The private investigator hired to probe Celeste Rivas' death case has made a harrowing revelation -- he thinks there was a "sadistic" plan made to "get rid" of the teen.
Check out Steve Fischer's interview on "Law&Crime Sidebar with Jesse Weber" -- he says the purported "scary" plan didn't have to do with how she died, but how her body was to be dumped following her death.
He says he can't spill much ... but thinks the original plan went wrong at some point, and that the Tesla where her dismembered corpse was foundin early September was supposed to be a holding spot.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman isn't answering questions about the D4vd-Celeste Rivas investigation yet because he says the case hasn't been turned over to his office.
Our photog asked Nathan for an update Wednesday at a press conference about an unrelated case ... and all Hochman said was it's a "continuing investigation."
The county's top prosecutor also wouldn't get into possible suspects -- such as D4vd, or anyone else -- when our photog brought up the singer.
The owner of the Hollywood Hills home D4vdwas renting has hired a private eye to get to the bottom of what happened inside the house ... because LAPD has not publicly released any answers 6 whole weeks after Celeste Rivas' decomposing body was found in D4vd's Tesla.
Mladen Trifunovic owns the home D4vd's manager was renting -- the place has been searched by cops as part of the Celeste death investigation -- and he says a P.I. is now involved.
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LAPD raided the home last month and our sources told us they were looking for blood evidence ... but there's been no updates on where the case stands.
D4vd is making some real estate moves as cops investigate the death of a 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose decomposing corpse was found in his Tesla ... he transferred two of his Texas homes to his mother.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the singer transferred the deeds to two Houston-area residences he owns under a trust to his mother.
D4vd made the changes on Sept. 18 and Sept. 22 ... and the 18th was the same day cops were called to one of his homes for a swatting incident. The caller, who was apparently using a device to mask their voice, falsely reported a shooting and a dead female victim.
Celeste Rivas' family and friends gathered Monday at Queen of Heaven Cemetery & Mortuary ... as they carried the slain 14-year-old’s casket to her final resting spot.
A hearse pulled up to the Rowland Heights, California cemetery, next to a large tent.
The funeral service will finally give her family and friends a chance to say goodbye ... after a case that’s rattled L.A. and left more questions than answers.
Here's the 911 audio from the "swatting" call at D4vd's family home in Texas ... and it sounds like the person phoning in a bogus report of a fatal shooting is using a special device to mask their voice.
TMZ obtained audio from last month's swatting incident ... and you hear the caller, seemingly using a voice-changer, claim they heard gunshots outside D4vd's home.
The caller tells the dispatcher they think someone is dead because they heard a female scream ... and they give D4vd's Texas address and confirm it later on the call.
The landlord of the Hollywood Hills home where D4vd was staying -- and where cops recently executed a search warrant -- is distancing himself from the singer amid the fallout over teen Celeste Rivas’ death.
TMZ has obtained pics showing a trash crew hauling a bunch of stuff out of the Hollywood Hills house D4vd had been staying in. Owner Malden Trifunovic tells us someone came by the property last week to take the remainder of his stuff.
Some items were left behind and he is now throwing that stuff out to get the house ready for the next renter.
You can see the crew tossing out a ton of bags of clothes and boxes -- basically scrubbing the place clean of anything tied to D4vd.
Police body cam shows officers swarming D4vd’s Texas family home -- just days after Celeste Rivas' body was discovered in his Tesla -- responding to a report of gunfire.
The footage shows cops walking up to D4vd’s Hempstead home with guns drawn on September 18 ... after a 911 caller claimed they heard gunshots outside the home, a woman screaming and someone dead.
When officers knocked, it was the singer's parents who answered, looking stunned and very confused.
A California teenager who once dated Celeste Rivas back in middle school is speaking out ... saying she had a troubled home life before running away -- and her mom treated her badly.
In an exclusive interview with TMZ ... 15-year-old Damien Hernandez and his mother, Jamie, told us about his relationship with Celeste at a Lake Elsinore middle school ... Celeste was in the 7th grade, and Damien was in 8th grade.
Damien says he met Celeste when she was looking for something serious, describing her as "kind." He says her troubled home life made her unhappy, noting that her mom did not treat her well.
Celeste Rivas went home to visit family in Lake Elsinore, CA exactly one year before her body was found in D4vd's Tesla ... that's what this new video of her arguing with her parents' neighbors seems to show.
The video, obtained by TMZ, was recorded by a Nest camera on September 8, 2024 -- months after Celeste had been reported missing -- and neighbors say it shows her going off on a family over a prank.
In the clip, a family sits outside their apartment building, listening to music when Celeste starts yelling ... accusing one of the kids of ding-dong-ditching her parents' home.
Celeste Rivas death certificate shows what we expected ... the cause of death is being deferred, while the L.A. County Medical Examiner and the LAPD try to establish how she died.
The death certificate, obtained by TMZ, says Celeste was found on September 8, 2025 in a vehicle. The manner of death is pending as the investigation continues.
The certificate says an autopsy was performed, but we're told the M.E. is awaiting toxicology results.
Celeste Rivas' death investigation is "complicated" and one of the key undetermined factors is establishing cause of death ... this according to the LAPD Captain leading the investigation.
Captain Scot Williams tells TMZ ... they are working with the L.A. County Medical Examiner to establish Celeste's cause of death. This is critical because up to now, it hasn't been clearly established whether she died from foul play or other causes. In other words, without the M.E.'s findings, it can't be squarely called a homicide, drug overdose, or anything else.
The Captain also tells us ... investigators continue to process the Tesla for evidence -- and that includes possible digital and video evidence. We asked if Tesla cameras captured the person or persons who put Celeste's body in the truck, but he would only repeat the Robbery Homicide Division is still processing all Tesla evidence.
D4vd has not been named as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death ... but many are wondering how her body ended up in his trunk ... especially since the Tesla he drives can send a notification about being opened directly to his phone.
Here's the deal ... the 2023 Model Y Tesla has moved beyond the standard key and fob ... with many using a Tesla app to open and drive the vehicle.
The app's chock-full of helpful features ... including the ability to send a push notification to your car if you leave your trunk open for more than 10 minutes.
Celeste Rivas' dismembered body was sitting in D4vd's Tesla for weeks before being uncovered by police, according to the LAPD.
Speaking with PEOPLE, LAPD Captain Scot M. Williams says ... "We know that the Tesla had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so it is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered."
Williams says it's still unclear whether anyone has "any criminal culpability" for Celeste's death "beyond the concealment of her dead body" ... noting the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause or manner of her death.
Celeste Rivas ran away from home multiple times in 2024 ... but, it seems she didn't always disappear without a trace ... because security camera footage captured one time she left.
TMZ has obtained video from a liquor store just down the street from Celeste's family home ... taken just after 7 AM on March 19, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, CA ... in which a person in a black hoodie and white pants -- identified by her family as Rivas -- is striding down the street.
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Another angle shows Rivas jogging around a corner ... alternating between a walk and a run before disappearing from frame.
A private eye is revealing more details in the case of missing California teen Celeste Rivas -- whose dismembered body was found in a car owned by singer D4vd earlier this month -- and we're getting a good look at the Tesla as police first encountered it.
Licensed private investigator Steve Fischer just posted some of his legwork in the case ... he tracked down photos of the car before it was impounded and the CHP incident report responding to the abandoned car.
I obtained photos of #D4vd ’s 2023 Tesla Model X when it was towed and impounded. I also received a copy of the 8/26/2025 complaint reporting it as abandoned, along with the vehicle impound report. The caller only noted a large dent in the rear, no mention of odor. The tow report… pic.twitter.com/K2tB1tXzv9
