Body of teen found in D4vd's abandoned Tesla may be tied to missing persons case

LOS ANGELES -- Medical examiner's officials connected Wednesday released the sanction of a teenage miss who was recovered deceased successful the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to vocalist D4vd, matching the sanction and day of commencement of a teen who went missing successful Lake Elsinore past year.

Celeste Rivas, 15, was identified by the Los Angeles County aesculapian examiner's office. The authoritative origin of decease was listed arsenic "deferred."

Authorities discovered Celeste's assemblage connected Sept. 8 aft responding to a tow gait adjacent Mansfield Avenue and Romaine Street successful Hollywood.

Officers went to analyse a foul odor coming from the Tesla, which constabulary sources accidental had been astatine the batch for 2 days aft it was recovered abandoned connected a nationalist street.

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The Riverside County Sheriff's Department connected Wednesday was moving to corroborate whether the unfortunate was a miss of the aforesaid sanction and day of commencement who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore successful March of 2024.

Police located the assemblage past week wrong a container placed successful the beforehand trunk of the Tesla, LAPD sources said. The assemblage was successful a authorities of decomposition, sources told ABC News.

The conveyance is registered to 20-year-old vocalist David Anthony Burke, known arsenic D4vd, who has much than 33 cardinal monthly listeners connected Spotify and is known for the songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide."

The miss was described arsenic having wavy achromatic hair, 5 feet 2 inches tall, and weighing 71 pounds. She was recovered wearing a conduit top, achromatic leggings, a yellowish metallic bracelet and metallic stud earrings. She besides had a tattoo connected her close scale digit that said "Shhh..."

Sources told ABC News she appeared to person been dormant for immoderate time.

Last week, investigators intended to speech to the registered proprietor of the vehicle, arsenic good arsenic anyone other who whitethorn beryllium connected to the case, sources said.

D4vd, who archetypal went viral connected TikTok, released his debut medium successful April. The 20-year-old singer, known for his indie, R&B and alt-pop sound, is presently connected tour. He is acceptable to execute successful Los Angeles connected Sept. 20.

So far, D4vd, nor his team, has released immoderate remark connected the investigation, though helium has constricted comments connected his societal posts.

ABC News contributed to this report.