Body In Singer's Impounded Car Identified As Missing Girl, 15

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Authorities have identified the person whose head and torso were found in the trunk of an impounded Tesla as a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Riverside County more than a year ago.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office identified the person as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 15, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Her body was found inside the front trunk of a Tesla — registered in Texas to the singer D4vd — on Sept. 8 at a Hollywood tow yard.

On Wednesday, the Riverside County sheriff received notification from the Los Angeles Police Department that the missing girl had been located and was identified as the victim of a death investigation, Lt. Deirdre Vickers told Patch.

In April 2024, deputies responded to the 3000 block of Jamieson Street in Lake Elsinore, regarding the report of a runaway. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the reporting party, believed to be a member of the girl's family, and learned that the teen left the location in an unknown direction, according to Vickers.

Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate Celeste. "She was entered into the missing person database as a runaway, and the report was forwarded to investigators for follow-up," Vickers said. The investigation remained ongoing until her body was identified by the medical examiner.

Her body was found inside the front trunk of a Tesla — registered in Texas to the singer D4vd — on Sept. 8 at a Hollywood tow yard, according to numerous reports.

Earlier this week — prior to authorities publicly identifying Celeste — TMZ reported that it had received a tip that the body was hers. The publication contacted the girl's mother, who told a reporter that the police description — which included a tattoo on her finger with the letters "Shhh..." — matched her daughter's. She also said her daughter's boyfriend was named "David."

D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, also has a similar tattoo — which was made popular by Rihanna nearly two decades ago. Lindsay Lohan and Lily Allen are among those who have the tattoo, TMZ reported.

The vehicle had been impounded and towed to the yard, "an official police garage," police said.

The car had been parked on a public street in the Hollywood Hills for nearly a month, NBC 4 reported.

The remains were described as a "head and torso" found inside a bag in the trunk, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Prior to identifying the body, the Medical Examiner's Office released the following information about the girl:

"She appears to have been deceased inside the vehicle for an extended period of time before being found. We are unable to determine her age or race/ethnicity," officials wrote.

She is described as 5-foot-2 and 71 lbs with wavy black hair. She has a tattoo on her right index finger that reads "Shhh..."

She was wearing a tube top, black leggings (size small), a yellow metal stud earring and yellow metal chain bracelet.

The car is registered in Hempstead, Texas to Burke, TMZ reported.

A representative said that Burke had been informed about the gruesome discovery and that he is fully cooperating with authorities.

"D4vd has been informed about what's happened. And, although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities," a spokesperson for the singer said Tuesday, NBC Los Angeles reported.

Burke is set to perform at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The discovery of the girl's body in Hollywood came as another body was found inside a car that had been impounded and sent to an official police garage across town. That case remains under investigation as well.