She vanished aged just 13 in a pair of Hello Kitty sandals. So how did her decomposing body end up in the trunk of a singer’s Tesla? 

That’s the question Celeste Rivas’s mother is now asking after dismembered remains inside D4vd’s abandoned car were identified as her daughter.

The mystery began last April, when Celeste went missing from Lake Elsinore, California.

Now it can be revealed her official date of death has been listed as September 8, the day after what would have been her 15th birthday.

The records, obtained by the Daily Mail from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, show her place of death as a Tesla belonging to the 20-year-old singer.

The manner of death has been deferred pending further investigation.

The dismembered remains found in singer D4vd’s Tesla have been identified as Celeste Rivas, who had gone missing from Lake Elsinore, California in April 2024, pictured in April 2025

Celeste’s mother said she believed her daughter matched the description police had provided, and that she had had a boyfriend named David.

According to a missing poster circulated after her disappearance, Celeste was 13 years old at the time she went missing, weighed 120 pounds and had dark brown hair and eyes.

She was last seen wearing gray pants, a black sweater, a hat and Hello Kitty sandals.

TMZ, who spoke to Celeste’s mother, said it had forwarded its information to LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division before confirmation from officials.

After LAPD identified the body, sources also told the outlet that D4vd would not be performign his scheduled gig in Seattle at the Showbox SoDo on Wednesday.

At this time, authorities do not have suspect.

The Daily Mail has reached out to D4vd for comment.

A decomposing body was found inside the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the pop star last week.

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department made the grim discovery after receiving reports of a foul odor coming from the vehicle.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed the victim had been identified, but were waiting to release the name of the deceased until her next of kin was notified.

Earlier this week, ABC 7 Los Angeles confirmed the body belonged to a girl between ’14 and 15 years old.’

Police previously gave a description of the victim, who was a 5’1′ female that weighed 71lbs with black hair and a tattoo on her right index finger that read ‘Shhh…’

The victim’s mother told TMZ that she believed her daughter matched police’s description

According to TMZ, she was found wearing a tube top, black leggings, a metal stud earring and a metal bracelet in the shape of the letter W.

Police are said to have notified the pop star, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, that his Tesla had been impounded.

‘D4vd has been informed about what’s happened,’ a spokesman for the singer said. ‘And although he is still on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities.’

It’s unclear whether the singer, known for songs Here with Me and Romantic Homicide, had loaned his Tesla to someone or if it had been stolen.

Police said the vehicle had been at the impound lot for a few days, and the body placed in a bag inside the front trunk of the car.

Footage showed officers surrounding the vehicle before it was eventually towed away.

The impounded Tesla registered to the 20-year-old pop star is towed away by police

D4vd is in the middle of a world tour, with dates across Europe set for next month

It had Texas plates and had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills prior to being taken to the impound lot.

D4vd is in the middle of a world tour, with dates across Europe set for next month.

He was made a musical guest appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this year following his Coachella debut.

Just days before he was linked to the abandoned Tesla, the singer plugged the deluxe version of his debut album Withered.

He wrote to his 2.1million Instagram followers on September 7: ‘Withered Deluxe: Marcescence OUT SEPTEMBER 19TH!!!’

The singer added: ‘Every song written exclusively by me on my phone baby, this is a passion project i put together to make sure i didn’t lose the raw emotional weight my music carries and how much it means to u all.

‘Thank you to all the friends who collaborated with me on this. everyone ATE THEIR VERSES UP ❤️❤️❤️.’

He has not posted since then.