Celeste Rivas Hernandez: Ex-Boyfriend Details Troubled Home Life, Singer David's "Swatting" Incident

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Life Before Disappearance

• 💔 Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old found dead in a singer's car, had a troubled home life according to her ex-boyfriend, Damen Hernandez.
• 🗣️ Damen, who was 13-14 when they dated, stated Celeste felt her parents were "mean" and she didn't like being at home, leading her to plan to run away.
• 🏃‍♀️ Celeste told Damen she was running away, joking about it, the day before she disappeared from school.
• 😔 Damen's heart dropped upon seeing the news, having a feeling it might be Celeste when he first heard about a body found in a car.

Singer David's "Swatting" Incident

• 🚨 A SWAT team responded to David's (D4VD) parents' home in Texas on September 18th following a bogus 911 call about a shooting and a dead body.
• 📞 Police quickly realized it was a "swatting" incident, a fake call to provoke an armed response, as no crisis was occurring at the home.
• 📍 The call originated from an out-of-state number but pinged to David's parents' address, indicating a deliberate prank.
• 🕵️‍♂️ This swatting event occurred the day after David's rented Hollywood Hills mansion was raided by the LAPD, raising questions about its timing and motive.

Investigation and Unanswered Questions

• 🔍 Police have not yet charged David or anyone else in connection with Celeste's death.
• 📱 The LAPD raid on David's mansion reportedly lasted 12 hours, with officers seen taking out electronics, including a laptop.
• 🚗 Celeste's body was found in the trunk of David's Tesla.
• ❓ It remains unclear who was behind the swatting incident, though it's speculated to be someone watching the investigation and having strong feelings about it.

Celeste's Last Known Sighting

• 📣 In September 2024, five months after a missing person's report, Celeste was seen and heard yelling at neighbors in her parents' backyard.
• 🏡 Neighbors recognized her from "missing" posters and assumed she had returned home; they later spoke to her father, who showed no particular concern.
• 📅 This sighting was exactly one year before her body was found, on September 8th, 2024, the day after her birthday.
• 🚗 The date of a photo of David in Lake Elsinore, where Celeste lived, is still unknown, leaving open the possibility he was with her during her last known sighting.