The police have revealed that the body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was likely in a boot for ‘several weeks’ before being discovered.
The Romantic Homicide singer, real name David Anthony Burke, has been in headlines in recent weeks after the body of a teenage girl was found in the boot of a Tesla belonging to him.
Police discovered the remains of the teenager in the car and quickly launched an investigation into her death – the musician, 20, has not been named as an official suspect and is said to be ‘fully cooperating with’ inquiries.
The Los Angeles Police Department have now revealed her body was likely in the boot for a long time before she was discovered.
LAPD’s Captain and Commanding Officer Scot M. Williams told People: ‘We know for sure that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died and someone placed her body in the front trunk area of David Burke’s [d4vd’s legal name] Tesla.’
Williams added the vehicle had been towed several weeks before, indicating the length of time her remains were in the car.
‘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.’
They added: ‘The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not determined a cause or manner of her death, so we don’t know for sure if anyone has any criminal culpability for her death beyond the concealment of her dead body.’
D4vd has not been named a suspect or charged with a crime in relation to the case.
Rivas Hernandez’s body was found in the impounded Tesla the day after what would have been her 15th birthday. The car was reported to have been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, with neighbours informing NBC Los Angeles it had been there for about a month.
D4vd was on tour when her remains were discovered.