More details about the decomposed body found inside a Tesla belonging to singer D4vd have been uncovered.
Celeste Rivas, 15, was identified through forensics as the person whose human remains were discovered, NBC Los Angeles reported.
Her cause of death has been deferred, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office records reviewed by E! News. In Rivas' case file, her date of death was listed as Sept. 8—the day her body was discovered in Tesla parked at a Hollywood impound lot—with her place of death determined to be "vehicle."
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office told NBC News in a Sept. 17 statement that Rivas "has been identified as the juvenile who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore," a city approximately 68 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
At this time, investigators do "not have a crime classification from the coroner as to the mode or manner of death," the LAPD told the outlet.
"Thus," the police spokesperson added, "we do not have any suspect information at this time."
E! News has reached out to D4vd's rep for comment but hasn't heard back, though his spokesperson previously said that the 20-year-old "is fully cooperating with the authorities.”
Earlier in September, law enforcement sources told NBC News that LAPD officers were called to the tow yard over a foul odor coming from the Tesla, which had been sitting in the lot for several days. After finding Rivas' body in the front trunk of the car, authorities learned that the vehicle was registered in Hempstead, Texas, under D4vd's real name David Anthony Burke.
Police said the car had been towed to the lot after it was reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
In the wake of the gruesome discovery, D4vd has canceled his Sept. 17 show in Seattle, per the AXS website. According to the ticketing platform, his next tour date is still scheduled for Sept. 19 in San Francisco.
The "Romantic Homicide" singer has been on tour across the United States in support of his debut album Withered.
"This album means SO much to me you have no idea the blood sweat and tears that came with trying to create this project over the past 2 years," D4vd wrote on Instagram in February. "Constantly starting over and over and over until there was nothing left on this audio landscape of a canvas than thoughts, melodies, and emotions that were unequivocally me."
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For more on D4vd, keep reading.
Where is D4vd From?
Born in Queens, New York, D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) moved to Houston, Texas, when he was 13 years old.
How Did D4vd Become Famous?
D4vd first began his career as a streamer, playing Fortnite and other games in an attempt to go viral on YouTube. When he ran into copyright infringement challenges with the music he was adding to his videos in 2021, he turned to his mom.
“I'm like crying to Mom about it,” he told Benny Blanco during an interview for Hero magazine in September 2024. “I'm like, Yo, I don't know what to do I'm not making any money anymore, blah blah blah.’ And she was on a phone, and she was like, ‘Just make your own music, go get out of my face.’ And I was like, ‘Wait a minute. I could probably do that.'"
From there, despite not having any musical experience other than singing for fun, D4vd downloaded an app on his phone and started making music. Soon, some of his songs went viral, and after more of his original music started to go viral on TikTok, his career began to really take off.
The 20-year-old eventually released his debut album, Withered, in April 2025, embarking on his first world tour shortly thereafter.
When Was the Body Found in D4vd’s Car?
On Sept. 8, the Los Angeles Police Department was called to a tow yard in Hollywood over reports of a foul odor coming from a vehicle, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
The LAPD found human remains wrapped in a bag hidden in the front trunk of a Tesla, which was registered in Hempstead, Texas, under D4vd’s real name, David Anthony Burke.
Police said the vehicle had been towed to the impound lot after it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
Who Was the Victim Found in D4vd’s Car?
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office September 16 said the remains found in the Tesla were identified as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been reported missing on April 5, 2024. She was 13 years old at the time of her disappearance.
Her cause of death had been deferred, according to records from the Medical Examiner’s Office viewed by E! News on Sept. 17. Though her date of death was listed as September 8—the day her body was discovered—officials noted her body appeared to have been in the car for an extended period of time before its discovery and was “severely decomposed.”
What Has D4vd Said About the Investigation?
Following the discovery of Rivas Hernandez’s body, a spokesperson for D4vd said in a statement to NBC News that the singer "has been informed about what’s happened, and although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities."
Since then, D4vd canceled the remainder of his U.S. dates.