Body Found in Singer d4vd’s Impounded Tesla Identified as Missing Teenage Girl

The body found in the trunk of an impounded Tesla reportedly registered to singer d4vd has been identified as a missing teenage girl.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the body as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, PEOPLE can confirm. Her date of death is listed as Sept. 8 and cause of death is “deferred,” which means it is pending additional investigation.

According to NBC News, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that Rivas is the “juvenile who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore” last year.

“The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating this incident as a homicide and will be the point of contact for any further details regarding this investigation,” the statement added, per the outlet.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department made the discovery around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 after receiving a report of a foul odor from what appeared to be human remains coming from a vehicle on N. Mansfield Avenue, PEOPLE previously reported.

According KABC-TV, authorities said the body was found in the Tesla’s front trunk and had been wrapped inside a bag. The outlet also reported that the car is registered in Hempstead, Texas to d4vd, 20, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

According to FOX 11 Los Angeles, authorities believe the body was put in the trunk about five days before it was towed to the impound lot.

The car was reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and neighbors told NBC4 it had been there for about a month.

After the news of the discovery was made public, a rep for the singer told the outlet, “d4vd has been informed about what’s happened. And, although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities.”

Police have not identified any suspects or filed charges in the case. Further details about Rivas and whether she had a connection to the singer have not been shared by authorities.

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d4vd, who earned acclaim (and BMI Pop Awards) for hits like “Here with Me” and “Romantic Homicide,” released his debut album Withered  in April 2025.

He is currently in the midst of his world tour supporting the project and is set to perform in San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 19, before playing a show in Los Angeles the following day.