Overview

• The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the remains as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024.
• Workers at a Hollywood tow yard reported a foul odor on Sept. 8; officers found the body in a bag inside the Tesla’s front trunk, and officials said the remains were severely decomposed and not intact.
• LAPD says the case is an active death investigation and that it has no suspect information as it awaits the coroner’s classification.
• Detectives executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills residence connected to where the singer had been staying and seized electronic devices, according to reports.
• A spokesperson for D4vd says he is cooperating; a Seattle tour date was canceled and some partners paused content featuring the artist, while circulating photos and messages suggesting links have not been verified by authorities.