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An unused "burn cage" incinerator was reportedly found inside the rental home D4vd once lived at, according to a private investigator.
On Tuesday, December 16, Steve Fischer, a private investigator who was hired to look into the property's alleged involvement in the death of Celeste Rivas, posted a lengthy message to X in an effort to clarify any misconceptions about his findings over the past couple of months. He previously claimed that certain "items you would expect to find on a farm" were discovered inside the Hollywood Hills home where the singer lived earlier this year.
"One of those items was a Burn Cage incinerator, advertised to burn at 1,600 degrees," Fischer wrote. "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."
Fischer said the "burn cage" incinerator was not used and still in the box when it was found. However, other items, which were not named, that could be used with the incinerator were also found in the house. Fischer also noted that the box with the incinerator was delivered to the home under a false name. Police did not confiscate it because the box was unopened and the incinerator was not used, but its presence in the home raises questions about intent.
"Some will argue that this item was intended as a prop for a video," Fischer said. "If that were the case, it raises several obvious questions. 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? And why was it never used in any video production?"
D4vd is reportedly considered a suspect in the investigation into Rivas' death. The teenager's remains were found in the front trunk of the singer's Tesla at an impound lot in Hollywood in September. Investigators said the body had been dead for several weeks before it was discovered. After they raided the Hollywood Hills home and searched the Tesla, police are reportedly investigating an instance where D4vd allegedly traveled to a remote location in Santa Barbara County for several hours in the middle of the night.
The Los Angeles Police Department hasn't publicly confirmed D4vd is a suspect, but the District Attorney's office is reportedly making its case to a grand jury. D4vd's manager Robert Morgenroth was recently called to testify in front of a grand jury and was reportedly grilled by Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman.
"She was very pushy on why I didn't call police," Morgenroth allegedly told his attorney. "I said I feel like I didn't have the responsibility to do that, and just wanted to continue with the tour."
D4vd has yet to comment on the investigation, but he has hired a lawyer.