Celeste Rivas was not pregnant on the time of her demise, based on the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, who launched a demise certificates that instantly refutes widespread on-line rumors surrounding the 18-year-old whose dismembered physique was discovered contained in the trunk of a Tesla within the Hollywood Hills.
The disturbing discovery was made on September 8, when authorities positioned Rivas’ stays in a automobile registered to D4vd, a rising Hip-Hop artist. The automobile had reportedly been deserted for a number of weeks earlier than police have been alerted.
Whereas the official reason behind demise has not but been decided, the Medical Examiner confirmed an post-mortem was accomplished however acknowledged that additional toxicology checks and investigative work are required earlier than a ultimate ruling could be issued.
The certificates, nonetheless, did make clear one element that had been extensively speculated throughout social media: Rivas was not pregnant and had not been inside the final yr. That particular level had fueled a wave of on-line commentary, prompting the general public clarification.
LAPD Captain Scot Williams instructed TMZ, “Confirming whether or not Rivas died from foul play or different causes is important to the case,” including that detectives are unable to formally classify her demise as a murder till they obtain the Medical Examiner’s ultimate findings.
For now, police say it “stays unclear whether or not there’s any prison culpability past the concealment of her physique.”
In a press release issued Monday, the Los Angeles Police Division’s Theft-Murder Division mentioned, “It stays unclear whether or not there’s any prison culpability past the concealment of her physique. RHD is totally analyzing each facet of this case to uncover the reality and search justice for Celeste Rivas Hernandez and her household.”
The automobile through which Rivas was discovered had been parked for an prolonged interval in a secluded space of the Hollywood Hills, elevating questions on how lengthy her physique had been there earlier than discovery.
Rivas had been reported lacking since April 2024 after fleeing her dwelling in Lake Elsinore. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace had been trying to find her for over a yr.
D4vd, who gained recognition via TikTok with moody singles like “Romantic Murder” and “Right here With Me,” has not been named a suspect.
The indie pop singer, initially from Queens and raised in Houston, canceled his Withered World Tour earlier this month with out providing a purpose.
As of now, the investigation stays open whereas detectives proceed to look at how {the teenager} ended up in D4vd’s automobile and what led to her demise.
