Second Suspect Identified inโ Celeste Rivas Dismemberment Case, Report โคSays
Los Angeles County authorities are focusing on a second suspect in connection with the death of 15-year-old celeste Rivas, whose dismembered remains were discovered in Los Angeles on September 8, according to reports from multiple newsโ outlets. Whileโ the โฃinitial focus was onโ musician โขD4vd,20,the new suspect โis believedโ to have assisted in the dismemberment of Rivas’ โremains,butโ is not currently believed โฃto have directly โcaused her death.
Rivas was last seen by her family in the spring of 2024 after multiple โattempts to run away from โher home in Lake Elsinore,approximately 75 miles southeast of where โฃher โคremainsโค were found. the investigation gained โmomentum through a combination of cellphone data,Tesla data,and location informationโข from social media,leading โฃlaw enforcement to identify the new person of interest. Attorneys representing parties connectedโ to the case have been informed that police are investigating someone linked to the last known movements of a vehicle involvedโ in the case.
Attorneys Mark Geragos and John Levin revealed they were informed of a tripโข D4vd โคtook “to a very remote area of Santa โBarbara County,in the middle of โคthe night,” believing “that Santa Barbara trip is the key to this case,” according to reporting by the New York Dailyโ news. Geragos stated he has received the name of the individual police are investigating regarding events before, during,โ and after Rivas’ death, but hasโค not yet publicly disclosed it.
Police sources have confirmed to People magazine that D4vd hasโฃ not cooperated โขwith the investigation.Authorities are still working to โdetermine โRivas’ exactโ time of death, but believe it occurred โin โthe spring of 2025, “not before then.” The L.A. County Medical Examiner has not yet determined an official cause of death,โฃ but arrests and โขcharges areโ anticipated once the cause is established, sources told ABC News.
The nature of theโ relationship โbetween D4vd and Rivas remains unconfirmed, though individuals who knew โthe pair reportedly believed they were a couple. Rivas’ mother also identified her daughter’s boyfriendโ as “David” โฃto TMZ.












