The victim allegedly was between 14 and 15 years old, but authorities haven’t publicly revealed her name
California authorities have identified the girl who was found dead last week in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the musician D4vd.
“The decedent has been identified, but the legal next of kin notification is still pending. Information cannot be released until after the notification occurs,” a source with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner tells Rolling Stone.
A law enforcement source told NBC 4 that the victim was between the ages of 14 and 15 when she died. The suspected cause of death has not been released.
In another development, sources in the neighborhood where the Tesla was last parked tell Rolling Stone that the 2023 Tesla Model Y was spotted parked in various places over the last few months. The sedan was left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue for about three weeks, and before that, it was seen parked a few blocks south as far back as the end of May, the sources allege. “It moved around,” one source in the tony Bird Streets neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills says. “It’s chilling.”
The victim’s body was found on Sept. 8 after authorities were called about a horrible stench emanating from a car at a Los Angeles tow yard. A Los Angeles County Medical Examiner report said the victim was a female with wavy black hair and a distinct tattoo on her right index finger that read, “Shhh…”
The report added that the body was “severely decomposed” and that the victim apparently was “inside the vehicle for an extended period of time before being found. We are unable to determine her age or race/ethnicity.”
When the body was discovered, it was revealed that the Tesla was registered to D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke). Burke was notified of the investigation, and a spokesperson said he was “cooperating” with authorities as he continued to perform shows on his Withered world tour.
The car was towed after someone reported it had been abandoned. When the body was discovered, police sources said the car had been in the lot for days.
