Overview

• An LAPD captain said someone placed Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body in the vehicle’s front trunk.
• The Tesla with Texas plates was left in the Hollywood Hills for weeks, ticketed on Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, towed on Sept. 5, and flagged by tow-yard staff over a foul odor on Sept. 8.
• Robbery–Homicide detectives served a Sept. 17 search warrant at a nearby residence and seized items now undergoing forensic analysis.
• The medical examiner identified the teen and later released her remains to her family, with additional testing still pending.
• No arrests or charges have been announced; police would not confirm the musician’s cooperation and say it is premature to characterize any relationship between him and the victim.