The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, discovered dead in the trunk of US singer D4vd’s Tesla, has now been released to her grieving family for memorial services.
After years of desperate searching, the family will finally be able to lay her to rest, an act they describe as both painful and necessary, as they prepare to say goodbye to a child they had hoped would one day come home alive.
The Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed the handover on Tuesday, September 23, ending a harrowing wait for relatives who had been searching for answers since her disappearance.
Celeste was just 13 when she vanished in 2023, her face plastered across missing persons posters online and shared widely on social media. For nearly two years, her family lived with uncertainty — until police made the grim disc