Overview
- Parking records show the Tesla was marked on Aug. 27 and ticketed on Sept. 3 for violating the 72‑hour rule before it was impounded, with a tow‑yard odor on Sept. 8 prompting discovery of the remains.
- Detectives executed a Sept. 17 search warrant at a Doheny Place rental linked to the singer and seized electronics, and the homeowner confirmed the lease was terminated with movers clearing the house on Sept. 24.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the decedent as 15‑year‑old Celeste Rivas Hernandez; the cause of death remains deferred, and her remains were released to family on Sept. 23.
- LAPD Robbery‑Homicide continues to investigate; police say David Anthony Burke is cooperating and has not been named a suspect or person of interest.
- Recent reporting highlights surveillance video from March 19, 2024, showing Rivas in Lake Elsinore and accounts from acquaintances who believed she was about 19, with law enforcement sources saying she carried multiple fake IDs.