The dismembered body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teen girl found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd, was likely dead for weeks before 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 body was parked for weeks before being towed to a yard in Hollywood.
“We know for sure that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and someone placed her body in the front trunk area of David Burke’s [D4vd’s] Tesla,” William said. “We know that the Tesla had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so it is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered.”
A cause of death for Rivas has yet to be ruled, and D4vd hasn’t been publicly named a suspect in the case of the 15-year-old’s murder as the investigation remains ongoing.
“The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not determined a cause or manner of her death, so we don’t know for sure if anyone has any criminal culpability for her death beyond the concealment of her dead body,” William added.
A body was found on Sept. 8 after police officers responded to a call of a “foul odor” coming from an impounded Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard. Just over a week later, Celeste Rivas was identified as the individual in D4vd’s trunk, who had previously been reported missing since April 2024.
During this time, D4vd was on the road for his Withered World Tour. On Sept. 20, the singer ended up canceling the rest of his North American leg as well as the upcoming European dates of his tour without any explanation.
“As far as their relationship, it would be premature for me to say anything,” officer William stated of the connection between the 20-year-old singer and Celeste Rivas. “We are looking into everything.”
Billboard has reached out to the LAPD for comment.