truecrime #truecrimetok
♬ original sound – GIRL TOWN
“I received no emails and I’m no one’s roommate, I live full-time at home with my wife and kids,” Marshall responded. “My daughter is 14 and this news is affecting so many lives. I never received any emails. I had zero knowledge of anything and I don’t live in California.”
He continued: “Also I work remotely 95 per cent of the time and my job doesn’t require me to have much interaction with any of my clients/David, as there are many others that work with him on a day-to-day capacity, not me.”
Marshall went on: “This news is tragic for so many and for her family. I hope the proper authorities get to the bottom of it soon.
“Let me remind people a lot of this is speculation and alleged. In the meantime, I am with my family helping them emotionally get through the news of this tragedy. Please report on factual information. – Josh Marshall.”
The body was discovered on September 8 after police responded to a report of a foul odour coming from an impounded vehicle at a tow yard in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Sources in the neighbourhood where the Tesla was parked previously reported that the vehicle had been seen in various places over the past few months. It was reportedly left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue in the Hollywood Hills for about three weeks. Before this, it was said to have been parked a few blocks away as far back as May.
After the body was found, it was revealed that Burke had been informed of the investigation and was “cooperating” with the authorities. He has since been linked to the home that the LAPD had searched in connection with the deceased’s disappearance.
D4vd recently cancelled his US tour and shelved plans to release a deluxe edition of his debut album ‘Withered’. His headline tour dates in Europe and the UK have since been cancelled too.
The musician was out on tour when the body was discovered, and initially continued with the dates as planned. During a gig in Minneapolis last month, he thanked fans for their support and threw Labubus into the audience.
