Overview
- Google’s Year in Search ranks D4vd the top trending person globally in 2025, and he leads the musicians list as interest surged around the case.
- LAPD has described the matter as an investigation into murder, and a detective obtained a court order to keep the autopsy results confidential.
- A Los Angeles County grand jury is reviewing evidence, and outlets report potential charging decisions could follow once the autopsy is finalized.
- Police have not officially named any suspects, though multiple outlets cite unnamed sources saying D4vd is being treated as a suspect, and detectives say a second suspect has been identified without a public name.
- The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas were found in September in a black bag in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd, and authorities have pushed back on rumors about the body’s condition.