LA medical examiner IDs teen found in Tesla registered to d4vd; world champion Alysa Liu changes routine music
Los Angeles County medical examiner identified the body found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer d4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas; police say her remains were discovered in a bag after the vehicle was towed Sept. 8 for a reported foul smell. Authorities say there is currently no indication a crime occurred, no suspects or arrests have been announced, and the artist is cooperating while multiple tour dates have been canceled, and world champion figure skater Alysa Liu said she is changing her routine music amid the investigation and reported searches of the singer’s home.
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World champion figure skater changes routine music after singer is investigated in death of teenage girl
New information:
- World champion figure skater Alysa Liu said she is changing her routine music after the body was found in a car registered to the artist.
- Direct quote from Liu expressing that she was "forced to change" her program and framing it as a fresh start for her skating season.
- Reporting that LAPD has searched the singer's home and that the singer's representatives say he is cooperating (cited to The San Francisco Chronicle) while authorities have not implicated him.
Some D4vd concert dates canceled as police investigate death of 15-year-old girl found in singer's Tesla
New information:
- Multiple tour dates now appear canceled beyond the initial Seattle show (San Francisco and Los Angeles shows listed as canceled).
- LAPD says there is currently no indication a crime occurred; no suspects announced and no arrests made.
- Victim identified as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas; her remains were found inside a bag in the trunk of a Tesla registered to d4vd.
- Timeline/details: Police responded Sept. 8 to reports of a foul smell; the Tesla had been towed after being parked over 72 hours and was impounded at the Hollywood Tow yard.
- Investigators were seen late Wednesday night at a home on Bluebird Avenue near where the Tesla had been towed; LAPD has not confirmed linkage.
- Background: Rivas was reported missing from Lake Elsinore last year (last seen April 5, 2024).
- Police say the artist is cooperating with the investigation.
Police identify body found in singer d4vd's car
New information:
- Victim identified as Celeste Rivas, 15, by the Los Angeles County medical examiner
- Body was found in the trunk of a car registered to singer d4vd
- d4vd, 20, canceled a Wednesday tour date after the identification