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Decomposed Body Found in Singer D4vd’s Impounded Tesla Identified as 15-Year-Old Girl · Murder Files Unsealed

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Speaker 1: Welcome, Welcome to the deep dive. This is where we
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take a whole stack of information, pull out the insights
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that really matter, and help you get truly well informed.
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Today we're diving into a story that has really grabbed
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not just the entertainment world, but pretty much everyone. It's
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a deeply unsettling discovery. Honestly, it really is a story
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filled with tragedy, mystery, and a surprising connection to a
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rising music star. We're going to carefully go through the facts,
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you know, looking at sources like NBC News, the Economic Times, TMZ,
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the LA Times, and even posts flying around on X.
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Our goal here is to understand what we actually know,
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what's still murky, and how this one event has sent
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these huge ripples out. Okay, let's try and unpack this
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f Yeah.
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Speaker 2: Absolutely, and this isn't just some passing headline. It's more
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like a mosaic. You've got interconnected lives, this tragic loss,
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and a really high stakes investigation that's still going on.
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So our mission today is to sift through all these
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different viewpoints, try not to jumped to conclusions, and help
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you grasp the complex layers. Here. You'll see how every
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little detail, every conflicting timeline adds to this bigger, really puzzling.
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Speaker 1: Picture, makes you a look at it from different.
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Speaker 2: Angle, definitely pushes you to consider multiple possibilities.
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Speaker 1: Okay, so our deep dive really starts in a place
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you wouldn't normally expect for a homicide investigation.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, a towyard, right, seems so ordinary.
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Speaker 1: Totally picture of this Hollywood toe. It's an impound lot
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tucked away on North Mansfield Avenue in LA. That was
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the scene September eighth, twenty twenty five, the seemingly normal
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day until it wasn't.
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Speaker 2: And that ordinary setting is exactly what makes the discovery
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so jarring. You know, a regular business suddenly becomes the
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center of this major criminal investigation.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it just shows how quickly things can change, doesn't it.
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Speaker 2: Absolutely, the every day becomes well anything.
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Speaker 1: But so the vehicle, the one at the center of
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all this, It was a black twenty twenty three Tesla,
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pretty new car and it had Texas license plates.
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Speaker 2: Texas Plea's in LA. Not unusual but noted.
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Speaker 1: And here's the first big connection. The car was registered
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to D four V David Anthony Burke, the rising music star.
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Speaker 2: Right, that's the link. Everyone seized on immediately.
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Speaker 1: But the car wasn't just like picked up that day.
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It had actually been impounded three days earlier, on September fifth.
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Speaker 2: Okay, so a slight delay between impound and discovery, right.
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Speaker 1: And it wasn't just parked illegally. It was towed because
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it was found abandoned left of the Hollywood.
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Speaker 2: Hills, abandoned a new tesla that's already raising flags definitely.
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Speaker 1: The initial report said it had been sitting there for
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over seventy two hours, which is a long time for
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a nice.
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Speaker 2: Car like that, three days minimum, But then.
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Speaker 1: Almost right away other reports started coming out saying it
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was abandoned for nearly a month.
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Speaker 2: Wow. Okay, that's a huge difference.
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Speaker 1: Huge, and it adds this layer of confusion about the
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timeline right from the very beginning. Makes things really challenging
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for investigators trying to figure out what happened when that discrepants.
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Speaker 2: D Seventy two hours versus nearly a month is so
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critical for you to keep in mind. It completely changes
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the potential window for a well, for anything to have happened.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it really does.
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Speaker 2: And investigators have to figure out which is accurate. Plus
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you know the fact that a car like that registered
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to someone famous could just sit there for that long
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without being recorded stolen.
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Speaker 1: It's another big question mark, isn't it.
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Speaker 2: It really is. It's a closer look.
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Speaker 1: So then we get to the discovery itself, and it
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started with something well grimly mundane. Co yard employees noticed
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a smell, a foul loder coming from the tesla.
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Speaker 2: Ooh yeah, that's often how these things start.
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Speaker 1: Not just like old food. It was strong enough. They
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called the police LAPD standard procedure.
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Speaker 2: But obviously that smell signals something seriously wrong, decomposition exactly.
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Speaker 1: So the LAPD officers show up, probably not sure what
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to expect, maybe something bad, but likely not this.
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Speaker 2: The senses become the first grim piece of evidence.
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Speaker 1: And what they found was deeply disturbing inside a plastic
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bag and it was in the front trunk, the.
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Speaker 2: Front right, the front storage space on many electric vehicles.
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Speaker 1: Inside that bag.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, human remains just horrific.
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Speaker 1: And the condition. Multiple sources describe them as severely decomposed.
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Speaker 2: Which immediately tells you something about the timeline, right and.
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Speaker 1: Even more chilling reports from NBC News La Times they
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said the remains were dismembered.
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Speaker 2: Oh man, that adds another layer of horror and complexity
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for the investigation.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, that advanced decomposition plus the dismemberment, it told investigators
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straight away this body had been in the vehicle for
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an extended period, much much longer than just the few
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days the car was sitting in the tow yard.
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Speaker 2: And that severe decomposition, the dismemberment. It creates huge challenges
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for forensics, doesn't it.
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Speaker 1: How So exactly well, think about it.
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Speaker 2: Finding the cause of death becomes incredibly difficult. Evidence like bruises, marks,
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even wound paths can be lost entirely right, So forensic
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teams have to rely on tougher methods, skeletal analysis, maybe
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complex toxicology on degraded samples. Pinpointing the exact cause of
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death often very hard.
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Speaker 1: So they have to rely more on circumstantial stuff.
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Speaker 2: Exactly Timeline reconstruction becomes key. Who had access when it
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shifts the focus and that condition tells you this wasn't
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something that happened right before the car was towed. This
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was weeks maybe months before.
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Speaker 1: Okay, So after the discovery, the Los Angeles County Medical
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Examiner's Office steps in standard procedure.
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Speaker 2: Their job is crucial identify the remains.
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Speaker 1: And through their forensic work they did, they confirmed the identity.
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The victim was fifteen year old.
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Speaker 2: Celestrevus Cilestrivus, just fifteen. Heartbreaking.
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Speaker 1: But even with the ID the cause of death it's
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still listed as undetermined.
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Speaker 2: Which isn't surprising given the state of the remains you described.
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Decomposition really complicates things. Finding that specific immediate cause can
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be tough.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, everything, the location, the condition of the body, the
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LAPD didn't hesitate. They immediately classified this as a homicide investigation.
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Speaker 2: And that classification is vital for you to understand. It
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shifts everything. Ah, so it's no longer just finding remains.
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It's now a full blown investigation. There's a victim, Celeste,
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and presumably a perpetrator. The focus changes completely.
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Speaker 1: Right, They're actively looking for who did.
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Speaker 2: This precisely, and that decomposition it forces them to look
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way back, far beyond just when the car was towed or.
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Speaker 1: Impounded, which creates that gap you mentioned earlier.
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Speaker 2: Exactly if the car was only impounded September fifth, but
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the body seems like it was there much longer. How
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does that work?
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Speaker 1: Yeah, how did those two facts fit together?
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Speaker 2: That's the puzzle. That gap itself is central. When did
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Celeste's body get into the front, How who had the
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car during that whole extended period. Every detail matters now,
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the ambanonment reports, the decomposition level, it all becomes evidence,
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asking more questions than it answers. Initially, so before her.
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Speaker 1: Name became linked to this, this awful discovery, Celeste Reevas
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was a young girl from Lake Elsinore, California. Her story
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started way before that tessel was even found, over.
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Speaker 2: A year before, and understanding who she was, her background,
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It's not just about remembering the victim. It's vital context
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for the investigators, her life, her connections. These are threads
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they'll be pulling.
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Speaker 1: Right So, Celeste Reevs, she was from Lake Elsinore. That's
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down in Riverside County, about seventy miles or so southeast
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of La Okay.
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Speaker 2: So not immediately local to where the car was found.
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Speaker 1: No, and her family reported her missing way back on
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April fifth, twenty twenty four.
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Speaker 2: April twenty twenty four.
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Speaker 1: Wow, at the time she disappeared, she was only thirteen
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years old, just a kid. So by the time her
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body was found in September twenty twenty five, she would
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have turned fifteen.
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Speaker 2: Such a long time to be missing, it really is.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, the initial search naturally was handled by the Riverside
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County Sheriff's office, that.
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Speaker 2: Was their jurisdiction, and that lag over a year between
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her going missing and being found, it's just heartbreaking and
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sadly it points to the huge challenges in missing persons cases,
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especially with kids teenagers.
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Speaker 1: How so, what are the challenges?
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Speaker 2: Well, often reports involving teens get initially flagged as potential runaways, right,
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I've heard that, And while sometimes that's true, it can
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divert critical resources crucial time away from investigating potential exploitation
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or abduction. The sheer number of cases versus limited resources
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means stories like Celeste can unfortunately fade until something tragic
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brings them back.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, that makes sense. So when she disappeared, her family
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gave a description vital stuff. She was five foot two,
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weighed about seventy one pounds, wavy, black.
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Speaker 2: Hairs, Okay, physical details.
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Speaker 1: And they knew what she was wearing, a tube top,
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small black leggings, yellow metal chain bracelet, and a stud earring.
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Specifics like that would have been so important during that
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initial search.
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Speaker 2: Absolutely in these cases, every single de tail counts, clothing, jewelry, height, weight,
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These are the markers that might jog someone's memory. You
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can only imagine her family holding onto those details for
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that whole year.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, but there was one really distinctive detail, something that
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later became a huge focus in this investigation.
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Speaker 2: A tattoo.
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Speaker 1: A tattoo on a thirteen year old.
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Speaker 2: Apparently she had one on her right index finger. It
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read sh sh okay.
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Speaker 1: That is distinctive, very and normally maybe it wouldn't mean much,
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but it became incredibly significant later because, according to our sources,
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it bore an eerie similarity to a tattoo that D
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four VD reportedly.
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Speaker 2: Has whoa Okay. That is a connection, or at least
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a potential one.
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Speaker 1: A huge potential link added this intense layer of intrigue
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right away, something investigators are definitely looking at very closely.
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Speaker 2: That specific tattoo sh It's more than just a physical marker,
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isn't it. It's like a potential bridge between these two lives,
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the missing girl and the famous singer. For investigators, that's
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not just coincidence, no way, what a strong lead. How
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did that connection happen? What does it really mean, especially
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when you factor in other things.
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Speaker 1: Like what her mother said exactly. Yeah, Reports like from
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TMZ mentioned Celest's mother provided some crucial early information. She
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apparently said her daughter had a boyfriend named David.
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Speaker 2: David and Difridi's real name is David Anthony Burke Bingo.
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Speaker 1: That detail, combined with the tattoo talk, just ignited this
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firestorm of speculation almost immediately a possible very public link
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between them.
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Speaker 2: You can see how these pieces, maybe unrelated on their own,
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start to weave together in the public eye. Right the
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mom says David, there's a similar tattoo. Suddenly there's this
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narrative forming, yeah, very quickly, And that's the challenge for investigators.
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Cut through the speculation, find the actual verifiable facts. Did
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they know each other? If so? How so?
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Speaker 1: In terms of the official side, the Riverside County Sheriff's
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Office confirmed it with Celeste. They put out a statement.
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Speaker 2: Right acknowledging the tragic outcome, and they.
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Speaker 1: Also clarified that while they handled the missing person's case initially,
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the LAPD is now the lead agency for the homicide investigation.
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Speaker 2: Makes sense cross jurisdictional and now it's confirmed homicide LAPD
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takes the lead from where the body was discovered.
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Speaker 1: Right the Sheriff's office expressed condolences to the family, obviously
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a horrific time for them, and basically directed further questions
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to LAPD, highlighting how sensitive and ongoing this all is,
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and that.
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Speaker 2: Handover while standard, just underscores the process. For you, the listener,
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this family went through over a year of agonizing uncertainty,
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then they get the worst possible news, and now a
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new phase begins seeking answers about how she died, why
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she died. It's a long, painful journey.
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Speaker 1: Okay, let's pivot. Now, let's talk about the other name
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that's become just inseparable from this case.
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Speaker 2: D four VD Right, the rising star whose trajectory has
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suddenly hit this incredibly dark, complicated He's.
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Speaker 1: A young musician, his rise to fame was like lightning fast,
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mostly through social media, and now suddenly his name, his
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car are linked to this shocking discovery. It raises huge
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questions for you about what this means for him, his career, everything.
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Speaker 2: It's that classic deeply unfortunate intersection, isn't it celebrity and tragedy?
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One minute, He's globally successful. The next he's connected to
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a homicide investigation. It's a massive shift. Highlights the pressures
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of that kind of sudden fame.
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Speaker 1: So who is D four VIDI his real name, as
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we said, David Anthony Burke. He's twenty years.
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Speaker 2: Old, singer or songwriter.
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Speaker 1: And his music style it's kind of a blend indie
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R and B all pop. He's known for these really introspective,
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kind of poignant lyrics, really connects with the young audience.
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Speaker 2: That mix of genres is part of his appeal. I
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think he wasn't just copying trends. He had his own sound,
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and that authenticity often fuels that kind of viral success
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we see now.
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Speaker 1: And his rise was just meteoric, like incredibly fast, mostly
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driven by social media, especially TikTok. He really blew up
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in twenty twenty three.
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Speaker 2: TikTok fame, powerful force totally.
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Speaker 1: His song Romantic Homicide became this massive viral hit. We're
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talking over a billion streams on Spotify a billion. That's huge, astronomical,
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and that success quickly led to a major record deal
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dark Room and Innerscope Records. He wasn't one hit wonder either.
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Here with Me was another big one got him over
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thirty three million monthly listeners on Spotify.
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Speaker 2: So legitimate stardom built incredibly quickly.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, and he's originally from Hempstead, Texas, which, as we know,
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ties back to the car's registration.
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Speaker 2: Right, the Texas plates, the Texas registration. It all connects
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back to his origins and that speed of his rise,
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achieving that fame so fast it puts every part of
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his life under a microscope, doesn't it? Even his car?
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Speaker 1: No kidding. So when this discovery happened September twenty twenty five,
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D four VB wasn't just sitting around. He was actively
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on tour, his Withered World tour.
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Speaker 2: Busy time for him, peak career momentum exactly.
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Speaker 1: He even had a big show scheduled in la at
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the Greek Theater for September twentieth. But the news about
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the body discovery, it had an immediate impact. Yeah, what
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happens is Seattle concert scheduled for September sixteenth, It Showbox
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Sodo was canceled just like that.
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Speaker 2: Wow, canceling a tour date like that, it's a big deal.
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Speaker 1: Huge, It's not just logistics, it's money, its reputation. It
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signals this situation is serious enough to stop everything for
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a young artist building momentum. That kind of interruption is well, it's.
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Speaker 2: Major, absolutely destabilizing.
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Speaker 1: Now his connection to the Tesla, this is pivotal. That
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black twenty twenty three tesla, the one where they found
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Celes Reevas. It was definitely registered in Hempstead, Texas under
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D four vd's name, no ambiguity there.
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Speaker 2: So the ownership link is clear. Legally it's his car.
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Speaker 1: Yes, But here's that crucial detail again from LAPD spokesperson
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Officer Drake Madison. The vehicle had not been reported stolen.
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Speaker 2: And that's the head scratcher, isn't it.
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Speaker 1: It really is. It raises so many questions. If it's
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his car and it was abandoned, possibly for weeks, why
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wasn't it reported stifle, especially if he was on tour.
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Speaker 2: It's one of the biggest mysteries here for you, the listener.
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You'd expect a celebrity's expensive car, if it goes missing
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while they're away, to be reported, right, you'd think. So
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the fact that it wasn't it opens up so many possibilities.
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Was it loaned out? Did someone else have access? Did
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he just not know? It was gone, or more concerningly,
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was there a reason not to.
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Speaker 1: Report it stolen trying to obscure who had it.
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Speaker 2: Maybe it's a possibility. Investigators have to consider that one
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detail not reported stolen is a key point in this
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whole web.
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Speaker 1: So what about Deforty himself, his initial statements, what he knew?
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His representatives put out statements pretty quickly.
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Speaker 2: Okay, what did they say?
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Speaker 1: They said, he's fully cooperating with authorities standard line. Bit important.
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They also said he was informed of the incident while on.
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Speaker 2: Tour, suggesting he wasn't in LA when it happened or
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when the car was left right.
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Speaker 1: That seems to be the implication, and crucially posts on
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x reports from TMZ, they specifically suggest dfour VD was
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unaware of the body in his vehicle before the police
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told him so.
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Speaker 2: The narrative from his side is complete shock, no prior knowledge.
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Speaker 1: It seems so, and further reports say there's no indication
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that he was in Los Angeles at the time the
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tessel was abandoned, which adds another layer to the mystery
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of how his car ended up ditched in the Hollywood
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Hills for potentially weeks.
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Speaker 2: This just highlights that massive shift in his life, doesn't it.
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One minute he's on top of the world viral success touring,
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the next his name is tied to a homicide.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, the contrast is jarring.
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Speaker 2: And the fact that is his car registered to him,
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but he's potentially hundreds or thousands of miles away on
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tour and the car isn't reported stolen. It creates an
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incredibly puzzling situation for you to think about.
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Speaker 1: Right, if he didn't know and wasn't there, why wasn't
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it reported exactly?
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Speaker 2: Was it just negligence? Was the car accessible to others
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maybe friends, maybe digitally via an app or was it intentional? Left?
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And the lack of a report is part of something else.
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It just creates this vacuum of information.
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Speaker 1: That the public rushes to fill with speculations, and.
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Speaker 2: That speculation can be devastating for someone in the public
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eye long before any facts are established.
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Speaker 1: Okay, this is where things get really really tangled like
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a web. The LAPDS homicide investigation into Celestievs's death. They're
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facing this maze of unanswered questions and every little detail,
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anything could be the key or it could be another
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dead end. Let's try to break down the core mysteries
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driving this.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, these are the big questions hanging over everything, the
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ones investigators are wrestling with. Think of it like a
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puzzle where the pieces just aren't fitting right yet. Their
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job is to find those missing connections, and for you,
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the listener, understanding these core questions helps frame the whole mystery.
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Speaker 1: So the biggest questions right number one obviously, how did
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Celestrievus's body end up in defour VDS Tesla? The absolute
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fundamental question.
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Speaker 2: Who, what, when? Where? Why?
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Speaker 1: Of it all exactly? Then tied right into that was
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the vehicle actually in D four vd's possession when she died?
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Or was it dolen or used by someone else maybe
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with his knowledge maybe without?
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Speaker 2: That possession question is huge changes the whole dynamic.
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Speaker 1: And the third big one, the one fueling so much
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public talk, what's the real significance of those matching tattoos?
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Is there any actual proof of a connection between Celeste
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and D four med beyond speculation?
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Speaker 2: Right, speculation versus evidence?
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Speaker 1: Those three questions, they're really the foundation of the whole
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investigation right now, dictating where they look next.
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Speaker 2: And they aren't just abstract questions, you know, each one
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represents different paths for the investigation. If the car was stolen,
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focus shifts to the thief, If it was loaned out,
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focus shifts to the borrower. You see it branches out.
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Keep that framework in mind.
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Speaker 1: Got it. Okay, Let's talk about that tattoo connection more.
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It's one of the most discussed parts of this whole.
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Speaker 2: Thing, understandably, So it's a very specific detail, right.
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Speaker 1: So Celestrieves had that tattoo on her right index finger,
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and what's really striking is that a similar, maybe identical
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sh tattoo was seen on D four VD. There's a
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photo from September twenty twenty four where you can see it.
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Speaker 2: Okay, So photographic evidence of his tattoo exists from the
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year before.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, now it's worth adding some context here. That specific
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typeoo design. It got really popular after Rihanna had it
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back in like two thousand and eight.
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Speaker 2: Nah, Okay, So it's not a totally unique, one of
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a kind design. It has some cultural recognition, right, But
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having that specific tattoo on both of them in the
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middle of a homicide investigation where she's found in his car,
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that elevates it way beyond just a coincidence, doesn't.
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Speaker 1: It absolutely it becomes this really significant piece of circumstantial evidence,
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at the very least, a huge point of interest.
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Speaker 2: A critical piece of the puzzle, even if it's not
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direct proof of anything yet.
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Speaker 1: And this similarity, especially when you add in what Celeste's
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mother said about her daughter having a boyfriend named David, well,
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it just poured gasoline on the speculation fire right.
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Speaker 2: People immediately started connecting those dots possible relationship exactly.
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Speaker 1: Social media went wild with theories about a personal, maybe
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romantic link between the singer and the teenager. But and
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this is really important for you to hear, authorities have
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not confirmed any direct relationship between them.
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Speaker 2: That's key, no official confirmation.
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Speaker 1: No. And they're these images supposedly showing d four VD
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with a girl who looks like Celeste, circulating online, adding
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more fuel. But those images have not been authenticated by officials.
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We don't know if they're real, if it's even her,
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or if they have any relevance to this case. They
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just haven't been verified.
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Speaker 2: And that's a perfect example of the difference between public
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speculation and a real investigation. Isn't it For the public,
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these coincidences tattoo name are enough to build a story.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, they run with it.
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Speaker 2: But for law enforcement, speculation means nothing without proof. They
20:45
need verified facts, authenticated evidence, corroborated statements. That's what holds
20:49
up filtering the social media noise from actual leads. That's
20:53
a massive challenge here, which is.
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Speaker 1: Why the police are urging caution right, avoid jumping to conclusion.
20:57
Speaker 2: Exactly because of those unverified claims can actually hurt the
21:01
investigation sometimes.
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Speaker 1: Okay, let's talk about the body itself and the timeline again,
21:05
because that's another huge challenge. The condition, severely decomposed and
21:11
reportedly dismembered, strongly suggests Celeste died a long time before
21:16
she was found, weeks, maybe even months.
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Speaker 2: Right way before September eighth, twenty twenty five. That advanced
21:22
decomposition pushes the estimated time of death way way back,
21:26
which means the crucial window for the initial investigation into
21:29
her death is long past. Complicates everything witness memories, tracking
21:34
the car.
21:34
Speaker 1: And here's where the timeline gets really confusing, contradictory even
21:38
we have law enforcement sources telling NBC News the body
21:41
was likely placed and the tesla's fronk about five days
21:44
before it was towed.
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Speaker 2: Okay, five days before towing so around September first.
21:47
Speaker 1: Or second, right, But that clashes directly with other reports
21:51
like from the La Times saying the car was abandoned
21:54
in the Hollywood Hills for nearly a month before it
21:56
got impounded on September.
21:57
Speaker 2: Fifth, a month versus five five days for the body
22:01
being in the car.
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Speaker 1: That's a huge discrepancy, massive and neighbors apparently backed up
22:06
the longer timeline saying they saw the Tesla sitting there
22:09
on Bluebert Avenue for weeks.
22:12
Speaker 2: So was the car sitting there empty for weeks and
22:14
then the body was put in just days before towing
22:17
or was the body in there the whole time? And
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the five days estimate is wrong.
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Speaker 1: That's the million dollar question, isn't it.
22:23
Speaker 2: It's a critical fault line in the investigation for you,
22:26
the listener, These aren't small details. They're fundamental cracks in
22:30
the story that investigators have to figure out. It completely
22:34
changes the possible scenarios who had opportunity when they'll likely
22:39
rely heavily on forensic evidence for the post mortem interval
22:42
trying to get a more precise estimate than early reports.
22:45
Speaker 1: And then adding another wrinkle, on September seventeenth, LAPD were
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seen doing something at a house near where the car
22:51
was towed.
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Speaker 2: Any indication what that was about.
22:54
Speaker 1: It's unclear if this was directly related to the investigation,
22:57
but the timing and location obviously raise eye browse. Could
23:01
be follow up interviews looking for.
23:03
Speaker 2: Cameras, standard investigative work, but it shows they're actively working
23:06
leads in that area.
23:08
Speaker 1: Now let's circle back to that unstolen tesla, because that's
23:11
still one of the most baffling parts.
23:13
Speaker 2: Of this Agreed. It just doesn't quite add up easily.
23:16
Speaker 1: The fact it was not reported stolen by D four VD.
23:21
It's huge. It creates this major hurdle for investigators and
23:26
fuels so much public chatter. If he was on tour
23:29
and didn't know about the car or the body, like
23:31
his team says, why wouldn't you report your expensive tesla stolen?
23:36
If it was missing for weeks?
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Speaker 2: It's highly unusual. A car like that is a major
23:40
asset leaving it abandoned that long without a report, especially
23:43
while you're away. It forces you and investigators to think
23:47
about alternatives like what, well, maybe he shared access, did
23:50
he loan it to someone friend's family, associates, Maybe they
23:53
had a key or even digital access through an app.
23:56
If so, maybe he didn't consider it stolen even if
23:59
he didn't know where it was or what happened, okay, plausible.
24:01
Or maybe it was temporary use by someone who then
24:04
ditched it and D four V was just too busy
24:06
to disconnected while on tour to notice.
24:07
Speaker 1: Also possible, I guess with that level of.
24:10
Speaker 2: Fame, or darker possibility was it intentionally abandoned by someone
24:16
to dispose of the body, and the lack of a
24:18
theft report was deliberate, either by D four D though
24:21
there's no evidence of that, or by someone else trying
24:24
to obscure things.
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Speaker 1: Right, Or could someone have just taken it without permission,
24:28
not technically stolen in a way that triggered an immediate report,
24:32
and he only found out when the cops called that too.
24:35
Speaker 2: Modern cars like Tesla's often have telemetry data. Investigators will
24:39
absolutely be trying to pull that see where the car
24:41
went when, But that unstolen status, it just defies a simple.
24:47
Speaker 1: Explanation, and social media, especially X has been all over
24:51
this point, people speculating maybe the car wasn't really in
24:53
his possession anymore, maybe he sold it but the registration
24:56
hadn't caught.
24:56
Speaker 2: Up, well, just speculation at this point exactly.
24:59
Speaker 1: But this whole issue, the ownership, the lack of a
25:01
theft report, It's central to understanding defour vd's potential involvement
25:06
or his complete lack of knowledge. It's a critical path
25:08
for the investigation.
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Speaker 2: It really is a perfect store, isn't it. Conflicting information?
25:12
High stakes? How can a car be abandoned for weeks,
25:15
contain remains and the owner is apparently unaware and didn't
25:19
report it missing? The timeline clashes five days for the
25:22
body versus a month of abandonment or huge cracks investigators
25:26
have to fill. It forces you to consider everything from
25:28
shared use, maybe even without his knowledge, to a deliberate
25:32
cover up or just plain unawareness complicated by distance and fame.
25:37
That unstolen car anomaly really underscores how complex this is.
25:41
Speaker 1: So as these details started coming out, the body, the tesla,
25:44
the defour VD connection, their reaction was just immediate and huge,
25:50
sent shockwaves through the music industry, through his fan base.
25:52
Speaker 2: Yeah, and the court of public opinion, you know, supercharged
25:54
by social media, started deliberating instantly with real consequences.
25:58
Speaker 1: Oh, definitely, the shock in the music industry and among
26:00
his fans was palpable. But it wasn't just talk. It
26:03
hit his professional life.
26:04
Speaker 2: Fast rands, right, They get nervous quickly in situations like this.
26:08
Speaker 1: Instantly think about it. For their perspective, they're protecting their image.
26:12
The second en association turns toxic, especially with something this serious,
26:16
they act risk mitigation.
26:18
Speaker 2: It's swift and it was.
26:20
Speaker 1: Big games, Crocs Hollister. They had both just featured D
26:24
four VD in major campaigns ads.
26:27
Speaker 2: Right, he was a hot commodity, and they.
26:28
Speaker 1: Distanced themselves from the singer, pulled the ads, pulled the
26:31
promotions almost overnight as the investigation got going.
26:34
Speaker 2: Wow that fast.
26:36
Speaker 1: Yeah, it really shows how sensitive those celebrity endorsements are.
26:40
The risks involved when something like this, a major criminal
26:43
investigation pops up. Doesn't even matter if charges have been
26:46
filed yet.
26:46
Speaker 2: And that kind of rapid distancing, it's not just pr
26:49
is it, it's financial protecting the brand's value for you,
26:53
the listener. It's important to see it as a business decision,
26:56
not necessarily a judgment of guilt. Good coin, but the
26:59
impact on his career undeniably severe. Endorsements are big money,
27:03
big visibility. The corporate world moves way faster than the
27:07
justice system, and that creates this incredibly tough spot for
27:11
someone like D four VD.
27:12
Speaker 1: Meanwhile, on social media, like x his fans, their reactions
27:16
were all over the place.
27:18
Speaker 2: Yeah, not just anger or defense.
27:20
Speaker 1: No, a whole range of emotions yeah, grief, disbelief, Yeah,
27:23
but also importantly calls for restraint, people saying hold on.
27:27
Speaker 2: That's interesting, some caution amidst the storm.
27:29
Speaker 1: Definitely, Like one user at hand joked Chip, posting back
27:33
on September ninth saying, basically, I'll wait for more details.
27:37
The car was impounded, too many possibilities, how that body got.
27:40
Speaker 2: There, m acknowledging the complexity.
27:43
Speaker 1: Yeah, highlighting that desire for facts over just jumping to conclusions,
27:47
advocating for patience evidence.
27:50
Speaker 2: That kind of thoughtful response is crucial these days, isn't it.
27:53
Recognizing that an impounded car opens up lots of scenarios,
27:56
not all pointing directly at the owner shows some people
27:58
can stay nuanced totally.
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Speaker 1: But then you also had reactions capturing the pure shock
28:03
and sadness. Another user at CJBCR posted on the seventeenth
28:08
just wthed with a link to an NBC news story.
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Speaker 2: Simple but says a lot.
28:12
Speaker 1: Exactly captured that widespread grief, the shock over a young
28:16
girl's death, the disturbing way she was found.
28:18
Speaker 2: Those fan reactions give you a real feel for the
28:21
emotional side of this. It's not just news. It hits people,
28:25
especially when it involves a young victim and an artist
28:27
they might feel connected to, and.
28:29
Speaker 1: The media frenzy predictable, maybe drew comparisons to other high
28:35
profile celebrity scandals.
28:36
Speaker 2: Yeah, that tends to happen. The pattern repeats.
28:39
Speaker 1: The speed of it all was intense. Outlets like TMZ
28:43
the Economic Times they definitely played a role highlighting the
28:46
tattoo connection and even alleged sightings of d four VD
28:50
near Celess home before her disappearance.
28:52
Speaker 2: Alleged sightings that's new.
28:54
Speaker 1: Yeah, But critically these reports, while super attention grabbing, they
28:59
remain unverified.
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Speaker 2: Ah okay, big asterisk there.
29:03
Speaker 1: Huge. We have to stress that for you the listener.
29:05
These claims are out there, widely discussed, but not confirmed
29:08
by official sources, which is why authorities keep saying avoid
29:12
jumping to conclusions, wait for confirmed facts, not.
29:14
Speaker 2: Rumors, and that dynamic media pushing sensational angles before verification
29:19
is always a challenge. Right, The public wants a story,
29:21
especially with a celebrity, and that appetite often outruns the
29:25
slow pace of actual investigation.
29:27
Speaker 1: For sure, these media literacy skepticism.
29:29
Speaker 2: Definitely towards those unverified report especially touching on guilt or innocence, and.
29:34
Speaker 1: Beyond the immediate reactions. This whole thing sparked wider conversations
29:39
about the pressures of fame, especially on young artists like
29:42
D four VD.
29:43
Speaker 2: Right, his rise was so fast, so driven by platforms
29:46
like TikTok.
29:47
Speaker 1: And that kind of instant global fame. It brings amazing opportunities. Yeah,
29:52
but also this insane level of scrutiny, pressure, vulnerability makes
29:58
a shock like this even more impactful on his career.
30:00
Speaker 2: His life casts a huge shadow, and connecting that to
30:04
the bigger picture, it just perfectly illustrates the speed and
30:07
power of public perception. Now, brands react instantly. Social media
30:11
becomes this echo chamber where unverified stuff just explodes.
30:15
Speaker 1: Yeah, takes on a life of its own.
30:16
Speaker 2: It's a really stark reminder for you of how much
30:19
faster that court of public opinion moves compared to a
30:21
careful legal investigation. That gap seems to be widening, and
30:25
it puts incredible pressure on people like DFOURVD. His career
30:28
could be damaged long before any legal finding.
30:30
Speaker 1: Yeah, the judgment comes first.
30:31
Speaker 2: It really underscores our collective responsibility, doesn't it, to evaluate
30:35
information critically, resist that urge for instant conclusions, especially when
30:39
a young life is lost and another young person's future
30:42
is on the line.
30:43
Speaker 1: So this story, it's obviously about Celeste, about DEFOURVD, about
30:48
the Tesla, but it also kind of pulls back the
30:51
curtain on some bigger issues, right, things that go way
30:54
beyond just these headlines.
30:55
Speaker 2: Absolutely, this deep dive lets us use this specific awful
30:59
event almost like a magnifying glass. It forces us to
31:02
look at larger societal structures, challenges, things that are always
31:06
there but maybe we don't notice until a high profile
31:08
case like this brings them.
31:10
Speaker 1: Into focus, Like what, for instance, well.
31:12
Speaker 2: Systemic vulnerabilities that often go unseen.
31:14
Speaker 1: Okay, one big thread seems to be about missing persons
31:17
cases and how vulnerable young people can be. Celeste disappeared
31:22
in April twenty twenty four, and for over a year,
31:25
her case went largely unnoticed outside her local community.
31:29
Speaker 2: Which is deeply troubling in itself, Isn't It highlights a
31:32
real systemic issue, the challenges police face tracking missing kids,
31:35
especially kids who might be vulnerable to exploitation or harm.
31:38
Speaker 1: Yeah, why is that so challenging?
31:40
Speaker 2: Well, Like we touched on, many teen cases get initially
31:44
flagged as runaways that can divert resources critical early time
31:49
away from possibilities like trafficking or abduction. Plus the sheer
31:53
volume of cases resources are stretched thin.
31:56
Speaker 1: So sadly, stories like Celeste can just fall through.
31:59
Speaker 2: The Unfortunately, yes, unless there's a sensational element or a
32:04
celebrity link like this one eventually had many families struggle
32:07
to keep awareness high, to keep the investigation prioritized. It's
32:11
a harsh reality and.
32:12
Speaker 1: The fact that her body was found over a year
32:14
later in this high profile disturbing way. It just screams
32:19
for improvements, doesn't It underscores the need for improved systems
32:23
to locate missing persons sooner.
32:25
Speaker 2: Definitely better ways to track kids, better support for families
32:28
left waiting, maybe rethinking how runaway cases are handled initially,
32:31
better data sharing between agencies, more dynamic risk assessment.
32:35
Speaker 1: Things need to change for you.
32:37
Speaker 2: This deep dive really shows how one tragedy can expose
32:40
those cracks in the system how we track and protect
32:44
vulnerable people. It highlights the difficulties not just in preventing
32:48
these things, but in getting answers, getting justice, even getting
32:52
closure when they happen.
32:53
Speaker 1: Now, for D four v. Yeah, this whole situation, it's
32:58
potentially devastating for his career, even though, and we have
33:02
to keep stressing this, he has not been charged or
33:04
named a suspect.
33:05
Speaker 2: That distinction is critical presumption of innocence absolutely.
33:09
Speaker 1: But just the association with a case this disturbing. It
33:13
threatens to derail a promising career that was really taking off.
33:16
Speaker 2: The fallout goes way beyond legal guilt, doesn't it. For
33:19
an artist, image is everything, and that court of public opinion,
33:23
driven by social media, moves so much faster.
33:25
Speaker 1: Than the court saw that with the brand's pulling out.
33:27
Speaker 2: Exactly, brands distance themselves preemptively. Even if he's completely cleared later,
33:31
that association it's going to stick. It casts a long shadow.
33:34
Speaker 1: The professional consequences where immediate the canceled Seattle Show, Crocs
33:39
and Hollister are pulling partnerships. It shows that real world
33:42
impact of perception, regardless of legal.
33:45
Speaker 2: Status, right and His silence right now, which is almost
33:49
certainly at the advice of his legal team, varies standard
33:53
in these situations, substandable legally, but that silence leaves this
33:56
vacuum right and speculation flourishes in a vacuum. While it's
34:01
legally smart, can sometimes make public curiosity worse, maybe even
34:05
be misinterpreted, adds fuel to the online fire.
34:08
Speaker 1: It's a tough spot. Speak too soon, risk your defense,
34:12
stay silent, risk the public filling in the blanks, often negatively.
34:16
Speaker 2: It's a classic crisis communication tightrope walk for his team
34:20
protect him legally and manage the narrative publicly. His whole
34:23
career built on that fan connection is facing this huge.
34:26
Speaker 1: Test, and finally, this case just perfectly highlights that intersection,
34:30
doesn't it. Celebrity crime and our digital.
34:32
Speaker 2: Age absolutely, social media platforms like x they instantly become
34:36
these battlegrounds for competing narratives, people debating his guilt or innocence.
34:40
Speaker 1: Often based on almost nothing concrete.
34:42
Speaker 2: Exactly based on limited information, unverified reports, and this tendency
34:48
for social media to amplify unverified claims, shaping public opinion
34:53
before all the facts are known. It's a huge trend
34:56
and kind of a dangerous one.
34:57
Speaker 1: Creates this volatile space where reputations can be shredded instantly.
35:01
Makes it hard for anyone including you listening, to know
35:04
what's real and what's just noise.
35:05
Speaker 2: The very platforms that made him famous could be the
35:08
ones that tear down his career just through the speed
35:11
and volume of unverified stuff. It's the ultimate double edged
35:14
sword of digital fame hashtag tac tag outro.
35:17
Speaker 1: So as we wrap up this deep dive, it's just
35:20
incredibly clear, isn't it. The discovery of Celeste Reeves's body
35:23
in that tesla registered to D four Bimbo. It's a
35:26
profound tragedy and it leaves us with so many complex
35:30
unanswered questions.
35:31
Speaker 2: Just layers upon layers, the discovery itself, the conflicting timelines
35:34
we talked about, that whole mystery around the unstolen car,
35:37
the tattoo connection. It makes for a really challenging puzzle
35:40
for investigators and a deeply unsettling story for everyone else.
35:44
Speaker 1: The LAPD's homicide investigation is pushing forward. Their main focus
35:47
has to be how did Celeste end up in that car?
35:50
Where was that car during the year she was missing,
35:53
and is there any real provable connection between her and
35:57
D four D.
35:57
Speaker 2: Right, those matching tattoo use, the car abandoned for weeks,
36:02
the clashes in the timeline about when the body was
36:04
placed versus when the car was impounded. It's this intricate enigma.
36:08
They're working tirelessly to solve every piece of information, as
36:12
we've seen, just raises more questions.
36:14
Speaker 1: Yeah, a clear picture is still really hard.
36:16
Speaker 2: To see, and the impact on the people involved it's immense.
36:20
For celeste family, identifying her remains, it's horrific kind of
36:23
closure after a year of searching, but it opens up
36:26
all these new painful wounds as they wait for answers
36:30
about how she died.
36:31
Speaker 1: Just unimaginable.
36:32
Speaker 2: And for dfour Betty, this is potentially career defining, whatever
36:35
the legal outcome, just being associated with something this disturbing,
36:37
it could reshape his entire public image, his future and music,
36:41
maybe permanently.
36:42
Speaker 1: The truth whenever it finally comes out, it's going to
36:45
have huge implications for everyone and probably teach us some
36:49
hard lessons about our systems, about vulnerability, about how narratives
36:53
get built.
36:54
Speaker 2: So as you reflect on this story as it continues
36:56
to unfold, maybe consider this. In this age we live in,
37:00
with instant information, constant social media speculation, how do we,
37:04
as people trying to be genuinely informed, balance that natural
37:08
curiosity we all have, wanting to connect the dots, wanting answers,
37:11
with the crucial responsibility to wait for verified facts, to
37:15
understand the nuances before we rush to conclusions, before we
37:18
pass judgment.
37:19
Speaker 1: That's a tough balance to strike, isn't it.
37:21
Speaker 2: It really is. It's a fundamental challenge for all of
37:23
us navigating this information heavy world.