Overview
- Police said the teen’s remains were not frozen or decapitated when found in a bag inside the front trunk of a Tesla on September 8, though the body was partially dismembered and decomposed.
- A Los Angeles Superior Court order obtained at LAPD’s request placed a security hold on the Medical Examiner’s records, blocking release of the cause and manner of death while detectives review findings first.
- The Robbery-Homicide Division is treating the probe as a murder investigation, and no arrests or criminal charges have been announced.
- LAPD confirmed evidence that d4vd traveled to the Santa Barbara area in the spring, with the trip’s relevance under investigation as detectives reconstruct movements from social media, cellphone, and vehicle data.
- Detectives executed search warrants at a Hollywood Hills residence tied to the singer and seized electronic evidence after the car was impounded from the Bird Streets neighborhood and a tow-yard odor complaint prompted the discovery.