Key Takeaways:

• Authorities confirmed Celeste Rivas, 15, was discovered lifeless in D4vd’s impounded Tesla.
• Her physique was found on Sept. 8, over a 12 months after she was reported lacking in April. 2024
• The explanation for loss of life was dominated a murder, and the investigation stays ongoing.

Authorities have recognized the decomposed physique found final week in d4vd’s impounded Tesla as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas.

Her stays had been discovered on Sept. 8 after police responded to reviews of a “foul odor” coming from the Tesla at an impound lot on N. Mansfield Avenue. According to the coroner’s website, forensic testing confirmed Rivas’ identification, although the reason for loss of life was nonetheless marked as “deferred” as of Wednesday (Sept. 17).

Speaking to TMZ, Rivas’ mom revealed her daughter disappeared on April 5, 2024 from Lake Elsinore, California. A lacking particular person’s poster circulated on the time described her as having “wavy hair,” which strains up with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s preliminary description of the sufferer. She was “about 5-foot-1” and weighed 71 kilos.

The outlet additionally reported that Celeste’s boyfriend’s identify was David — coincidentally the identical as d4vd’s actual identify, David Anthony Burke. Despite the overlap, the “Romantic Homicide” singer has been “cooperating” with authorities whereas at the moment on the North American leg of his “Withered World Tour.”

TMZ additional famous that each Celeste and d4vd have a “Shhh…” tattoo on their proper index fingers. However, the tattoo itself apparently isn’t significantly distinctive. Rihanna popularized it within the late 2000s, with different celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Lily Allen following swimsuit.

“A follow-up investigation at OPG by missing persons units detectives that same day led to the discovery of the body,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said on Tuesday (Sept. 16), per ABC News. “On Sept. 11, an autopsy was conducted. The decedent was determined to be female. The coroner ruled the death a homicide, finding that it occurred prior to the fire.”

In April, d4vd launched his debut album, WITHERED, which featured a lone visitor look from Kali Uchis. Earlier this month, he introduced {that a} deluxe version of the venture will arrive on Friday (Sept. 19).