Overview
- Private investigator Steve Fischer said an initial cause and manner determination could arrive in roughly ten days, based on his review of recent Los Angeles County Medical Examiner case progress.
- Authorities have not confirmed that timeline, and the medical examiner has not released results or changed the case’s deferred status.
- Rivas’ decomposed remains were discovered on September 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla towed from the Hollywood Hills and linked to singer D4vd.
- LAPD has not named any suspects and says homicide classification hinges on the medical findings, while the investigation continues.
- Fischer has publicized unverified leads, including surveillance indicating the Tesla was moved and reports of out-of-place tools, as D4vd’s team says he is cooperating and police previously collected evidence at his rented residence.