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D4vd Case: Private Investigator Claims ‘Burn Cage’ Incinerator Was Found in Singer’s Rental Home

Investigator Steve Fischer was hired by D4vd's landlord Mladen Trifunovic after receiving no updates from the LAPD regarding its search of the Hollywood Hills home.

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A private investigator reportedly discovered a boxed and unused "burn cage" incinerator inside the Hollywood Hills home that had been rented by D4vd.

In an effort to clarify potential misquotes attached to his name, investigator Steve Fischer wrote in a lengthy post on X in which he pointed out that the "burn cage" incinerator was among several items "you would expect to find on a farm rather than in a home in the Hollywood Hills." Advertised to burn at 1,600 degrees, this incinerator exceeds the 1,400 degrees required for a human cremation.

Aside from the incinerator being illegal to use in LA County, Fischer questioned why the item would be shipped directly to the rental home, instead of a prop designer or production house, if it was going to be used in a video. Fischer also wondered why it had never been used, and what was the purpose of the artist allegedly purchasing it before going on tour.

Fischer also mentioned that items used in conjunction with the incinerator were also found in the home.

"To be very clear, this burn cage was not used. It was still new and in the box," he wrote. "However, given that Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains were ultimately found in the Tesla [trunk], the presence of an incinerator at the same residence associated with that vehicle necessarily raises questions about intent."

Fischer noted the incinerator was not seized by authorities because it was unused.

Fischer was hired by D4vd's landlord Mladen Trifunovic earlier this year after receiving no updates from the Los Angeles Police Department regarding its search of the Hollywood Hills home.

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