Teen runaway was likely dead for ‘several weeks’ before her remains were found in D4vd’s Tesla: cops

Teen runaway Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose rotting stays have been grimly found inside singer D4vd’s deserted Tesla in Los Angeles, had possible been useless for “a number of weeks,” cops stated.

Police have been probing the woman’s loss of life ever since her decomposed physique was discovered on Sept. 8 when the “Romantic Murder” singer’s automobile was delivered to a Hollywood tow lot.

The ugly discovery was made a day after Celeste’s fifteenth birthday, which means she was simply 14 when she died.

“We all know that the Tesla had been parked on the location from which it was towed for a number of weeks, so it is rather possible Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been useless for a number of weeks previous to her physique being found,” LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams informed Individuals.

“The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not decided a trigger or method of her loss of life, so we don’t know for positive if anybody has any legal culpability for her loss of life past the concealment of her useless physique.”

D4vd, whose authorized identify is David Anthony Burke, has not been named as a suspect within the twisted case.

His group beforehand stated the singer-songwriter, who skyrocketed to worldwide fame on TikTok, had been cooperating with regulation enforcement because the probe unfolds.

It comes after investigators raided the Hollywood Hills residence the place the artist had been staying and seized “a number of gadgets of proof” — as connections between the teenager and the pop star continued to emerge.

Cops, nonetheless, refused to take a position on the character of their relationship.

“We’re trying into every thing,” Williams stated. “So far as their relationship, it will be untimely for me to say something.”

Beforehand emerged screenshots of outdated messages on D4vd’s Discord fan server confirmed he was rumored to be courting a teen named “Celeste” within the years earlier than Rivas Hernandez was discovered useless.

D4vd additionally as soon as made an unreleased observe during which he talked about the identify “Celeste” twice and her mother famous the teenager had been courting somebody known as “David.”