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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T01:33:47.000Z",
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    "discovered Ms Rivas' body",
    "American taxpayers forced to fund sex changes and breast implants for illegal migrants",
    "Pope Leo's brother forced to evacuate from home after bomb threat",
    "Man tackled to the ground after attempting to break into White House - with Donald Trump inside",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAmerican singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder, seven months after the body of a missing girl was found \"dismembered\" in his car.\n\nD4vid - whose real name is David Burke - has been taken into custody for the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, Californian officials have confirmed.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe arrest is said to have been carried out based on evidence and the development of probable cause.\n\nThe case is scheduled to be handed over to the LA District Attorney's Office on Monday for filing consideration, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) have said. ****\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nIn September, LAPD officers discovered Ms Rivas' body in the back of the prominent singer's vehicle.\n\nThe grim discovery was made in a Hollywood Hills impound lot after police received numerous reports of a foul smell coming from a Tesla Model Y.\n\nAuthorities said her body was found wrapped in plastic and not fully intact due to being badly decomposed.\n\nThe girl may have been dead \"for several weeks\" before she was discovered, according to officials.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nInvestigators said the vehicle belonging to Mr Burke had been at the impound lot for two days after it was abandoned on a Hollywood street.\n\nResidents living close to where the body was found told Rolling Stone magazine that the Tesla had been moved on a number of occasions in the past three months.\n\nMs Rivas disappeared from Lake Elsinore in 2024 aged just 13, according to a missing person's poster published by the Riverside Sheriff's Office.\n\nHer mother told TMZ that as soon as news emerged that police found body parts in the vehicle, she feared it was her daughter.\n\n### US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * American taxpayers forced to fund sex changes and breast implants for illegal migrants\n  * Pope Leo's brother forced to evacuate from home after bomb threat\n  * Man tackled to the ground after attempting to break into White House - with Donald Trump inside\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe also revealed to the outlet that she was aware Ms Rivas previously had a boyfriend named David, and had a similar tattoo on her index finger to Mr Burke.\n\nAuthorities have not revealed the girl's cause of death.\n\nIn November, a judge ordered a security hold on the case - banning details about Ms Rivas' death from being released to the public.\n\nLAPD confirmed they had requested the order to ensure officers \"receive information from the Medical Examiner before the public\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAfter the news emerged that Ms Rivas had been discovered, Mr Burke cancelled a number of gigs scheduled as part of his \"Withered\" world tour.\n\nPerformances in Los Angeles, San Francisco and a host of European countries were axed.\n\nMr Burke shot to stardom in 2022 after his singles \"Romantic Homicide\" and \"Here With Me\" went viral on TikTok.\n\nHe currently boasts 3.8 million followers on the platform and his content has received over almost 97 million likes.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "US singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murder - seven months after missing girl found 'dismembered' in his car"
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