An unused incinerator was reportedly found in the former Hollywood Hills rental home of singer D4vd (David Burke), according to a private investigator.
On Tuesday, Steve Fischer, a California private investigator hired by Burke’s former landlord, said on X that the incinerator had been found unopened and in a box inside the Hollywood Hills home.
The incinerator burns “at 1,600 degrees,” according to its advertisement, Fischer said.
“Human cremations are typically performed at approximately 1,400 degrees. An incinerator is not legal to use within city limits and serves no legitimate purpose at a residential property in the Hollywood Hills,” he said.
Some have reportedly argued that it could have been for one of Burke’s music videos.
“Why would a 55-pound burn cage be delivered to a private residence instead of directly to a prop designer or production house? Why would it be ordered before departing on an extended world tour?” Fischer asked.
“It is also important to note that there were additional items present that could be used in conjunction with the burn cage.”
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Los Angeles police found the remains of Burke’s alleged girlfriend, Celeste Rivas, on September 8, inside his Tesla. The vehicle had initially been parked near the rental home, in the flourishing Bird Streets neighborhood.
Police found the vehicle at a tow yard in Hollywood after residents in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood contacted police about an abandoned car with a Texas license plate on September 6.
Officials have not listed a cause of death, but authorities are treating Celeste’s death as a homicide.
Although no arrests have been made, prosecutors have now brought the case before an investigative grand jury.
Read Fischer’s full post on X.
Although my words have been misquoted by some, what I actually said about certain items found at the Doheny address was that they were “items you would expect to find on a farm rather than in a home in the Hollywood Hills.” One of those items was a Burn Cage incinerator,… pic.twitter.com/VlS2MHdb2G
— SF INVESTIGATES • STEVE FISCHER (@SF_investigates) December 16, 2025
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[Feature Photo: Celeste Rivas/GoFundMe and D4vd in 2024/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]