Overview

• Investigators searched a Hollywood Hills house Wednesday night in connection with the death probe tied to the impounded Tesla, police told NBC Los Angeles.
• The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the remains as Celeste Rivas, 15, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024.
• Workers at a Hollywood tow yard reported a foul odor on Sept. 8, leading officers to open the car’s front trunk and find severely decomposed remains in a bag.
• The LAPD says it has not received a crime classification from the coroner and has no suspect information; the vehicle is registered to singer D4vd, whose representative says he is cooperating.
• The Tesla had been parked in the Hollywood Hills for weeks before being towed, and brands including Crocs and Hollister have pulled promotional content featuring the artist during the ongoing investigation.