Los Angeles police said investigators recovered scorched human remains from a burned Honda Civic in a tow yard on Tuesday, one day after a decomposing body was found inside a Tesla at a separate impound lot registered to musician D4vd.
Officers responding to a report at a lot near Gage Street and Western Avenue discovered the torched blue Honda Civic, which had been burned from the rear and contained a body that appeared to have been burned, NBC Los Angeles reported. Details about the victim and the registered owner of the Honda were not immediately available.
The discovery came a day after Los Angeles police responded to a foul odor coming from a 2023 Tesla at a Hollywood impound lot and found a decomposing body wrapped in plastic in the vehicle’s front trunk, or "frunk," according to investigators. The Tesla was reportedly registered to New York-born musician D4vd, who remains on tour in Minneapolis and is cooperating with police, authorities said.
Investigators said the two incidents occurred in separate impound lots and that there is no suspected connection between them. Police have not publicly identified either of the deceased individuals and have released few details pending notification of next of kin and further forensic analysis.
Los Angeles police told reporters the Honda bore Texas license plates and had been towed to the lot after being reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills about five days earlier. The timeline for when the Tesla was towed to the Hollywood impound lot has not been disclosed publicly. Officers said they were alerted to the Tesla by a strong, putrid odor that led them to open the vehicle and discover the body.
Authorities are conducting routine investigations at both scenes, including forensic examinations and inquiries into towing records, ownership documentation and surveillance footage. Detectives have not indicated any suspects or motives in either case.
The musician at the center of the Tesla investigation, known by his stage name D4vd, gained broader public attention after a viral moment at this year’s Coachella festival when he fell while attempting a backflip during a performance. Representatives for D4vd did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Los Angeles has seen periodic high-profile recoveries of human remains in recent years, and investigators emphasized that tow yards and impound lots can sometimes expose previously concealed evidence when vehicles are towed, stored or inspected. Police asked anyone with information about either vehicle, their movements prior to being towed, or relevant surveillance footage to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.
No formal links have been established between the two recoveries, and investigators said they would release additional information as forensic testing and identification efforts proceed.
