Overview
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed a Nov. 21 court order requested by LAPD that placed a security hold on the case, blocking release of autopsy details and the cause and manner of death.
- LAPD documents describe the probe as a murder investigation, and law enforcement sources have said singer d4vd is being considered a suspect, though no arrests or charges have been announced.
- Robbery-Homicide Division Captain Scot Williams said the teen’s remains were not frozen and not decapitated, countering graphic accounts reported by tabloids.
- TMZ reported a source connected to the Medical Examiner insists the body was partially frozen, underscoring conflicting accounts that remain unresolved under the secrecy order.
- The cause of death remains deferred; investigators have executed search warrants, seized electronic evidence, and are reviewing Tesla logs and other digital data while assessing the possibility of additional suspects.