Body found in singer d4vd's Tesla identified as teenage girl, authorities say
The human remains found at a Hollywood tow yard, inside the trunk of a Tesla belonging to singer and songwriter d4vd, have been identified as those belonging to a 15-year-old girl from Riverside County.
The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office listed the victim as Celeste Rivas, with the cause of her death deferred. The time of death is still unknown. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Rivas was reported missing from Lake Elsinore last year. A "Missing Person" flyer states that Rivas was last seen on April 5, 2024, and that she left her home at 9 p.m. that day.
Police officers with the Los Angeles Police Department discovered the human remains stuffed inside a bag in the trunk of the car after responding to reports of a foul smell at the Hollywood Tow yard on Sept. 8.
As they were working to identify the remains, the medical examiner's office released initial information, noting a tattoo on the right index finger that read "Shhh."
A few days earlier, the Tesla was towed to the Mansfield Avenue yard after it had been parked on a Hollywood Hills street for over 72 hours. A neighbor said the Tesla was abandoned in the 1400 block of Bluebird Avenue for weeks.
"It just smelled like sewage," said a Hollywood resident who wished to remain unidentified. "I think the community knew something was wrong and reported the car being abandoned."
Still, detectives say that there is no indication that a crime occurred and no arrests have been made.
Late Wednesday night, Los Angeles police and detectives were seen at a home on Bluebird Avenue, near the spot where the Tesla was towed from. They have not confirmed if the investigation was related to the discovery of Rivas' body.
Detectives took possession of the Tesla last week, which has Texas license plates and is registered to 20-year-old David Anthony Burke, who uses the stage name d4vd.
The artist was on the North American leg of an international tour at the time of the body's discovery, and police say he is cooperating with the investigation.
The AXS ticket online portal for the d4vd, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. show in Seattle, lists the event as canceled.
Neighbors told CBS News Los Angeles that Rivas had a boyfriend named David that she had matching tattoos with. They also said that the teenage girl went missing on more than one occasion.
CBS News Los Angeles has reached out to representatives for the singer but has not yet heard back.
