LAPD Responds to 'Frozen Body' Claims in D4vd & Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case

LAPD Denies Explosive Reporting

• 🚨 LAPD Captain Scott Williams has officially denied reports that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found frozen, decapitated, or dismembered in singer D4vd's Tesla.
• 🧊 Williams stated that Celeste was not frozen and that the idea of a partially frozen body being discovered after weeks in a hot car is illogical.
• 🗓️ The captain indicated that Celeste's body was in the car for weeks, not months, and that any freezing would have occurred long before discovery.

Medical Examiner Gag Order

• 🤐 The Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office is reportedly barred by a court order from releasing any information about Celeste's autopsy.
• ⚖️ This security hold was requested by the LAPD and approved by a judge, which the ME's office finds unusual and counter to transparency.
• ❓ The gag order has raised questions, especially given the timing with the explosive reporting about the state of Celeste's remains.

Suspects and Investigation Details

• 🎤 Singer D4vd is officially considered a suspect in the case, described as Celeste's older boyfriend.
• 🚗 Police are reportedly focusing on a middle-of-the-night trip D4vd made to Santa Barbara County in the spring, potentially as the location where Celeste was killed.
• 🕵️ TMZ reports that police are also looking into a second suspect who may have been involved before, during, and after Celeste's death.

Expert Forensic Analysis

• 🔬 Retired forensic pathologist Dr. Michelle Dri explained that freezing damages cells and speeds up decomposition once thawed.
• 🔪 While freezing might obscure subtle causes of death like strangulation, blunt force trauma or sharp force injuries would still be detectable at autopsy.
• 🤔 Dr. Dri noted that a partially frozen body would not be discovered if the remains had been decomposing for weeks, especially with a resulting stench.

Lingering Questions and Public Frustration

• ❓ The host expresses skepticism about the LAPD's complete denial, noting that multiple media outlets corroborated the explosive reports through their sources.
• 🗣️ It is considered strange that the LAPD would speak exclusively to People magazine while remaining silent to other media inquiries.
• 💔 The ongoing lack of transparency and arrests leads to frustration for the public, especially given Celeste was D4vd's underage girlfriend.