D4vd's Friend Takes Big Step in Celeste Rivas Investigation

"Romantic Homicide" singer D4vd remains a focal point of the investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas, a 14-year-old girl whose body was found inside the trunk of a Tesla belonging to the New York-born recording artist back in September.

So far, no one has been charged in Rivas' death, though D4vd is technically being looked at as a suspect. On Tuesday, one of the singer's close friends, popular streamer Neo Langston, testified in front of a grand jury less than two weeks after being taken into police custody for failing to appear in court.

What We Know So Far

• A decomposing body was found inside a Tesla belonging to musician D4vd at an impound lot in Hollywood on Sept. 8.
• The car was brought to the impound lot after “someone reported it abandoned” in Hollywood Hills, and police were called after workers “reported a strong odor” coming from the Tesla.
• The Tesla was never reported as stolen.
• The body was discovered inside a bag in the Tesla’s front trunk. The remains were not intact and had badly decomposed.
• The remains were so decomposed that it took authorities more than a week to identify the body.
• The remains were eventually identified as 14-year-old Celeste Rivas.
• D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has a matching tattoo with Rivas, and her mother said she has been missing for over a year and that her daughter’s boyfriend was named David.
• D4vd initially decided to continue his world tour while cooperating with the investigation, but he cancelled the remainder of his tour on Wednesday.
• An unreleased love song written by D4vd references someone by the name of “Celeste” in the unfinished title and twice in the lyrics.
• Police raided a home connected to D4vd as they continue the investigation.
• D4vd moved out of the home that the police raided.
• Authorities did not officially deem the death a homicide since medical examiners have been unable to determine an official cause of death, but a detective has referred to the case as “an investigation into murder” in a filing.
• A private investigator made a “disturbing” discovery inside the house, finding items he believes could be used to “get rid of a person.”
• Police have stood by their statement that it is “unclear” whether a crime was committed beyond the concealment of the body, which would lead to a rather light punishment.
• The medical examiner has stopped sharing records regarding Rivas’ death.
• D4vd was not considered a suspect for the first two months of the investigation, but he has now been named a suspect in the girl’s death.
• LAPD believes a second suspect may have been involved.
• D4vd has hired a high-profile defense attorney.
• Neo Langston was arrested in late January after failing to appear in court.

Neo goes in front of a grand jury

Neo, who was arrested in Montana on Jan. 24 and transported back to California, appeared in court in Los Angeles Tuesday, according to TMZ.

The 23-year-old influencer was in front of a grand jury for "about 30 to 40 minutes."

"Given Neo's friendship with D4vd, who is a suspect in Celeste's murder, it's surprising [deputy D.A. Beth] Silverman spent only 40 minutes with him ... the prosecutor has been aggressive with questioning witnesses," TMZ wrote.

Neither Langston nor Silverman answered media questions as they left the courthouse.