Body found in Tesla car linked to D4vd identified as missing teen

Authorities say the cause and time of the 15-year-old girl's death are still unknown.

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Police officers discovered the remains of Celeste Rivas inside the boot of the impounded Tesla on 8 September, after responding to reports of a foul smell at the Hollywood tow yard in Los Angeles.

Authorities said both the cause and time of her death remained unknown.

Rivas, from Lake Elsinore in California, was 13 at the time of her disappearance and was last seen on 5 April 2024, according to a missing person flyer cited by CBS, the BBC's US partner.

Earlier, officers said the Tesla was likely to have been at the Hollywood tow yard for "a couple of days" before the remains were found.