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

[Ladyotm]

This is a sad situation. Celeste was very young when she met David. (I know that's not spelled how he spells it). It appears her family looked for her and reported her missing. She apparently returned home after being missing several times.
She was groomed into a sexual relationship. For some, especially young folks, sex can be like a drug, addicting. They are young and don't truly know how to navigate the feelings their bodies nor heart are likely having.

Is it possible that the last time she left, they were given an ultimatum
"to end the relationship"? She didn't call home after this but did call friends. That's important to note.

Celeste may have been abused by others he knew who visited or lived in the home. That person or persons could be responsible for her death.

Possible scenarios
1. David killed her and disposed of his body himself.
2. David had help killing and/or disposing of her body.
3. Someone close to him killed and hid her body to protect him.
4. Someone close to him killed and hid her body to protect themselves.
5. Someone who wanted him or wanted her for themselves killed her and hid her body.

This was a sick and twisted murder that takes another level of depravity to cut a child's body up
All this MOO.

Hoping law enforcement gets to the bottom of this soon and bring justice for Celeste and her family.

 

[TristanP]

This is a sad situation. Celeste was very young when she met David. (I know that's not spelled how he spells it). It appears her family looked for her and reported her missing. She apparently returned home after being missing several times.
She was groomed into a sexual relationship. For some, especially young folks, sex can be like a drug, addicting. They are young and don't truly know how to navigate the feelings their bodies nor heart are likely having.

Is it possible that the last time she left, they were given an ultimatum
"to end the relationship"? She didn't call home after this but did call friends. That's important to note.

Celeste may have been abused by others he knew who visited or lived in the home. That person or persons could be responsible for her death.

Possible scenarios
1. David killed her and disposed of his body himself.
2. David had help killing and/or disposing of her body.
3. Someone close to him killed and hid her body to protect him.
4. Someone close to him killed and hid her body to protect themselves.
5. Someone who wanted him or wanted her for themselves killed her and hid her body.

This was a sick and twisted murder that takes another level of depravity to cut a child's body up
All this MOO.

Hoping law enforcement gets to the bottom of this soon and bring justice for Celeste and her family.

An accidental overdose that he was afraid of being blamed for is another possibility.

 

[Tealgrove]

For those who think he didn't do it, why wasn't he trying to contact her and asking his people where she was? And did she usually go with him to his shows or on tour? It doesn't feel like he isn't involved here. And if he isn't, there should be tons of evidence with him trying to ask people where she is or calls to her. She seemed to always be with him. I don't think he would have left her behind, if she was alive. Just my opinion woven with some logic.

She would have needed a passport to go on tour with him. I wonder if she had one? If not, as a minor, would her parents need to be involved in the process to obtain a passport?

Also international travel with a minor when you are neither a family member or guardian would most definitely have put him at risk to all kinds of difficulties and potential legal ramifications.

I know he was in Canada and Europe on this tour. Going to have to have a passport.

 

[FluffyDove]

I don't know how Discord works at all. This is the first time I ever looked at it. But, I clicked the link above, and randomly I selected a date, and on 6/9/23, someone posted RIP Celeste. OMG. Don't know if you can backdate, no idea how it works. I hope this is allowed. If not, moderators, please advise and I will delete, or delete for me. MOO. Thank you. Katt

I have not been on Discord for quite a long time, but I have checked the post you mentioned. It is not someone writing "RIP Celeste" it is someone's Discord username. It is possible someone changed their username to RIP Celeste after the news broke about her death and all the past posts from that person's username changed to RIP Celeste.

Anyone using Discord more actively, it would be great if they could chime in with how the username changes reflect on past posts.

 

[SJ96]

I have not been on Discord for quite a long time, but I have checked the post you mentioned. It is not someone writing "RIP Celeste" it is someone's Discord username. It is possible someone changed their username to RIP Celeste after the news broke about her death and all the past posts from that person's username changed to RIP Celeste.

Anyone using Discord more actively, it would be great if they could chime in with how the username changes reflect on past posts.

Yeah you're right, that's how it'd show.

 

[katydid23]

She would have needed a passport to go on tour with him. I wonder if she had one? If not, as a minor, would her parents need to be involved in the process to obtain a passport?

Also international travel with a minor when you are neither a family member or guardian would most definitely have put him at risk to all kinds of difficulties and potential legal ramifications.

I know he was in Canada and Europe on this tour. Going to have to have a passport.

I'm wondering about his other friend, also named Celeste, who looked very much like Celeste Rivas, but she was 24 I believe.

Could young Celeste have traveled using older Celeste's passport?

 

[Kakidoll]

I'm not surprised it was a leased house. I'm going to guess multiple people 'lived' there, even while he was out on tour. Honestly i don't know how he'd be so dumb (and i can't believe i'm typing this after ALL the cases i've followed here on WS) but it very well could be someone close to him, helping to cover it up, just can't get over the closeness of the car to the house. BUt then again, we find missing 'kids' in parents houses all the time that they've hidden their bodies. I wish someone could make it all make sense.

 

[tlcya]

LAPD has described her remains as severely decomposed, suggesting she had been dead for some time - likely while she was still 14.

D4vd mystery deepens as singer flees home raided over teen's death

not to be too graphic but severely decomposed body will likely weigh less than the living individual JMO the decomp involves the breakdown of human tissue

I am of the opinion that CR's entire body, such that it was at that point, was located in that frunk. Initial reports of it just being a head and torso were walked back within the first few days. MOO they found all her remains in that frunk. Which is why we and LE know about the tattoo on the finger.

This is because, after death, your body will begin to decompose and putrefy, which means to decay. As this occurs, the loss of body mass means lower weight. This is a loss of actual weight, however, not apparent weight.
https://homework.study.com/explanation/does-the-human-body-lose-weight-after-death.html#:~:text=Answer and Explanation:&text=This is because, after death,, however, not apparent weight.

Corpse decomposition - Wikipedia

 

[sunspun]

I'm not surprised it was a leased house. I'm going to guess multiple people 'lived' there, even while he was out on tour. Honestly i don't know how he'd be so dumb (and i can't believe i'm typing this after ALL the cases i've followed here on WS) but it very well could be someone close to him, helping to cover it up, just can't get over the closeness of the car to the house. BUt then again, we find missing 'kids' in parents houses all the time that they've hidden their bodies. I wish someone could make it all make sense.

re keeping the car so close to the house

I don't think the car had truly been abandoned, as the reports have said. I think someone was moving it around from place to place nearby that house, maybe even always on the same block, but always within easy walking distance to the house, since after they parked it, they would have to walk to the house on foot. They may also have always tried to park it where they could see it by looking out a window of the house, just to be able to keep an eye on it.

It was reported that this went on for almost a month before it was finally towed. I feel like they were just trying to figure out what they were going to do that whole time. And just putting it off and putting it off by continuing to move the car around. I think they were really just at a loss as to what to do, possibly also in some denial, and probably just kept doing the same thing automatically, instead of stopping and thinking about it and making an actual plan.

I doubt they ever really felt like what they were doing was a good solution to this "problem" they had; in fact, they probably knew it was not. But they were in full avoidance mode and as long as this kept them from having to deal with it, they kept doing what they were doing, imo. All the while probably sick from the stress of it all, knowing it was all sure to implode sooner rather than later, but continuing to push that to the back burner as much as possible.

Until finally the car was towed, and the problem was taken out of their hands, but not in a good way.

If this is all the way it went, I still can't figure out if they were actually using the car during this time for their transportation, or if all they were doing was moving it every day or every few days. Seems like other people would have to notice this and thus probably be aware of the "problem." I can't figure out if there would have been the awful giveaway smell from the car all during this time, or just at the end. That may have been the whole reason to work so hard at keeping it near, but not too near the house, or simply the fact that there was a body in the car, even before it started to smell, may have been reason enough alone.

Knowing the actual date of death would help to figure that out. And knowing the exact dates when David was in town and when he was out of town would help to figure out the extent of his involvement. And knowing what they found in his texts, etc., would tell us what he knew and when he knew it, if anything, even if he was uninvolved in the actual alleged murder. IMO. And seeing what the Tesla's camera caught during that time will tell who moved the car, and THAT in my opinion will tell who likely killed her or at the very least knows who did.

 

[realanastasia]

re keeping the car so close to the house

I don't think the car had truly been abandoned, as the reports have said. I think someone was moving it around from place to place nearby that house, maybe even always on the same block, but always within easy walking distance to the house, since after they parked it, they would have to walk to the house on foot. They may also have always tried to park it where they could see it by looking out a window of the house, just to be able to keep an eye on it.

It was reported that this went on for almost a month before it was finally towed. I feel like they were just trying to figure out what they were going to do that whole time. And just putting it off and putting it off by continuing to move the car around. I think they were really just at a loss as to what to do, possibly also in some denial, and probably just kept doing the same thing automatically, instead of stopping and thinking about it and making an actual plan.

I doubt they ever really felt like what they were doing was a good solution to this "problem" they had; in fact, they probably knew it was not. But they were in full avoidance mode and as long as this kept them from having to deal with it, they kept doing what they were doing, imo. All the while probably sick from the stress of it all, knowing it was all sure to implode sooner rather than later, but continuing to push that to the back burner as much as possible.

Until finally the car was towed, and the problem was taken out of their hands, but not in a good way.

If this is all the way it went, I still can't figure out if they were actually using the car during this time for their transportation, or if all they were doing was moving it every day or every few days. Seems like other people would have to notice this and thus probably be aware of the "problem." I can't figure out if there would have been the awful giveaway smell from the car all during this time, or just at the end. That may have been the whole reason to work so hard at keeping it near, but not too near the house, or simply the fact that there was a body in the car, even before it started to smell, may have been reason enough alone.

Knowing the actual date of death would help to figure that out. And knowing the exact dates when David was in town and when he was out of town would help to figure out the extent of his involvement. And knowing what they found in his texts, etc., would tell us what he knew and when he knew it, if anything, even if he was uninvolved in the actual alleged murder. IMO. And seeing what the Tesla's camera caught during that time will tell who moved the car, and THAT in my opinion will tell who likely killed her or at the very least knows who did.

This is a very insightful post. I share your opinion that denial/avoidance played a big role in this seemingly harebrained scheme to conceal a decomposing body.

 

[Eli9]

Key question, but never a guarantee that the communication came from Celeste herself.

How many times have we seen the perp exchange calls and texts with the victims phone long after they had been killed?

Due to the fact that the victim was underage and his phone could potentially contain incriminating evidence I would be willing to bet it's long gone and he has a new phone. JMO

 

[catebenn]

re keeping the car so close to the house

I don't think the car had truly been abandoned, as the reports have said. I think someone was moving it around from place to place nearby that house, maybe even always on the same block, but always within easy walking distance to the house, since after they parked it, they would have to walk to the house on foot. They may also have always tried to park it where they could see it by looking out a window of the house, just to be able to keep an eye on it.

It was reported that this went on for almost a month before it was finally towed. I feel like they were just trying to figure out what they were going to do that whole time. And just putting it off and putting it off by continuing to move the car around. I think they were really just at a loss as to what to do, possibly also in some denial, and probably just kept doing the same thing automatically, instead of stopping and thinking about it and making an actual plan.

I doubt they ever really felt like what they were doing was a good solution to this "problem" they had; in fact, they probably knew it was not. But they were in full avoidance mode and as long as this kept them from having to deal with it, they kept doing what they were doing, imo. All the while probably sick from the stress of it all, knowing it was all sure to implode sooner rather than later, but continuing to push that to the back burner as much as possible.

Until finally the car was towed, and the problem was taken out of their hands, but not in a good way.

If this is all the way it went, I still can't figure out if they were actually using the car during this time for their transportation, or if all they were doing was moving it every day or every few days. Seems like other people would have to notice this and thus probably be aware of the "problem." I can't figure out if there would have been the awful giveaway smell from the car all during this time, or just at the end. That may have been the whole reason to work so hard at keeping it near, but not too near the house, or simply the fact that there was a body in the car, even before it started to smell, may have been reason enough alone.

Knowing the actual date of death would help to figure that out. And knowing the exact dates when David was in town and when he was out of town would help to figure out the extent of his involvement. And knowing what they found in his texts, etc., would tell us what he knew and when he knew it, if anything, even if he was uninvolved in the actual alleged murder. IMO. And seeing what the Tesla's camera caught during that time will tell who moved the car, and THAT in my opinion will tell who likely killed her or at the very least knows who did.

If people were staying at the house and using the car, it would make sense it would be moved around and parked in different areas. I do not know the parking situation at this house, but sometimes there isn’t a spot available right in front of a home and you have to park a ways down the street. I could be wrong on this. I don’t know how far away the car was being parked. My point is this- if there was a body in the car, it would have had a strong odor far earlier than a month. I don’t think there was a body in that car for a month. Maybe it was placed there right before it was towed? Maybe parked someplace it would be guaranteed to be towed? People on tour come home for a short time between shows. Just a thought. Whole thing is terribly sad and disturbing. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe he had known her since she was 11? What was the connection? How did they initially meet? 11 and 17?

 

[borndem]

yep, couldn't find a thread for her as a MP but her poster was being shared on FB MP sites in April and May of 2024

What a shame. Unimaginable IMO. Just "out there" somewhere, gone.
How many folks recognized her from a poster? She was a human being.

 

[sasha17]

She would have needed a passport to go on tour with him. I wonder if she had one? If not, as a minor, would her parents need to be involved in the process to obtain a passport?

Also international travel with a minor when you are neither a family member or guardian would most definitely have put him at risk to all kinds of difficulties and potential legal ramifications.

I know he was in Canada and Europe on this tour. Going to have to have a passport.

A minor wanting a US passport would need both parents present at the passport appointment. There are exceptions if a parent is unable to attend due to death, living in another state, only one parent having legal custody, etc. but that requires documentation like a certified death certificate, signed affidavits, legal paperwork, etc. In other words, it would be basically impossible for a minor to get a passport without parental consent and involvement.

 

[Bahshudc]

re keeping the car so close to the house

I don't think the car had truly been abandoned, as the reports have said. I think someone was moving it around from place to place nearby that house, maybe even always on the same block, but always within easy walking distance to the house, since after they parked it, they would have to walk to the house on foot. They may also have always tried to park it where they could see it by looking out a window of the house, just to be able to keep an eye on it.

It was reported that this went on for almost a month before it was finally towed. I feel like they were just trying to figure out what they were going to do that whole time. And just putting it off and putting it off by continuing to move the car around. I think they were really just at a loss as to what to do, possibly also in some denial, and probably just kept doing the same thing automatically, instead of stopping and thinking about it and making an actual plan.

I doubt they ever really felt like what they were doing was a good solution to this "problem" they had; in fact, they probably knew it was not. But they were in full avoidance mode and as long as this kept them from having to deal with it, they kept doing what they were doing, imo. All the while probably sick from the stress of it all, knowing it was all sure to implode sooner rather than later, but continuing to push that to the back burner as much as possible.

Until finally the car was towed, and the problem was taken out of their hands, but not in a good way.

If this is all the way it went, I still can't figure out if they were actually using the car during this time for their transportation, or if all they were doing was moving it every day or every few days. Seems like other people would have to notice this and thus probably be aware of the "problem." I can't figure out if there would have been the awful giveaway smell from the car all during this time, or just at the end. That may have been the whole reason to work so hard at keeping it near, but not too near the house, or simply the fact that there was a body in the car, even before it started to smell, may have been reason enough alone.

Knowing the actual date of death would help to figure that out. And knowing the exact dates when David was in town and when he was out of town would help to figure out the extent of his involvement. And knowing what they found in his texts, etc., would tell us what he knew and when he knew it, if anything, even if he was uninvolved in the actual alleged murder. IMO. And seeing what the Tesla's camera caught during that time will tell who moved the car, and THAT in my opinion will tell who likely killed her or at the very least knows who did.

Really appreciate this post, my one question is: How did the body not smell if she was in the car this whole time? Could it perhaps have gotten significantly WORSE at the tow yard? This is a general question, not directed to you OP - I don't know much about decomposition. Not good with blood/gore - some of these links make my stomach turn!


ETA: Maybe it did smell but was ignored by the driver (as they likely would've known its cause). Perhaps the car didn't "start" to smell at the tow yard - but people noticed it.

 

[borndem]

Uh.... 71 lbs???? I'm 5'1" so I know what I'm talking about, but it'll still have to be JMO. I remember when I was at my tiniest (and I was TINY and wore size zero pants. Yes, they make size zero. They also make size double zero because I worked with a gal who was that size). Neither of us were anywhere NEAR 71 lbs!!! Heck, that's just a squeak over the 60's by 2 lbs.

I was 98 lbs and super duper skinny. No way in heck could I have gotten down to 71 lbs without being a walking, talking skeleton. That is WAY too skinny. I wouldn't be surprised if a heavy drug addiction was involved with her lack of weight. Or a really bad case of anorexia cuz that is LITTLE IMO.

My bold.
Same here WRT weight and height, with a small frame. I am an adult -- not a teen or anywhere close.
I'm 4'11" and weigh 98 pounds. Small, but not considered "skinny."
71 lbs. -- SMH -- how in the world?

 

[Bahshudc]

My bold.
Same here WRT weight and height, with a small frame. I am an adult -- not a teen or anywhere close.
I'm 4'11" and weigh 98 pounds. Small, but not considered "skinny."
71 lbs. -- SMH -- how in the world?

Currently watching new Ashleigh Banfield vid on this case, she suggests that significant decomposition can make the body weigh a lot less than usual.

Two options IMO:
1. She was dismembered, with torso (arms included) and head, meaning weight is only of those body parts and not the whole body in total
2. She had been deceased for such a long time that decomposition had made her body a lot lighter

Although, if there are missing body parts... wouldn't they be searching more? Asking if anyone has seen anything - more public outreach so they can retrieve these?

 

[adot0902]

My bold.
Same here WRT weight and height, with a small frame. I am an adult -- not a teen or anywhere close.
I'm 4'11" and weigh 98 pounds. Small, but not considered "skinny."
71 lbs. -- SMH -- how in the world?

I wish we could pin a comment on this. The remains that were located were 71lbs. If you want more detailed there are about 20 posts were people did a thorough job explaining the ins and outs of how the coroner comes up with weight/location of death/ etc.

 

[FromGermany1]

D4vd released creepy music video dragging body to car trunk — months before teen was found dead in the back of his Tesla​

D4vd released creepy music video dragging body to car trunk — months before teen was found dead in the back of his Tesla

The newly resurfaced music clip started circulating on social media as police continue to investigate how Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s remains ended up in the back of the 20-year-old artist&#821…

nypost.com

 

[tlcya]

My bold.
Same here WRT weight and height, with a small frame. I am an adult -- not a teen or anywhere close.
I'm 4'11" and weigh 98 pounds. Small, but not considered "skinny."
71 lbs. -- SMH -- how in the world?

one word, decomp