CA- Body (IDd as Celeste Rivas Hernandez) found in vehicle at Hollywood tow yard, abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd – 8 September 2025 #2

[Bahshudc]

Just wanted to jot down some of my opinions / potential theories i.e the remains.

The weight of her body being 71lbs. Either:
1. The body was dismembered, and they only obtained a head & torso as was reported, and these weighed a total of 71lbs,
2. They have her entire body, the dismemberment was false / accidental, but decomposition had taken its toll, causing her to weigh significantly lower

IF they only have her head & torso:
- This must include her arms / hands for them to have seen her tattoo. However, they only mentioned the “Shhh” tattoo. Possibilities:
1. They only have 1 arm or hand, hence not knowing of the David tattoo on her other hand
2. They knew of the David tattoo, but didn’t want to publicise this to draw more attention to the investigation / their relationship

Something weighing on my mind - what if toxicology comes back clear? What if there were no drugs or alcohol in her system, or at least not ENOUGH to be the cause of her death? Then what?

Is there a COD which cannot be determined by toxicology or an examination of her remains?

If the toxicology comes back clear:
1. Her remains are too decomposed to gauge a clear cause of death
2. They are missing parts of the body which could tell them this, for example her leg? Such as a gunshot wound to the leg let’s say?
3. Her COD is not able to be determined via an autopsy. What could this be other than an OD? How does somebody die with no outward signs?


This is all speculation and MOO. I apologise for the long comment but I can’t help but wonder.

 

[BlaiseFinlay]

Just wanted to jot down some of my opinions / potential theories i.e the remains.

The weight of her body being 71lbs. Either:
1. The body was dismembered, and they only obtained a head & torso as was reported, and these weighed a total of 71lbs,
2. They have her entire body, the dismemberment was false / accidental, but decomposition had taken its toll, causing her to weigh significantly lower

IF they only have her head & torso:
- This must include her arms / hands for them to have seen her tattoo. However, they only mentioned the “Shhh” tattoo. Possibilities:
1. They only have 1 arm or hand, hence not knowing of the David tattoo on her other hand
2. They knew of the David tattoo, but didn’t want to publicise this to draw more attention to the investigation / their relationship

Something weighing on my mind - what if toxicology comes back clear? What if there were no drugs or alcohol in her system, or at least not ENOUGH to be the cause of her death? Then what?

Is there a COD which cannot be determined by toxicology or an examination of her remains?

If the toxicology comes back clear:
1. Her remains are too decomposed to gauge a clear cause of death
2. They are missing parts of the body which could tell them this, for example her leg? Such as a gunshot wound to the leg let’s say?
3. Her COD is not able to be determined via an autopsy. What could this be other than an OD? How does somebody die with no outward signs?


This is all speculation and MOO. I apologise for the long comment but I can’t help but wonder.

If no cause of death, they’ll need a witness or a confession to learn what happened. They can arrest the weakest link on unrelated charges (probably not too difficult to find some in this scenario), and then get people to talk that way.

And just for context, I can’t emphasize enough how prevalent drugs are in LA. I know two people who have tragically lost children to fatal overdoses.

From what I understand, so MOO, the decomposition will hinder them in determining a cause of death. The presence of drugs might be able to be determined, but not the quantity. Strangulation I think can be indicated by a broken bone in the neck, but otherwise strangulation and suffocation might be difficult.

Seems there is no clarity at this point regarding the state of the remains that were found, and LAPD doesn’t seem to be inclined to clarify. But they know if it was dismemberment or just decomposition.

 

[Telltale]

I looked at his X account. There is a gap in posting there. July 31st....then nothing until August 5th. I find it curious.

He has a lot of social media

From socials/venues it appears he had two shows added to the tour. Though confusingly a lot of places still said the kick off was the 5th. Seems like they went ahead, seen social media posts and ticket resellers.

Aug 1, 2025: performed in Phoenix, AZ
Aug 2, 2025: performed in Del Mar, CA
Aug 5, 2025: (1st official tour show) The Sound, Del Mar, CA

He still has the 3rd and 4th off as far as I can see, and he's already in CA, it's a few hours drive home for him.

Tweets (@d4vddd)
1st August
6th August
10th August

There are more but I got distracted

 

[HinterlandObserver]

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Whatever happened I think the general consensus is everyone failed in their duty of care of a young girl in society.
RIP Celeste.

 

[LadyL]

My biggest problem with this is his apparent (IMO) “disconnect” related to Celeste’s disappearance (between her last contact with him & her body being found), the discovery of a body in his car & her subsequent identification. If she last communicated with him about July 31st and her body wasn’t found until September 8th, why does he not seem to express any concern as to her whereabouts, what may have happened to her, etc? Why does we not have any reports (whether formal or just “chatter” from anyone associated with him) that D4vd was looking for and/or concerned about her between 7/31 & 9/8? Why does he seem unaffected by the discovery of a body in his car (I think most people would be upset even if they didn’t have a clue who it was!) and act like he doesn’t know whose body it is? HELLO?! I would expect to see him visibly concerned/upset knowing that the body of a young female with long, dark curly hair was found decomposing in my car AND I haven’t had any contact with my girlfriend - WHO MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION - since July 31st. But not only does he not seem upset/concerned (he goes out and performs 2 shows!), but he says he doesn’t know whose body it may be. REALLY?!!

I know some people can “compartmentalize” feelings and carry on with things that have to be done, but this seems WAY beyond that. Granted, we are not necessarily privy to what goes on inside of him or behind closed doors, but he just seems so EMPTY - like there is no emotion, no soul. It’s like he’s as flat as the anime characters he seems to identify with.

[bbm]

where/when did he say that?

 

[Warwick7]

Celeste Rivas Hernandez

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[pretendetectives]

Reports say that neighbors have stated they saw the black Tesla parked at various places in the neighborhood since May 2025 until 9/5/25, the tow date. Apparently, it would stay in one spot for about 3 days, then move to another, which would be in accordance with the local laws that prohibit a vehicle from staying parked in the same spot for over 72 hours.

On 8/27/25, a parking enforcement officer marked the Tesla's tires at its spot on Bluebird Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. This is the first official record of it being stationary.

On 9/3/25, a parking ticket was issued for violating the 72-hour parking ordinance.

On 9/5/25, the vehicle was towed to an impound lot.
Multiple reports have since stated that neighbors saw the car parked on that street for at least three weeks prior to the tow.
This suggests the vehicle was initially parked in the same spot around mid-to-late August 2025.

We haven't heard who was moving the car around during that time, but I assume LE knows or will find out. IMO, that won't be hard to find out. Surprised we haven't seen that name already.

I had theorized that maybe the body was put in the trunk way back in May, and that was why they suddenly started parking it on the street. But I've now been convinced that it probably couldn't have been in there that long.

So now I am very curious why they suddenly began parking it on the street in May. When was the accident or whatever it was that caused the damage we see? Maybe it was just because of that, and he wasn't driving it suddenly because of the damage, so made space for another vehicle in the garage, one that DIDN'T look like crap.

But was he parking it in the garage up til May? Maybe he was, but that was when part of garage was made into gaming space, so the Tesla had to go outside.

(everything in this comment came from previous posts on this thread at WS)

I’m not sure of the validity or time line but there is some speculation on tik tok based off some of his -don’t quote me- discord??? It seems like at some point he turned his garage into either or both a gym and a game room. Hence when he wouldn’t be parking inside. Depending on time line- could be suspicious to suddenly remodel in there. Could also be a private place to actually place her in the ‘frunk’ and the remodel to get rid of any evidence. He likes horror genre and gore- so Dexter? Plastic wrap the garage- even sounds like he used the same kind of bag Dexter uses to dispose of his bodies in the show too.

 

[pretendetectives]

To be clear- I’m not trying to be insensitive by comparing to the show- just from what I’ve heard d4vd seems to be a pop culture fan and things like Dexter are feasible influences in this instance IMO

 

[Telltale]

.Seems there is no clarity at this point regarding the state of the remains that were found, and LAPD doesn’t seem to be inclined to clarify. But they know if it was dismemberment or just decomposition.

If she was kept on the sealed frunk of black Tesla left in the L.A sun for most of August. The result might be... well to put it indelicately, soup-like.

Advanced purification could explain why the remains were only 70lbs. Loss of water weight. (Mummification seems unlikely given the lack of air circulation/evaporation in a sealed compartment.)

5) Irrational avoidance. I struggle to accept this possibility even though I have my own issues with irrational avoidance, so I’m not sure why I find this unlikely (disclaimer: my issues don’t involve concealing bodies).

I once had a nightmare that I killed somebody (or they died?) Anyway I stashed the body under my bed. Then got progressively more anxious about what to do about it. The longer I left it, the more 'in trouble' and less believable I'd be. Which made me avoid doing anything about it even harder...

That dream always stuck with me because of how totally believable it was lol. I would do that. It was perfectly tailored psychological horror.

D4vd finding an temporary solution, then using the flat-out tour schedule and high-energy performance to hardcore avoid his mounting overwhelming anxiety about not fixing it... Seems totally plausible to me lol

 

[acutename]

My biggest problem with this is his apparent (IMO) “disconnect” related to Celeste’s disappearance (between her last contact with him & her body being found), the discovery of a body in his car & her subsequent identification. If she last communicated with him about July 31st and her body wasn’t found until September 8th, why does he not seem to express any concern as to her whereabouts, what may have happened to her, etc? Why does we not have any reports (whether formal or just “chatter” from anyone associated with him) that D4vd was looking for and/or concerned about her between 7/31 & 9/8? Why does he seem unaffected by the discovery of a body in his car (I think most people would be upset even if they didn’t have a clue who it was!) and act like he doesn’t know whose body it is? HELLO?! I would expect to see him visibly concerned/upset knowing that the body of a young female with long, dark curly hair was found decomposing in my car AND I haven’t had any contact with my girlfriend - WHO MATCHES THIS DESCRIPTION - since July 31st. But not only does he not seem upset/concerned (he goes out and performs 2 shows!), but he says he doesn’t know whose body it may be. REALLY?!!

I know some people can “compartmentalize” feelings and carry on with things that have to be done, but this seems WAY beyond that. Granted, we are not necessarily privy to what goes on inside of him or behind closed doors, but he just seems so EMPTY - like there is no emotion, no soul. It’s like he’s as flat as the anime characters he seems to identify with.

we do not know what she did other times when he went on tour. He had been out of the US before and we do not know (well, I do not know) if she had "disappeared" before... not sure if her postings, etc. were unfailingly regular. WS is victim friendly but we do not know if CS got depressed or moody or anything else- she was very young and some people at 12-14, even in the best circumstances, have a lot of challenges in adolescence...was she relying on D4vd and the crew for support? That seems as if it would not work IMO. All that said, I do not understand the gore fixation, and if he was really obsessed with her, I do not understand killing her, but I never understand the killers on WS anyway.

 

[Warwick7]

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[acutename]

If she was kept on the sealed frunk of black Tesla left in the L.A sun for most of August. The result might be... well to put it indelicately, soup-like.

Advanced purification could explain why the remains were only 70lbs. Loss of water weight. (Mummification seems unlikely given the lack of air circulation/evaporation in a sealed compartment.)

I once had a nightmare that I killed somebody (or they died?) Anyway I stashed the body under my bed. Then got progressively more anxious about what to do about it. The longer I left it, the more 'in trouble' and less believable I'd be. Which made me avoid doing anything about it even harder...

That dream always stuck with me because of how totally believable it was lol. I would do that. It was perfectly tailored psychological horror.

D4vd finding an temporary solution, then using the flat-out tour schedule and high-energy performance to hardcore avoid his mounting overwhelming anxiety about not fixing it... Seems totally plausible to me lol

do not forget that murderers keep bodies sometimes- in the freezer, in the closet, whatever. Why Did Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer Keep His Victims' Bodies? | Oxygen
they want them. Why Would a Killer Bury Bodies in the Yard? And some people do not bury loved ones-

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they actually want the body with them, dead or alive.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

SF Investigates just posted the parking infringement dates:

 

[Angelcat13]

[bbm]

where/when did he say that?

I apologize as I was assuming D4vd was less than forthcoming with the name of the victim - which could be why it took 9 days to identify Celeste.

But I admit I could be wrong. He may have told police he thought the body may be Celeste but confirmation via several forensic examination / testing, time to notify the family, likely do some urgent investigation before the media gets involved (social and otherwise).

Not to mention that the public really isn’t entitled to know the victim’s name unless/until LE and/or the family agree to the release of that information - unless there are compelling reasons after evaluation by a team made up of a variety of professionals and other concerned people.

Again, I apologize if I misinterpreted the 9-day delay.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

@Warwick7

The tmz link from today

"Celeste’s decomposed body was discovered last month in the front trunk of a Tesla"

NO mention of body being "dismembered" this time around. The writers hide under the byline "TMZ staff" so you never know who's actually behind the keyboard..

 

[katydid23]

@Warwick7

The tmz link from today

"Celeste’s decomposed body was discovered last month in the front trunk of a Tesla"

NO mention of body being "dismembered" this time around. The writers hide under the byline "TMZ staff" so you never know who's actually behind the keyboard..

I read a short article about D4's female attorney, Blair Berk. [Represnted Harvey Weinstein, Lindsey Lohan, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp....]

. She is called 'The Hollywood Fixer' because she works with mainstream media to help Public Relations problems with her clients in addition to representing them in court. It also said she has known connections with TMZ and feeds them information.

D4vd hires Hollywood's top criminal defense attorney amid Celeste Rivas death investigation

Some of Blair Berk's past high-profile clients include Harvey Weinstein, Kanye West, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, and Reese Witherspoon.

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Blair Berk makes stars' legal scrapes disappear​

Celebrities flock to Blair's lair when they are in trouble and want to keep it on the down low.

A whip-smart Harvard Law School grad with a hint of the South in her voice, Berk prefers to work under the radar. She will engage with the media, reluctantly, but sees her role as the debunker of bad information.

"In my 20 years of practice, I have never once found it in my client's best interest to have media coverage of their criminal case," Berk said. She considers lawyers who bask in a client's reflected fame to be "cringe-inducing."

Blair Berk makes stars' legal scrapes disappear - CNN.com

A heavy wooden door, a polished brass lion's head in the center, stands out amidst the glass, chrome, and neon of the Sunset Strip.

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[HoneyBunOne]

The rule of thumb I remember is 1% per day. So, 3+ months. If neighbors have said they’ve seen the car on the streets since May, it’s plausible that it ran out of battery, though one would think you’d act before that point.

Regarding when she died, I think the simplest explanation is she died when she stopped communicating with people (if those reports are true). If someone were pretending to be her, they would have no reason to stop pretending while her body was still in the car.

What I keep coming back to is that D4vd still performed after the body was discovered in his car. I know “the show must go on,” but that’s really taking it to another level, especially for someone relatively young and new to performing (whether the emotion was grief or fear, how could it not be overwhelming?). Is there any possibility he didn’t know it was her body in the car? I’m finding that exceedingly unlikely.

The fact of the matter is that Celeste was dead a while before her body was found, which obviously means she was not in contact with David between the time of her death and the discovery of her body. That's a long time to be out of touch, especially given young people are tied to their phones and always texting, messaging, interacting on social media etc. So the way I see it is it's something along these lines, either:

*He killed her
*He knew she was dead, but didn't kill her
*They had been fighting, or broke up
*She gave some excuse as to why she wouldn't be contactable for a while (although I'm not sure what plausible reasons there are)
*Someone had her phone and was pretending to be her during that time
*He was concerned that he hadn't heard from her, but because of the illegal relationship they shared, and the fact she was a runaway, felt he couldn't contact police

Anyone got other potential reasons why they weren't in touch, either innocent or less so?

Just wanted to jot down some of my opinions / potential theories i.e the remains.

The weight of her body being 71lbs. Either:
1. The body was dismembered, and they only obtained a head & torso as was reported, and these weighed a total of 71lbs,
2. They have her entire body, the dismemberment was false / accidental, but decomposition had taken its toll, causing her to weigh significantly lower

IF they only have her head & torso:
- This must include her arms / hands for them to have seen her tattoo. However, they only mentioned the “Shhh” tattoo. Possibilities:
1. They only have 1 arm or hand, hence not knowing of the David tattoo on her other hand
2. They knew of the David tattoo, but didn’t want to publicise this to draw more attention to the investigation / their relationship

Something weighing on my mind - what if toxicology comes back clear? What if there were no drugs or alcohol in her system, or at least not ENOUGH to be the cause of her death? Then what?

Is there a COD which cannot be determined by toxicology or an examination of her remains?

If the toxicology comes back clear:
1. Her remains are too decomposed to gauge a clear cause of death
2. They are missing parts of the body which could tell them this, for example her leg? Such as a gunshot wound to the leg let’s say?
3. Her COD is not able to be determined via an autopsy. What could this be other than an OD? How does somebody die with no outward signs?


This is all speculation and MOO. I apologise for the long comment but I can’t help but wonder.

I'm not sure where I read it, but I thought that tests on her brain could potentially determine other causes of death, does anyone recall seeing that? I'm not sure if those tests would have answers as yet, or whether it takes times for the samples to be analysed and a report made. If the tox reports come back that it wasn't an alcohol or drug related death, I think it may just be a case of unknown cause, unless there are pending reports like brain analysis or something. Do we know what is pending?

The thing is, people die all the time, even young, seemingly healthy teenagers. The fact is she was an underage runaway, likely without a lot of legal papers (birth certificate, proof of age documents etc) so perhaps her medical care was non existent. She may have been experiencing symptoms, but felt she couldn't get checked out. She could have been sick prior - covid, the flu, a virus etc and died due to an illness like that. She could have had unknown, underlying issues. She could have fallen and hit her head. She could have drowned in the pool. She could have had an anaphylactic episode. She could have had heart disease. There are many reasons she could have just died naturally, especially if she avoided getting care.

The fact she was a runaway, the fact she was 14 and the fact she was likely in a sexual relationship with a grown man are all reasons why she may have then been disposed of after a natural death. I'm sure many people around them both knew or suspected she wasn't who she claimed to be, and a lot of people stood to lose a lot if this was all exposed. It could just be a cover up of a natural death.

 

[tlcya]

@Warwick7

The tmz link from today

"Celeste’s decomposed body was discovered last month in the front trunk of a Tesla"

NO mention of body being "dismembered" this time around. The writers hide under the byline "TMZ staff" so you never know who's actually behind the keyboard..

and TMZ ha been an outlet that has consistently also used the term "dismembered" in their coverage. Interesting that they are now seeming to be backing off to the decomposed. Suggests that those of us sticking with LE's long standing "severely decomposed" description are correct in assuming CR was not dismembered, but may have been disarticulated via the process of decomp.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

@calzone.gov

He played 7/30/25 at the Warfield in San Francisco until 11pm ish... came out and took pics w some fans. Posted pics of labubu someone threw onto the stage.
Then went back to LA and then 2nd show in Phoenix. Link to insta 7/31... show was 7/30

IMO Content creators are getting so much of the timeline wrong it's not even funny.. sorry for linking this again but it seems 7/30 everyone thinks he was in LA... no. He was in San Francisco at least in the morning of 30th... (flight? Tour bus? Idk) since he greeted fans in front of the Warfield (kids were in line since morning,) possibly drove up on the 29th?

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[Telltale]

@calzone.gov

He played 7/30/25 at the Warfield in San Francisco until 11pm ish... came out and took pics w some fans. Posted pics of labubu someone threw onto the stage.
Then went back to LA and then 2nd show in Phoenix. Link to insta 7/31... show was 7/30

IMO Content creators are getting so much of the timeline wrong it's not even funny.. sorry for linking this again but it seems 7/30 everyone thinks he was in LA... no. He was in San Francisco at least in the morning of 30th... (flight? Tour bus? Idk) since he greeted fans in front of the Warfield (kids were in line since morning,) possibly drove up on the 29th?

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He was definitely in L.A for the 31st of July because he was photographed at Tara Yummy's birthday party

Then he must have caught a flight on the 1st August to Phoenix.

The same L.A club photographer posted a picture on the 29th (so probably taken on the night of the 28th) of him partying. I cbf to find the link. But it does suggest he was in flew in and out of SF max 29th-31st

I think people get confused because of photos often get posted the next day.