Singer D4vd has been identified as a suspect in connection with the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose decomposed remains were found in September inside a Tesla at a Los Angeles tow yard, according to an LAPD source with direct knowledge of the investigation.

That same source said the 20-year-old artist has not been cooperative in the investigation. Police tell NBC4 Investigates that Celeste's death likely occurred in the spring and that D4vd likely had help in dismembering and disposing of the body.

Celeste , who disappeared in the Lake Elsinore area last year, was identified through forensics. The medical examiner is still working to determine a cause of death.

She was last seen April 5, 2024 , in the western Riverside County community. Details about the circumstances surrou

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