Body of Missing Teen Girl Found in D4vd’s Tesla Likely ‘Dead for Several Weeks,’ Says LAPD

The dismembered assemblage of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teen miss recovered successful the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd, was apt dormant for weeks earlier being discovered, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

PEOPLE spoke with LAPD Captain Scot M. William, who confirmed that the Tesla containing Celeste’s assemblage was parked for weeks earlier being towed to a gait successful Hollywood.

“We cognize for definite that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and idiosyncratic placed her assemblage successful the beforehand trunk country of David Burke’s [D4vd’s] Tesla,” William said. “We cognize that the Tesla had been parked astatine the determination from which it was towed for respective weeks, truthful it is precise apt Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dormant for respective weeks anterior to her assemblage being discovered.”

A origin of decease for Rivas has yet to beryllium ruled, and D4vd hasn’t been publically named a fishy successful the lawsuit of the 15-year-old’s murder arsenic the probe remains ongoing.

“The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not determined a origin oregon mode of her death, truthful we don’t cognize for definite if anyone has immoderate transgression culpability for her decease beyond the concealment of her dormant body,” William added.

A assemblage was recovered connected Sept. 8 aft constabulary officers responded to a telephone of a “foul odor” coming from an impounded Tesla astatine a Hollywood tow yard. Just implicit a week later, Celeste Rivas was identified arsenic the idiosyncratic successful D4vd’s trunk, who had antecedently been reported missing since April 2024.

During this time, D4vd was connected the roadworthy for his Withered World Tour. On Sept. 20, the vocalist ended up canceling the remainder of his North American limb arsenic good arsenic the upcoming European dates of his circuit without immoderate explanation.

“As acold arsenic their relationship, it would beryllium premature for maine to accidental anything,” serviceman William stated of the transportation betwixt the 20-year-old vocalist and Celeste Rivas. “We are looking into everything.”

Billboard has reached retired to the LAPD for comment.