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

[Sluether87]

My money is on her being killed/dying around the end of July, early August, when all contact she had with friends and family stopped. David's tour started the 5th of August. Co-incidence, or part of the reason she was killed, if indeed she was killed, and by him? Her wanting to tag along on tour, her getting jealous that he'd have girls throwing themselves at him on tour, maybe he tried to break up with her, etc. MOO

Although people are still stating that he postponed his tour, this is false. He began the tour as planned, in San Francisco on July 30th 2025.

 

[Justice101]

Unfortunately, I did a deep dive and listed to one of his songs from a video.

Yeh, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... but dude couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. Yikes

 

[Valiant]

It is possible as a renter that David might not have full use of the garage. When I rented my house, I allowed the renters 1/2 the garage space and I kept the other half for my storage use.

 

[NervousNellie]

It is possible as a renter that David might not have full use of the garage. When I rented my house, I allowed the renters 1/2 the garage space and I kept the other half for my storage use.

While I agree that is something that occurs somewhat frequently in rental homes (e.g., my nephew has no access to the garage where he rents), it seems unlikely to me that a 20K/month rental would include such a restriction. Still possible, I know. JMO.

 

[libraryg]

On the note of mental illness, I saw videos of him talking about his songs being prophetic and he subconsciously lives them out.
So his album is titled "withered", was she intended to be found withered?

There is also a special edition called Withered: Marcescence released 19 September 2024

Marcescence is where something, usually plant matter like leaves or flowers, withers but doesn’t fall off.
Marcēscere means ‘to wither’ or ‘begin to decay’. This comes from marcēre, meaning ‘to be weak or withered’.

marcescence — Emma Wilkin

Have you ever noticed a leaf clinging stubbornly to a tree, when all its other leaf friends have long fallen off? There’s a word for that. Marcescence is where something, usually plant matter like leaves or flowers, withers but doesn’t fall off. I can relate. Oaks and beeches are classic examples

emmawilkin.com

So was he actually insinuating she's a part of him and even though deceased was still with him?

Are there any songs that indicate suicide?

I think there's pathology here that will come out for sure.

MOO IMOO JMT

Due to recent events, his label Interscope pulled the release of Marcescence.

 

[calzone.gov]

I haven't kept up with the tech, but are these cars self-driving or can they be moved remotely with no one in them? That sounds silly to me, so sorry if it is, but you never know what cars today might be able to do!

I asked the same upthread, someone confirmed that remotely the car can only be moved a few hundred feet, at most.

 

[libraryg]

https://www.apartments.com/1368-vireo-dr-los-angeles-ca/mw2s1nl/#mw2s1nl-0-photos

1368 Vireo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90069 | MLS #17-287872 | Compass

1368 Vireo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90069 is a single family home not currently listed. This is a 3-bed, 4-bath, 4,315 sqft property.

www.compass.com

Its interesting to see here in these listings photos and descriptions of the property that answer some questions for me so you all might appreciate the links.

Also noted when having a look at the property on maps that there are two different teslas parked out the front in May 2024 in similar condition to the tesla featured in CRs case, along with a white BMW, all three have no front plates, but all three have back plates. It could be a style thing but I still find it super interesting.

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What a beautiful house. The clawfoot bathtub is stunning, but I don't like where my mind is going when I see that pic

 

[IQuestion]

Confirmed
LAPD says Celeste died weeks ago...

Celeste Likely Dead for Weeks Before Body Found in D4vd's Tesla, LAPD Says​

LAPD​

Celeste Likely Dead for Weeks Before Body Found in D4vd's Tesla, LAPD Says

Celeste Rivas' dismembered body was sitting in D4vd's Tesla for weeks before being uncovered by police, according to the LAPD.

www.tmz.com

 

[flowershop]

I haven't kept up with the tech, but are these cars self-driving or can they be moved remotely with no one in them? That sounds silly to me, so sorry if it is, but you never know what cars today might be able to do!

The Summon feature allows for driverless movement of a Tesla Model X. This is the car owned by d4vd.

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modelx/en_us/GUID-7D207174-88CD-4795-8265-9162A72AA578.html

 

[Curiousobserver]

Nobody was, IMO, moving the Tesla remotely. You need to be within ~350' for a model X and about ~250' for a model Y.

The car comes to your phone or into a nearby parking place. Standing outside watching your car move is not a clandestine way of moving a car.

Now that it seems likely she was dead for several weeks, everyone in that house is a valid suspect.

This is going to be a very complicated case to put together because several variables will be difficult to pin down: Actual time of death, cause of death, who placed her in the car and when did they do that, where did she die...

D4vd likely has a healthy orbit of followers and hangers-on any one of which could be the killer, or if she died by accident, the hider of her body.

LE has its work cut out for them here.

 

[IQuestion]

Confirmed
LAPD says Celeste died weeks ago...

Celeste Likely Dead for Weeks Before Body Found in D4vd's Tesla, LAPD Says​

LAPD​

Celeste Likely Dead for Weeks Before Body Found in D4vd's Tesla, LAPD Says

Celeste Rivas' dismembered body was sitting in D4vd's Tesla for weeks before being uncovered by police, according to the LAPD.

www.tmz.com

Adding information from story I cited above. And, IMO not good news.
"Speaking with PEOPLE, LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams says ... "We know that the Tesla had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so it is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered."
"Williams says it's still unclear whether anyone has "any criminal culpability" for Celeste's death "beyond the concealment of her dead body" ... noting the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause or manner of her death."


Of course I must be incredibly simple minded when I ask, "Uh, why would anyone want to conceal a body in their trunk in the first place????? Helllloooo????"

 

[mickey2942]

Adding information from story I cited above. And, IMO not good news.
"Speaking with PEOPLE, LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams says ... "We know that the Tesla had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so it is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered."
"Williams says it's still unclear whether anyone has "any criminal culpability" for Celeste's death "beyond the concealment of her dead body" ... noting the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause or manner of her death."


Of course I must be incredibly simple minded when I ask, "Uh, why would anyone want to conceal a body in their trunk in the first place????? Helllloooo????

I thought there were reports that the body was "dismembered"? That indicates criminal intent and that the victim was killed. This article, sounds like, maybe she accidentally died and ended up the the trunk?!

Right. Just "concealed" the body? Really?

 

[tlcya]

not to be graphic or crude, but if severely decomposed, it may have seemed that her body was dismembered when in actuality if her body was folded or otherwise manipulated to fit in the space severe decomp could (I would think) affect the remains appearance such that an untrained eye might think she was dismembered. JMO

 

[10ofRods]

Harvey Levin from TMZ discussed it on his podcast with a lot of local knowledge, so if you're interested go check out "2 angry men" for that.

Did the property not have off street parking? No garage?

Another thought I had while sleeping was the frunks are "sealed" as in have a weather seal to stop water getting in.
Also I saw a lot of owners put after market ones on to "create a tighter seal, preventing rainwater, dust, and leaves from entering the frunk and the cabin air filter, leading to cleaner air. "

So couid that also contribute to the smell being enclosed effectively?

Also could it have "prevented evaporation" required to minimise a body by 50% mass?

Oh! I can answer that one. While the house clearly had off street parking, there was probably not enough for all its inhabitants and servants. The cars one sees out on the street in that area are often visitors (people have big expensive pool houses because they like having visitors, IMO). However, at least half the cars may belong to the large number of people (personal shoppers, makeup artists, hair stylists, gardeners, pool cleaners, house cleaners, cooks, provisioners, secretaries, personal assistants) who have to park on the street and don't usually get the gate code.

My daughter was a personal assistant for a well known entertainer for a few months, and my cousin was a long term personal assistant for an older Hollywood personage. I've had friends who lived up that way (in more modest houses, like the ones along Doheny) and she gave tons of parties and always had at least one person there to assist her. The guests all street-parked. She held seminars at her home 2-3 a week. And one author I know did the same (seminars from a house not too far from the one in question).

You can't "prevent" evaporation if the heat is high enough. The water leaves the body, condenses in the trunk, mold starts to grow, etc. But the increased humidity would only slow down decomp IF it were cold outside. It was not cold outside in the Hollywood Hills in August and even hotter at the car yard in September.

Temps inside that trunk could have been as high as 120 or higher, if it was in full sun. The temps we read on wunderground and similar are taken in the shade. We had some hot days during that time period - wouldn't take long to start to desiccate/mummify the body. This actually could be good news in terms of being able to recover relevant information from tissue samples about possible toxins or even a possible pregnancy.

 

[Pharmasgirl]

JMOO MOO JMT
This snippet of time seems significant.

https://www.instagram.com/d4vdtour?igsh=MXN2dGd1N2k1eGdueA==

5 August posts video on tour IG that definitely has an interesting vibe, performing the romantic homicide song captioned "@d4vddd is BACK"
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6 August he post another video from the set on the 5th, Afterlife. Interesting perspective, he sings "and when I die (dye?) I will love you from the after life". The caption says "trying not to cry everytime we hear afterlife live "
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6 August, black hair, tour vlog.
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7 August scheduled post- gap
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8 August, bleached hair and "woke up late".
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In the 3rd pix above D4vd has a Little Kitty backpack. Another photo posted elsewhere identified her with Little Kitty sandals she was wearing…

 

[sunspun]

UMMMMM....
This article ends with "He ended off his show with the entire audience singing along to his sentimental power ballad "Romantic Homicide" and also a brief encore of Travis Scott's "FE!N"."

d4vd at History

Ive never heard of it before but I now realise everythings possibly relevant so I checked out the song.. The lyrics are telling an interesting story. Bold by me.

"FE!N"
(feat. Playboi Carti)

Just come outside for the night (Yeah)
Take your time, get your light (Yeah)
Johnny Dang, yeah, yeah
I been out geekin' ()

FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Yeah)
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Yeah)
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N
FE!N, FE!N (Yeah), FE!N, FE!N, FE!N

The career's more at stake when you in your prime (At stake)
that paper, baby, my face on the dotted line (Dot, yeah)
I been flyin' out of town for some peace of mind (Yeah, yeah, )
It's like always they just want a piece of mine (Ah)
I been focused on the future, never on right now (Ah)
What I'm sippin' not kombucha, either pink or brown (It's lit)
I'm the one that introduced you to the you right now (Mm, let's go)
Oh my God, that bi**h bitin' (That bi**h bitin')
Well, alright (Alright), tryna vibe (I'm tryna vibe this)
In the night, come alive
Ain't asleep, ain't a—, ain't a—, ain't-ain't

FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N

Schyeah, woah, what?
What?
(Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide)
What? (Yeah)
Woah, woah (Yeah, yeah)
(Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide)
Hit, yeah, hold up (Yeah)

Yeah, I just been poppin' my sh*t and gettin' it live, hold up (Sh*t)
Yeah, you try to come wrong 'bout this sh*t, we poppin' your tires, hold up (Sh*t)
Uh, hundred-round (Woah), feelin' like I'm on ten
Playin' both sides with these hoes (Hold up), shawty, I'm f**kin' your friend (Hold up)
I've been goin' crazy, shawty, I've been in the deep end
She not innocent, uh, she just tryna go

FE!N (Talkin' 'bout), FE!N, FE!N (Schyeah), FE!N, FE!N (Schyeah, oh, oh, what? Schyeah)
FE!N, FE!N (Schyeah), FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Oh, oh)
FE!N, FE!N (Talkin' 'bout), FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Talkin' 'bout, let's go)

I just been icin' my hoes, I just been drippin' my hoes (Drippin' my hoes)
This is a whole 'nother level, shawty (Oh), I got these hoes on they toes (Hoes on they toes)
I put the b**ch on the road, she tryna on the O, hold up, hold up
I got this ho with me, she tryna show me somethin', hold up, hold up (Oh)
I got flows for days, these ni**as ain't on nothin', hold up, yeah (Oh)
Me and my boy locked in, you know we on one, hold up, uh (Slatt, slatt)
We in the spot goin' crazy until the sun up
You worried about that ho, that ho done chose up (Slatt, b**ch-)
Uh, pistols all in the kitchen, can't give the zip code up, hold up, yeah, slatt (Wow)
FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Yeah)
Why the these ni**as actin' like they know us?
00CACTUS, yeah, we towed up (Skrrt, skrrt), uh, yeah
Switch out the bag, these ni**as get rolled up, hold up (It's lit), slatt
Everything hit, hold up, everything Homixide, Homixide (Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide)

FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N, FE!N (Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide, Homixide)

Travis Scott - FE!N Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

Travis Scott "FE!N": Just come outside for the night (Yeah) Take your time, get your light (Yeah) Johnny Dang, yeah, yeah...

www.azlyrics.com

Omg, that was a lyrical crime scene. Where language went to die. But wait! We have more victims over here. Uh... that would be my brain and IQ. Just a bunch of monosyllables, grunts and yeahs. No concepts. More power to you if you find meaning in that song, but I didn't. There's no there there. And WHY was it so long??? It wasn't trying to say anything. How did the writer know when to stop?

My brain wants me to apologize to it for making it read those lyrics - haha.

BUT, as always, to each his own!

 

[tlcya]

MOO there is a lot of crossover among anime fans and hello kitty enthusiasts. Hello Kitty in general IMO is vey popular among D4vd's fan base. Anime and Kitty were both born in Japan.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

Omg, that was a lyrical crime scene. Where language went to die. But wait! We have more victims over here. Uh... that would be my brain and IQ. Just a bunch of monosyllables, grunts and yeahs. No concepts. More power to you if you find meaning in that song, but I didn't. There's no there there. And WHY was it so long??? It wasn't trying to say anything. How did the writer know when to stop?

My brain wants me to apologize to it for making it read those lyrics - haha.

BUT, as always, to each his own!

Yeah obviously for cultured ears.
Apparently he only performed an excerpt from the song so I'm interested to find which bit he was using.

 

[10ofRods]

I thought there were reports that the body was "dismembered"? That indicates criminal intent and that the victim was killed. This article, sounds like, maybe she accidentally died and ended up the the trunk?!

Right. Just "concealed" the body? Really?

This is an error. I just spent half my morning trying to track down the source of the word "dismemberment."

The police said "the body was not intact" according to reliable news sources, such as the L.A. Times. They also said she was in an advanced state of decomposition. Disarticulation of a body during decompensation is normal and expected. It does speak to the amount of time she was in that car (11 days just at the car lot?)

No where do the police mention dismemberment, but some reporters and many TikTokers took "not intact" phrase and made it into "dismembered." Then the word grew legs and many began to use this highly sensationalized version.

IMO, no police report would mention dismemberment until a medical examiner had produce evidence from the bones (which there would be). There would be cut marks on the bones if the body was disarticulated by another human wielding some kind of tool.

So, that is not an indication of criminal intent (yet). We have to wait for the autopsy report which, I predict, will remain under seal until there's a trial in this case.

Anyway, other journalists/bloggers/tiktokers/youtubers have considered the idea that she died elsewhere and then was stuck in the trunk (a criminal act, but not a homicide).

We're going to have to be patient here, I think.

 

[LadyL]

On the note of mental illness, I saw videos of him talking about his songs being prophetic and he subconsciously lives them out.
So his album is titled "withered", was she intended to be found withered?

There is also a special edition called Withered: Marcescence released 19 September 2024

Marcescence is where something, usually plant matter like leaves or flowers, withers but doesn’t fall off.
Marcēscere means ‘to wither’ or ‘begin to decay’. This comes from marcēre, meaning ‘to be weak or withered’.

marcescence — Emma Wilkin

Have you ever noticed a leaf clinging stubbornly to a tree, when all its other leaf friends have long fallen off? There’s a word for that. Marcescence is where something, usually plant matter like leaves or flowers, withers but doesn’t fall off. I can relate. Oaks and beeches are classic examples

emmawilkin.com

So was he actually insinuating she's a part of him and even though deceased was still with him?

Are there any songs that indicate suicide?

I think there's pathology here that will come out for sure.

MOO IMOO JMT

oh wow I haven't watched any of his other videos or read about any of his songs - sounds kinda cult-ish