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3:57 PM PT -- ABC 7 Los Angeles reports forensics determined the victim was a female between 14 and 15 years old, according to the outlets sources.

Los Angeles authorities have identified the body found in the trunk of singer D4vd's car, TMZ has learned.

A rep for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... the deceased has been identified, yet, the legal next of kin notification is still pending -- and so, they're unable to release the name at this time.

We spoke to multiple law enforcement sources yesterday, who said they had yet to identify the body or the driver ... so, it seems the body was identified in the last 24 hours.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke at a press conference Tuesday after Erik and Lyle Menendez failed to prove they deserved a new trial ... Hochman had previously condemned the bid as a "Hail Mary" attempt.

The top prosecutor reiterated many of his past sentiments, defining his stance of opposing parole for the brothers ... and once again slamming their self-defense strategy as a "bold-faced lie" given the evidence.

He also confirmed he hasn't spoken to Erik and Lyle's extended family following the judge's decision.

Erik and Lyle Menendez's last-ditch effort to get a new trial following their parole denials was unsuccessful ... as a Los Angeles judge has shut down their retrial request.

L.A. County Superior Court Judge William Ryan denied the Menendez brothers' legal challenge, explaining his reason in a 17-page response, saying the alleged new evidence -- seemingly proving the murder convictions were unfair -- is not "particularly strong," in documents obtained by TMZ.

He wrote ... "The evidence alleged here is not so compelling that it would have produced a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one juror or supportive of an imperfect self-defense instruction."

Cops still haven't figured out some key elements of the homicide case involving a body found in a Tesla registered to D4vd ... but progress is being made.

LAPD sources with direct knowledge tell us police still have not been able to identify the victim. The body was badly decomposed and chopped up when it was found earlier this month in the front trunk of the singer's Tesla.

Our sources say detectives have yet to determine who was using D4vd's Tesla before it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and impounded with body parts inside. The car was never reported stolen.

Charlie Hunnam is killing it as notorious serial killer Ed Gein for the third installment of Netflix's "Monster" anthology ... and it looks like Ryan Murphy hit another home run.

Ya gotta see the trailer for "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" ... it just dropped today and Charlie is slaying as the infamous murderer.

Ed inspired a bunch of Hollywood horror flicks ... "Psycho," "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" just to name a few ... and Charlie's really bringing his creepy side to life.

The man who allegedly shot Charlie Kirk has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

Robinson was partly turned in by a youth pastor. Tyler had allegedly confessed to the murder to his father, who urged his son to turn himself in. Our sources say Tyler initially refused, saying he'd rather commit suicide, but then changed his mind. We're told the father then contacted the youth pastor -- who also works with the U.S. Marshals -- for assistance. Our sources say the pastor then called the Marshals and the FBI.

Robinson lives in Utah and has been on the run since Kirk's assassination Wednesday.

Amanda Knox's story has had plenty of twists and turns after she was accused of murdering her former roommate Meredith Kercher back in 2007.

The author was tried and retried for the crime, which took place while she was studying in Italy, and she was eventually able to walk free ... from most of the charges, anyway.

We're going to see what led up to Amanda's legal saga, and check out how the harrowing story's led her to become a successful author.

Knox was born in Seattle, and she was raised in the city alongside her sister and two half-sisters.

She remained in her hometown during her college years, as she attended classes at the University of Washington, where she studied multiple subjects ... taking classes in creative writing, German and Italian.

Knox eventually made the decision to study abroad, and moved to Perugia, Italy in 2007, where she resided in rented accommodations alongside Kercher.

Knox settled into her Italian life quickly, as she took on part-time work at a bar owned by Patrick Lumumba and began a relationship with fellow student Raffaele Sollecito.

Her overseas experience turned chaotic in November 2007, when Kercher was found dead with a slit throat in their shared apartment.

Knox, along with Sollecito and Lumumba, were arrested by Italian authorities, although the bar owner was ultimately released. Knox, Sollecito, and Rudy Guede, an acquaintance of Kercher's boyfriend, were later charged with the student's murder.

Guede had a fast-tracked trial, and he was found guilty of sexual assault and murder in 2008. Knox and Sollecito were both found guilty of the same charges the following year, and the former was also found guilty of slander after implicating Lumumba in the murder, according to The Guardian.

Knox and Sollecito's appeal trial began in November 2010, and they were acquitted the following October after having spent four years behind bars.

However, the pair's acquittal was overturned in March 2013, and a new trial regarding the pair's guilt commenced six months later.

Knox and Sollecito were found guilty of Kercher's murder for the second time in January 2014, and she was sentenced to 28 and a half years.

The pair's second convictions were ultimately overturned in March 2015, and this time ... there was no retrial.

Knox's career as an author began over the course of her legal saga, as she released a memoir, "Waiting to Be Heard," in April 2013.

She went on to marry fellow author Christopher Robinson in 2018, according to People, and they welcomed a daughter, Eureka, in 2021, and a son, Echo, in 2023.

Knox made a bid to overturn her slander conviction from 2009, although the ruling was ultimately upheld in January 2025.

Marselles Brown appeared to instruct one of his family members to call his NBA star son, Jaylen Brown, just after he was placed into custody for allegedly stabbing a man during a parking lot dispute in Nevada last month.

Marselles' apparent request was captured on Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department video TMZ Sports has just obtained.

In the footage, right after Marselles had been told he was about to be hauled off to jail over allegations he tried to kill a youth football coach during a spat over a door ding -- the elder Brown seemingly told someone nearby to notify his son of what was happening.

Valter de Vargas Aita -- a bodybuilding champion -- was allegedly stabbed to death during a violent fight with his girlfriend, according to local authorities. He was 41 years old.

The fatal incident reportedly happened Sunday in Chapeco, a city in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil.

The Civil Police of Chapeco said Aita and a woman he lived with got into a physical fight inside their apartment on Sete de Setembro Street ... and during the altercation, Valter was stabbed with a sharp weapon in the abdomen, back, face and neck.

Laken Snelling — the University of Kentucky cheerleader charged in the grisly death of her newborn — was captured on camera pulling a stunt — but it's not what you might think.

Here's the scoop ... in April 2025, Snelling was filmed doing a routine with her fellow cheerleaders during the University of Kentucky's match-up against California Baptist University ... it was for the National Championship sport of STUNT, a cheerleading competition held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Check out the video, which just started making the rounds online ... it features Snelling in her form-fitting leotard as she stands on her teammate's shoulders and catches another teammate doing a backflip. Interestingly, Laken's tummy seems to be protruding during the performance — and when you think about what happened months later, the bump sort of gives you the creeps.

NBA star Naz Reid's sister was shot and killed in New Jersey this weekend ... and, cops say her boyfriend's the one who committed the crime.

A woman was shot at an apartment complex in Jackson Township just north of Tom's River, NJ Saturday morning ... and, cops have now identified her as Toraya Reid -- Naz's older sister.

Shaquille Green -- a 29-year-old man -- has been arrested and charged with murder, according to Sports Illustrated. SI reports Reid and Green were dating.

Amanda Knox thinks her infamous murder case over in Italy is all one big joke ... at least if you listen to her new standup routine.

Foxy Knoxy poked fun at her Italian nightmare during a recent gig at the Tacoma Comedy Club in Washington ... joking that motherhood is a lot harder than being locked up in an Italian jail.

As you know ... Amanda was a Seattle college student studying abroad in 2007 when she and her Italian boyfriend of a week were thrown behind bars for the rape and murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher.

Jake and Rebecca Haro -- the parents of missing 7-month-old baby Emmanuel Haro -- have pleaded not guilty to murder.

The controversial couple -- who authorities believe are responsible for the disappearance and death of little Emmanuel -- arrived at the Riverside, California courthouse separately Thursday to be formally charged with murder and filing a false police report.

Both Jake and Rebecca pleaded not guilty to murder with malice Thursday. They're held on $1 million bond each ... their next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 16.

50 Cent knows a thing or two about killing classic Hip Hop tracks, and he just landed a new gig as the "50 Ways to Catch a Killer" host for Fox Nation!!!

The upcoming true crime series is a production collab between the legendary rapper's G-Unit Film & Television and Lionsgate Alternative Television -- and TMZ Hip Hop has the first clip of the blood-curdling deep dive into some of America's most unforgettable slayings.

50 serves as both the host and executive producer and opens up the episode suited and booted, but things turn dark as he chronicles the "Murder of Mike Williams" ... the Florida man whose body took nearly two decades to surface after he went missing in 2000.

William A. Noguera didn’t just sit and rot on death row, he flipped a killer friendship into one of the FBI’s biggest breakthroughs ... and now he’s laying it all out for us.

On "TMZ Live" Tuesday, Noguera broke it down to us ... how he cozied up to Joseph Naso -- the infamous "Alphabet Killer," a killer on par with Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez in murder numbers -- earning his trust, until Naso began spilling details about countless other kills.

Catch the full clip ... Noguera details the chilling breadcrumb trail -- hundreds of handwritten notes that spurred an FBI task force, ultimately tying Naso to more than 20 murders ... far beyond the 4 for which he was convicted.

Emmanuel Haro's mom Rebecca is sticking to her kidnapping claim from jail ... where she remains one of the main suspects in the 7-month-old's disappearance.

Rebecca spoke with reporters Sunday, and continued to deny any involvement in little Emmanuel's MIA status ... doubling down on her prior story that her baby was snatched from the parking lot of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Yucaipa, CA.

Though authorities have said they believe Emmanuel is deceased, Rebecca said she is refusing to give up on her baby, and expressed a desire to help investigators with their search.