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

[PatLaurel]

thanks, I know his family moved from NYC to the Houston area when he was 13, but couldn't find anything about where he currently hangs his hat.

ETA I really hope this woman can be identified. Very sad that someone can just disappear and create not a ripple around her to note her absence.

BBM

I suspect she may be a runway, someone estranged from the family or just not reported missing out of fear of retaliation. Just speculation.

MOO JMO

 

[friendlysleuther]

This is a really old MP case (1994) , but the only one so far I have found that even somewhat resembles the person found.

(Height, weight; if you factor in decomp, the tattoo on left finger, & notating she may be in California)

MISSING PERSON
Christina Medrano Huggins

Missing Since	08/29/1994
Date of Birth	02/05/1962
Height	5’1”
Weight	98 lbs.
AKA	Christina Medrano, Tina Medrano
Clothing	Leopard pants, Levi shorts worn over the pants, undershirt.
Scars/Marks/Tattoos	Scar on left wrist; Tattoo on left wrist - Vanessa; Tattoo right wrist - Jessica; Tattoo chest - Oscar; Tattoo left finger; Tattoo right ankle; Tattoos right and left hands; Tattoo right leg; Tattoo left forearm - Ray; Scar on left hand.
Other Identifier	Discoloration on right thigh.
Dental X-Rays	No
Circumstances	Christina was last seen August 29, 1994 in Las Vegas, Nevada and she may possibly be in California.

I don’t think this is her, but .. you never know

 

[acutename]

That is sort of my point tho. Big dollar rich celebs have and fly on private planes, ala TSwift, and can easily fly home between engagements if they choose. Lesser known celebrities tend to be stuck on stinky tour buses and second rate hotels for the duration of the tour.

The music industry is cut throat and full of labels and managers out to screw the young artists (MOO). Many artists sign with a label and run around buying or leasing McMansions and vehicles with their signing bonuses. They are blissfully unaware at first that their labels and management are charging their future earnings for the marketing they are doing on behalf of the artist, for managing their money and their lifestyles. It's about appearing rich when you aren't yet for many young artists. It's almost as if they work and owe everything they have to the company store (label) who doles out the accouterments of fame but has their artists on a short and tight leash financially.

JMO but I am betting Mr. D4vid has all the flash but no cash. And I am sure he has hangers on aplenty who are simply there for the party of it all since they are not the ones paying the tabs. And I am reasonably confident given all of that, that he is not returning home between his tour date engagements. Too expensive, financially and time wise.

all just MOO

he is only 20 yrs old- really just starting out. if you look at his tour schedule, it is hectic and I do not think he has had time to kill some one- literally just running from one engagement to another. IMO.

 

[friendlysleuther]

he is only 20 yrs old- really just starting out. if you look at his tour schedule, it is hectic and I do not think he has had time to kill some one- literally just running from one engagement to another. IMO.

M Car had been abandoned for about a month before being called in. That would make it beginning of August, before tour began

 

[avinger]

Bump

 

[dotr]

September 15, 2025

D4vd Criminal Case Investigators Haven't ID'd Body, Don't Know Who Was Using Car

Cops still haven't figured out some key elements of the homicide case involving a body found in a Tesla registered to D4vd ... but progress is being made.

www.tmz.com

'We're told investigators have been able to pull some fingerprints off the Tesla ... but they are still processing them.

The only thing we know about the victim so far comes from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's initial report, stating the body was a female who was about 5-foot-1, weighing 71 pounds, with wavy black hair, and a tattoo on her right index finger that reads, "Shhh..."

 

[AppleTreeGreen]

3rd of September would of been approx time of when the vehicle came to the tow yard,

However,

“As homicide detectives are trying to identify the woman, neighbors say Tesla was abandoned more than a month ago”​

Ah, okay there seems to be some discrepancy because though it is widely agreed upon that sadly the victim was murdered at least a month before her remains were discovered, the Times, BBC, KTVU and Fox LA are reporting that the car was abandoned in Hollywood Hills for at least five days before it was towed.

Woman’s body found in trunk of Tesla owned by singer D4vd

Police in Los Angeles have launched a homicide inquiry and are working to identify the woman

www.thetimes.com

Human remains found in Tesla linked to singer D4vd - BBC News

The grim discovery was made in the front trunk of the vehicle after it was towed from the Hollywood Hills area.

www.bbc.com

Decomposing body found in abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd | FOX 11 Los Angeles

A decomposing body was found in a Tesla reportedly registered to singer D4vd several days after it was abandoned and taken to a Hollywood tow yard.

www.foxla.com

Decomposing body found in abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd

A decomposing body was found in a Tesla reportedly registered to singer D4vd several days after it was abandoned and taken to a Hollywood tow yard.

www.ktvu.com

 

[friendlysleuther]

Ah, okay there seems to be some discrepancy because though it is widely agreed upon that sadly the victim was murdered at least a month before her remains were discovered, the Times, BBC, KTVU and Fox LA are reporting that the car was abandoned in Hollywood Hills for at least five days before it was towed.

Woman’s body found in trunk of Tesla owned by singer D4vd

Police in Los Angeles have launched a homicide inquiry and are working to identify the woman

www.thetimes.com

Human remains found in Tesla linked to singer D4vd - BBC News

The grim discovery was made in the front trunk of the vehicle after it was towed from the Hollywood Hills area.

www.bbc.com

Decomposing body found in abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd | FOX 11 Los Angeles

A decomposing body was found in a Tesla reportedly registered to singer D4vd several days after it was abandoned and taken to a Hollywood tow yard.

www.foxla.com

Decomposing body found in abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd

A decomposing body was found in a Tesla reportedly registered to singer D4vd several days after it was abandoned and taken to a Hollywood tow yard.

www.ktvu.com

The times states,

“The 2023 Tesla had been abandoned two days before the discovery and is registered in Texas to D4vd, 20, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.”

IMO , “abandoned” as in at the car lot.

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the BBC states,

“Officer Charles Miller said an investigation is under way and that detectives believe the impounded car was likely to have been there for "a couple of days".
The Tesla, which has a Texas licence plate, was towed from the Hollywood Hills after it was abandoned five days earlier.”

IMO, again, they are taking the car being in the impound lot for a couple of days; and (incorrectly) saying that’s how long in total the car had been abandoned.

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FoxLA (no clue what’s going on with these guys)
States,
“The car was reportedly towed from the Hollywood Hills last week after someone reported it missing.”

—-But, other articles state it was never reported missing

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Gotta love the media, right?

 

[PatLaurel]

FoxLA (no clue what’s going on with these guys)
States,
“The car was reportedly towed from the Hollywood Hills last week after someone reported it missing.”

—-But, other articles state it was never reported missing

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Gotta love the media, right?

Isn't this article on the Honda Civic connected to the missing person?

 

[friendlysleuther]

Isn't this article on the Honda Civic connected to the missing person?

I believe 2 people were found in vehicles, in the same lot. 1 was in a Tesla, 1 was in a Honda civic. LE says they aren’t related..

 

[PatLaurel]

I believe 2 people were found in vehicles, in the same lot. 1 was in a Tesla, 1 was in a Honda civic. LE says they aren’t related..

FoxLA (no clue what’s going on with these guys)
States,
“The car was reportedly towed from the Hollywood Hills last week after someone reported it missing.”

—-But, other articles state it was never reported missing

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Gotta love the media, right?

BBM and quoting your post again, what I meant was that from the very start, we learned from MSM that the Honda Civic and its (female) driver had been reported missing. FoxLA is probably mixing up the cars.

 

[friendlysleuther]

BBM and quoting your post again, what I meant was that from the very start, we learned from MSM that the Honda Civic and its (female) driver had been reported missing. FoxLA is probably mixing up the cars.

Ahhh thank you Hopefully they identify her soon :\

 

[wintry]

She's been identified. Name not released yet as they need to notify next of kin.
Body ID'd as teen girl after being found in Tesla linked to singer D4vd, sources tell ABC News

 

[dotr]

Sep 16, 2025
A body has been identified as a teenager after Los Angeles police found her deceased in an impounded Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

Body Identified as Sources Say D4vd's Tesla Was Spotted in Neighborhood Last May

Officials have identified the victim found in the Tesla registered to D4vd as sources say the car was spotted in neighborhood as far back as May.

www.rollingstone.com

''A source told NBC 4 that the victim was between the ages of 14 and 15 when she died. The suspected cause of death has not been released.

In another development, sources in the neighborhood where the Tesla was last parked tell Rolling Stone that the 2023 Tesla Model Y was spotted parked in various places over the last few months. The sedan was left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue for about three weeks, and before that, it was seen parked a few blocks south as far back as the end of May, the sources allege. “It moved around,” one source in the tony Bird Streets neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills says. “It’s chilling.”

 

[The4TierBridge]

Her entry in the coroner index will eventually go live at this link here; https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2025-14252

 

[IQuestion]

Sep 16, 2025
A body has been identified as a teenager after Los Angeles police found her deceased in an impounded Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

Body Identified as Sources Say D4vd's Tesla Was Spotted in Neighborhood Last May

Officials have identified the victim found in the Tesla registered to D4vd as sources say the car was spotted in neighborhood as far back as May.

www.rollingstone.com

''A source told NBC 4 that the victim was between the ages of 14 and 15 when she died. The suspected cause of death has not been released.

In another development, sources in the neighborhood where the Tesla was last parked tell Rolling Stone that the 2023 Tesla Model Y was spotted parked in various places over the last few months. The sedan was left in its final spot on Bluebird Avenue for about three weeks, and before that, it was seen parked a few blocks south as far back as the end of May, the sources allege. “It moved around,” one source in the tony Bird Streets neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills says. “It’s chilling.”

Fourteen or fifteen years of age....family being notified? She was just a little girl! If the car was being moved around, and left for weeks at a time, I am thinking they were hoping for it to be stolen. The driver of the vehicle probably checked to see if it was finally moved/towed or stolen....then surprisingly decided it was time to report it missing to avoid suspicion. Ya' know, "Oh, I think someone took the car. It must have just happened." Really?

 

[adot0902]

Fourteen or fifteen years of age....family being notified? She was just a little girl! If the car was being moved around, and left for weeks at a time, I am thinking they were hoping for it to be stolen. The driver of the vehicle probably checked to see if it was finally moved/towed or stolen....then surprisingly decided it was time to report it missing to avoid suspicion. Ya' know, "Oh, I think someone took the car. It must have just happened." Really?

"Found with a tattoo on her right index finger which reads, "Shhh..."

She was wearing a tube top and black leggings with two pieces of jewelry -- a metal stud earring and a metal chain bracelet in the shape of a "W" -- when authorities found her body.

THAT POOR BABY. I can't imagine how hard her life was I'm sorry it ended like it did.

 

[tarabull]

Why nobody wants to steal Tesla cars? - Technology Org

Tesla vehicles are about 90% less likely to be stolen than other cars. But why is nobody trying to steal Tesla cars? What is their secret?

www.technology.org

 

[adot0902]

Authorities Identify Body Found in Singer D4vd's Tesla, 15-Year-Old Girl

The victim whose body was found in singer D4vd's Tesla has been identified as Celeste Rivas ... and TMZ has spoken to her mother who says she had a boyfriend named David.

www.tmz.com

New Article. Victim is ID's

 

[The4TierBridge]

Authorities Identify Body Found in Singer D4vd's Tesla, 15-Year-Old Girl

The victim whose body was found in singer D4vd's Tesla has been identified as Celeste Rivas ... and TMZ has spoken to her mother who says she had a boyfriend named David.

www.tmz.com

New Article. Victim is ID's

That article doesn't have any info that isn't on the LA Coroner website.