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

[PatLaurel]

nah at that age I had someone give me a gold ring and say we were engaged and other kids were boyfriend/girlfriend or 'going steady' and we took ourselves seriously - it really didn't reflect anything about our cultural and socioeconomic status IMO

Did you run away from home? That was the context of my post. How exposure to various dysfunctional adult dynamics can shape a child's behaviour.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

This is a timeline I've found to be helpful, following only local news and NOT TT and NOT random musings. Was the body mutilated or dismembered? I can't find any primary sources on this.

3/19/2024
Lake Elsinore Corner store video of Celeste running and walking away from home at 7AM. (TMZ)

4/2024 Facebook Flyer reporting Celeste Missing

9/2024
Patio Ring Cam video of Celeste near home in Lake Elsinore arguing with neighbors and yelling expletives, neighbors just laughing at her mostly since she is 14. (TMZ)

7/30/25
D seen on his own instagram greeting fans in the morning outside warfield theater and visiting
O'Brien ship near Fisherman’s Wharf.
His Withered tour starts in San Francisco in the evening.

8/27/25 Tesla marked and chalked
9/1/25 Labor Day
9/3/25 Citation Issued
9/5/25 Tesla Towed to Hollywood Tow
9/8/25 Smell reported, search warrant issued, body discovered
9/17/25 Body Identified as Celeste & Seattle Show Canceled same day
9/19/25 Show for 9/19 in SF and 1 more show in LA Canceled (same day. No announcement was made until 7am)
9/21/25 European tour Canceled

Is it possible to add in last known proof of life for DAB?

 

[303gmf]

I just came back from visiting California in the Silicon Valley - every other car was a Tesla... that is the first thing that "shocked" me - ALL those Teslas!!

So - no arrest yet??

On my Oregon visits I ride in my sisters, they’re everywhere!

Edit to add: most all have magnets or stickers of anti musk sentiment

 

[Bahshudc]

Seriously, the pimple patches are a nothing burger. I live in the UK and everybody I know has / does wear them, including myself. It's a form of skincare which looks cute and is pretty much socially acceptable to wear in public. I see Americans wear them on TikTok all the time, from around age 13 and up. I doubt they would help with bruising as the way the work is by creating a protected environment around the pimple, meaning it heals faster. They absorb the 'gunk' from blemishes and prevent picking or damage throughout the day. The ones he is wearing specifically are "StarFace", they're about 15 dollars per box, in which there are 15-20 ish. They work well and look 'cool', so very popular with teens or young people with acne or breakouts. I don't think it's very significant.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

Seriously, the pimple patches are a nothing burger. I live in the UK and everybody I know has / does wear them, including myself. It's a form of skincare which looks cute and is pretty much socially acceptable to wear in public. I see Americans wear them on TikTok all the time, from around age 13 and up. I doubt they would help with bruising as the way the work is by creating a protected environment around the pimple, meaning it heals faster. They absorb the 'gunk' from blemishes and prevent picking or damage throughout the day. The ones he is wearing specifically are "StarFace", they're about 15 dollars per box, in which there are 15-20 ish. They work well and look 'cool', so very popular with teens or young people with acne or breakouts. I don't think it's very significant.

Oh.. I think you don't realise that post is about the bruises on his face not the stickers. It was just a Segway.
The guy suspected of possibly being involved with a crime has bruises on his face in those pictures IMOO

 

[Lusitana]

Oh.. I think you don't realise that post is about the bruises on his face not the stickers. It was just a Segway.
The guy suspected of possibly being involved with a crime has bruises on his face in those pictures IMOO

Uh? In which pictures does he have bruises on his face?

 

[Telltale]

Oh.. I think you don't realise that post is about the bruises on his face not the stickers. It was just a Segway.
The guy suspected of possibly being involved with a crime has bruises on his face in those pictures IMOO

Ayr they could be a way to distract from bruising. It would line up if he had face bruising on the 10th August. The tour started on the 5th. If it happened right before the tour, it would explain why he had a very limited window to handle the body.

Though he does have a shadow in that first picture, so it could also just be an artifact of stage light and the contrast being messed with in the stage photos.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

Uh? In which pictures does he have bruises on his face?

If you scroll up theyre included in the post for reference

 

[HinterlandObserver]

Ayr they could be a way to distract from bruising. It would line up if he had face bruising on the 10th August. The tour started on the 5th. If it happened right before the tour, it would explain why he had a very limited window to handle the body.

Though he does have a shadow in that first picture, so it could also just be an artifact of stage light and the contrast being messed with in the stage photos.

It's likely the window was between 6&8 August in my opinion, when he bleached his hair too. JMOO

 

[Lusitana]

If you scroll up theyre included in the post for reference

Thanks. One of them does look like a bruise of some sort.

 

[Bahshudc]

Oh.. I think you don't realise that post is about the bruises on his face not the stickers. It was just a Segway.
The guy suspected of possibly being involved with a crime has bruises on his face in those pictures IMOO

Ah, gotcha. I've seen lots of posts about the pimple patches so wanted to clarify where I stand!

 

[starlightstarbright]

David begins his tour on July 30th.

On July 31st, Celeste (who was regularly interacting with his account) leaves her final ever 'like' on David's post.

On July 31st David posts his last ever highlight on Instagram.

On August 1st, David performs his second date of the tour.

On August 8th, David begins posting on a new TikTok account 'Wherearethehuzz'. (Huzz is a vulgar term for a young woman). He makes 7 posts on a single day. His behaviour is more nonsensical and manic than usual.

On August 10th David posts on the above account, requesting women contact him for a 3-some.

On the 1st September (Recorded on 31st August) David posts to his 'D4vds Prayers' account. He has not used this account for 7 months. He is more sombre and discusses feeling like you are not a good enough person to be loved by Jesus.

I’m still catching up, but where was he between the 1st and the 8th of August?

I can only see a date for August 5th in Del Mar, CA (then to Phoenix, AZ after that). This means he would have been in LA (possibly at home) at one night between the 1st and 8th.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

I accidentally left this part out of my above post haha the post from the tour account on 8 Sept he talks about getting a "random bag search" at the airport when he's getting his private jet (with someone who looks like his manager on the private plane with him) on the day her body was discovered?
Just another interesting coincidence IMOO.

 

[HinterlandObserver]

I’m still catching up, but where was he between the 1st and the 8th of August?

I can only see a date for August 5th in Del Mar, CA (then to Phoenix, AZ after that). This means he would have been in LA (possibly at home) at one night between the 1st and 8th.

It appears he was performing from 31 August?

Twerking through tears: Kali Uchis' hot girl gospel lifts Austin's Moody Center

Kali Uchis brought orchids, angel wings, D4VD and empowering affirmations to Austin’s Moody Center in a dreamy and emotional concert.

www.statesman.com

 

[Slamalam]

Sometimes I think we sleuthers might be trying too hard to read into things. But then I remember someone finding and sharing a Spotify playlist that Brian Laundrie made for his trip home from Wyoming…. often coincidences aren’t just coincidences.

II’m still on the fence whether it was planned or accidental (drug OD and he didn’t want to be found/associated with her in any legal capacity because of the many obvious reasons) and he panicked. Am leaning towards the latter, but with EVERYTHING ELSE out there (his lyrics/videos/merch), it suuuuuure has a morbid and foreshadowy feel to it

 

[Serononin]

Maybe they're used to 'treat' developing bruises too? MOO
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This is the specific product, I believe. They're basically like small blister plasters: Hydro-Star® Black Star Pimple Patches | Starface World

 

[AnyNameIWish]

@HinterlandObserver
@starlightstarbright

He had a concert to kick off the Withered tour in San Francisco on 7/30/2025. Older announcements say tour began in August in San Diego but that's not correct... the only shows that were canceled were the last 3 on the schedule , on the day she was named, they canceled Seattle. On Friday 19 th they announced LA and SF (he was supposed to come back) were canceled.

@friendlysleuther
this artist is HUGE, got a record contract at age 17... like a hero to a bunch of middle schoolers and high schoolers right now.

This is from his Instagram, concert was on 30 July. He mentions hello kitty here, which we know CR was seen wearing HK crocs and she was a fan of. People threw Labubu ( today's beanie babies) on stage & D has an insta photo about it, you can see one hanging on his belt loop here, too.

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Also, I had never heard of him until now.. Does he have a big fan base?

It appears he was performing from 31 August?

Twerking through tears: Kali Uchis' hot girl gospel lifts Austin's Moody Center

Kali Uchis brought orchids, angel wings, D4VD and empowering affirmations to Austin’s Moody Center in a dreamy and emotional concert.

www.statesman.com

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Spotify also put together a short documentary on the artist.... they go into his background in music and how he skyrocketed to fame.
Oh and can we pls get past those hydrocolloid star face stickers his buddy is wearing one too on his insta- they're simply trendy.

 

[Lusitana]

No matter how we look at this, finding a dead 14-year-old inside a car's trunk isn't a good look for anyone. I have confidence that the agencies tasked with solving how she died and how she ended up inside the trunk of that car will be capable of finding out what happened and who is responsible for it.

Now, this is a really sad case. From what I have been reading, and I have unfortunately been following this case too closely, she was an habitual runaway. And let me be super clear, this is just an assumption on my part: but maybe her family knew where she was whenever she wasn't home, so they just stopped reporting her missing. I don't doubt that they looked for her, I don't doubt that they tried to contact her and probably insisted on her going back home many times. We know that she returned home several times and it's proven by video evidence.

I don't care how much bravado she had, I don't care that she probably thought she was a big girl and could handle whatever she was dealing with, but no matter how some voices try to spin it, she was just a little girl and didn't deserve to end up dead in the trunk of a car. I am so sad that she lived this rough life and had such a sad ending.

 

[Tutter]

I agree

IMO, it has to do with the fact that her mom didn’t really do much looking for her or try to bring her home. She seemed ok that she was gone and dating someone named David at 13! That’s not a typical response to a missing child or runaway. Not for me.

All my opinions.