Burke remains in custody without bail after his arrest on Thursday. The BBC has contacted his attorneys for comment.
The singer is from Houston, Texas, and is best best known for moody, indie-pop hits like Here With Me and Romantic Homicide. He initially made his name as a teenager, by posting videos of himself playing the video game Fortnite.
After teaching himself music production, he released his debut EP, Petals To Thorns, in 2023. That same year, he landed on Variety’s Young Hollywood list and opened for SZA on her SOS tour.
He released his debut album in April 2025, accumulating 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify and almost four million followers on TikTok.
On 8 September 2025, investigators found the decomposed head and torso of the 14-year-old girl in a cadaver bag in the Tesla, court documents said.
When authorities removed the bag, they discovered severed arms and legs in a black bag, the documents said.
D4vd – who released his debut album in April – was on tour when the remains were discovered. The singer cancelled his world tour and retreated from the spotlight shortly after.
In court documents made public in February, he was named as the “target” of a grand jury investigation into the death. It is unclear how the grand jury investigation will proceed.