Overview

• Authorities forensically identified the remains as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024.
• Tow-yard staff reported a foul odor on Sept. 8, leading officers to a bagged, severely decomposed body in the Tesla’s front trunk at Hollywood Tow.
• LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills residence linked to the case, with local reports indicating investigators seized a computer.
• The department says it has not received a crime classification from the coroner and has no suspect information at this time.
• A representative for D4vd says he is cooperating; a Seattle tour date was canceled, some brand campaigns were pulled, and unverified online photos and alleged messages are circulating.