THE family of a teen found dismembered in a Tesla registered to the music star D4vd have broken their silence after she was identified.
Meanwhile, cops are continuing to probe her death and say they’re following up on several leads related to the investigation.
Celeste Rivas, 15, was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla[/caption]
The body was found in a Tesla registered under D4vd’s name[/caption]
Cops searched a Hollywood Hills home as part of the probe[/caption]
Celeste Rivas, 15, was found in the trunk of the car that was sitting in a Hollywood tow yard on September 8.
The car ended up in the tow yard after it had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for around three weeks.
Rivas’ family has been left heartbroken by the discovery and she has been described as a “beloved” daughter, sister, cousin and friend.
“Her family is heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss,” a GoFundMe post said.
Rivas had been missing since April 2024 and she was last seen in the Lake Elsinore area of California.
A vigil was held in the city, located around 69 miles from Los Angeles, on Sunday.
Residents in the area said they’ve been left devastated by what has happened.
“Even though I didn’t know her, I just couldn’t even breathe, knowing that a child had to go through that,” Kayleigh Cortez told the ABC affiliate KABC-TV.
Other locals say they hope Rivas’ family will get justice.
“If it was my daughter, I wouldn’t want her to be forgotten. I just want justice for this little girl because whatever happened to her wasn’t just an accident,” another said.
D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, hasn’t been charged, but cops have searched a home near to where the car was dumped.
Locals said the car had a Texas license plate and was dented.
“It’s a little weird to see a car that I haven’t seen here for a long time,” one resident told KABC.
“So, all a little odd, but at the same time, you know, people could be hanging out with friends for a long time.”
Police were seen carrying devices from the Hollywood Hills home following the search.
“Several items of evidence were recovered and will be analyzed by detectives in the coming days,” a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told People.
“Investigators are following up on several leads.”
D4vd was renting the home for $20,000 a month, according to the CW affiliate KTLA-TV.
The owner of the four bedroom home didn’t know D4vd had been living at the home.
“This all came as a complete shock to me,” Mladen Trifunovic told Rolling Stone.
Cops do not know how long Rivas’ body was inside the Tesla or what exactly happened to her.
The body was found after tow yard workers noticed a foul smell.
And, the corpse was said to be attracting flies.
TOURS AXED
Investigators have not established a link between D4vd and Rivas, but her family told The U.S. Sun the pair were previously in a relationship.
A man, who claims to be her former school science teacher, claimed Rivas and D4vd ran away to Hollywood to be together months before she was reported missing.
D4vd had also boasted and fantasized about someone called Celeste in music that had leaked.
It’s not known if Celeste, named in his music, was about the same woman found dead in the Tesla.
But, resurfaced footage has emerged of D4vd and Rivas together on a stream.
And, D4vd bizarrely seemed to ask if the video could be taken down.
D4vd was on a US tour when the body was found. His tour has been canceled.
And, scheduled gigs across Europe set to take place next month have been axed.
D4vd was set to perform in London in October at the Roundhouse venue, but a spokesperson told The U.S. Sun that the gigs had been canceled.
Refunds are being issued to those who had bought tickets.
D4vd burst onto the music scene with his 2022 track Romantic Homicide.
He released his first album Withered in April of this year.
The car was taken to a Hollywood tow yard after it had been abandoned[/caption]
