By Devyn Briones
Staff Writer
A female’s dismembered body was found in a Tesla at a Los Angeles impound lot.
After a strange odor was detected in the lot on North Mansfield Avenue, the Los Angeles police were notified and called to investigate the source of the smell.
The odor came from a Tesla that was impounded to the lot after being reported abandoned, but was never reported stolen. The Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas, to singer/songwriter D4vd, pronounced “David,” who was on tour when the body was first discovered.
D4vd is continuing his Withered World Tour. He performed at The Fillmore in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, Sept. 9, after the news broke. During his show, he gave fans the trending toy, Labubus, which has become a popular video on X.
D4vd’s spokesperson said that D4vd “has been informed about what’s happened, and although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities,” according to NBC News.
The victim’s remains were found dismembered in a bag that was located in the trunk of the Tesla.
The medical examiner’s office revealed that the victim was wearing a tube top, black leggings, a yellow metal chain bracelet and stud earrings. She had wavy black hair, was about 5’2 and roughly weighed 71 pounds. The victim also has the word “Shhh…” tattooed on her right index finger. Because of the state of her body, the medical examiner was unable to identify the victim, her age, or her ethnicity.
Sources claim that she has been deceased for an extended period of time, according to ABC News.
D4vd was born in Queens, New York, and is only 20 years old. He first started playing with music in video game montages, but his creations were taken down for copyright infringement. And so, he began creating his own music for these videos.
“I made ‘You and I,’ which is the first song I ever put in a montage. It was just for the montage, but I didn’t expect much,” D4vd said in a statement. “But then, people started using it in their montages and I was like, ‘Okay, this could be something,’ so I kept making songs.” With over 33 million listeners a month, according to Spotify, and 3.8 million followers on TikTok, the artist gained popularity from his hit singles “Romantic Homicide” and “Here with Me.”
This investigation is ongoing, but L.A. police are treating the case as a homicide.
