What to Know
- Singer D4vd has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in the spring of 2025.
- The Lake Elsinore girl’s decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard. Police said her death likely occurred in the spring of last year.
- The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors say it had been parked for more than a month.
- The medical examiner listed multiple penetrating injuries caused by an object or objects as the cause of death for the teen.
- D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has revealed the cause of death Wednesday for 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found last year in the front storage area of an abandoned Tesla owned by the singer and TikTok star known as D4vd.
The medical examiner listed multiple penetrating injuries caused by an object or objects as the cause of death for the teen, whose decomposed remains were discovered in September 2025 inside the Tesla that was impounded after it had been parked for an extended period in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood not far from a rental property where Burke had been living.
Police said Celeste’s death likely occurred in the spring of last year…