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Investigator Steve Fischer has claimed he knows who moved the car before D4vd and his entourage left the city on July 29 after he reviewed neighborhood surveillance footage. Almost a month after the body of 14-year-old girl Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla registered to American singer D4vd, a private investigator has claimed he knows who last drove the grimy Tesla that housed the decomposing remains of the teen. The teen's body was found stashed in the trunk of Tesla on September 8 after it was towed for being abandoned on a Los Angeles street for months.Investigator Steve Fischer has claimed he knows who moved the car before D4vd and his entourage left the city on July 29 after he reviewed neighborhood surveillance footage. “I know who was driving,” he told Court TV.However, when pressed to reveal the driver’s identity, Fischer said that he didn’t want to overshare and step on the Los Angeles Police Department’s toes. Fischer also said he found some disturbing items when he walked through the Hollywood Hills property after investigators had searched it.ALSO READ: Floyd Roger Myers Jr cause of death revealed: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star who played young Will Smith dies hours after speaking to his mother“We found some things that had been delivered to the house that just don’t belong there – don’t belong in any type of environment like that,” he said. “They are things you could use to get rid of a person if you wanted to.Live EventsThe severely decomposed remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered on September 8 inside the impounded car registered to 20-year-old D4vd - real name David Anthony Burke. Rivas had been missing for more than a year after running away from her home in Lake Elsinore, California, in April 2024. She would’ve turned 15 the day before her body was found, but police believe she’d been dead for some time.D4vd's 'farm tools' and pill bottlesThe private investigator also revealed new details about the 'sadistic' items allegedly found inside the singer's high-profile Los Angeles rental home. Nine days after the grisly discovery, homicide detectives raided the $4.1 million Hollywood Hills mansion where Burke had been living. Officials confirmed the search was linked to Rivas’s death and that ‘several items of evidence’ were seized.The house's owner, Mladen Trifunovic, told the Daily Mail he hired private investigator Steve Fischer after the raid to determine whether Rivas ever stayed at the property. Speaking to the Daily Mail on Wednesday, Fischer elaborated: "There were multiple of these items that could all be used together - heavy-duty tools and machinery you’d never need in a Hollywood Hills home. You’d be more likely to find them on a farm."ALSO READ: Azure outage latest update: Azure services restored? What went wrong hours before Microsoft's Q3 results announcement and how was it fixedOne of the items appeared to have been recently delivered to the property, he said, because it was still in its shipping packaging. "I don’t know what impact these items could have on the overall narrative, if any," he continued, adding that the presence of the mysterious items appeared strange, and LAPD has been notified.In an interview with Court TV and Law & Crime, the private investigator described the items recovered from the property as "sadistic", suggesting that they could potentially be 'used to get rid of a person.' Bottles of prescription pain medication were also recovered inside, as were various items of drug paraphernalia. The condition of the home and the items found inside were otherwise normal, according to the PI.What is Celeste Rivas' cause of death?Rivas’s cause of death is still unknown, as autopsy and toxicology results are pending. The Los Angeles Police Department is treating the case as a death investigation, not a homicide, and has not identified any suspects so far.ALSO READ: November stimulus payments for US citizens confirmed: Check amount of money, eligibility criteria, key dates and more Investigator Fischer said his team found signs that several people had been living at the home with Burke. They discovered personal belongings of other men and women in guest rooms, bedside tables, and bathroom cabinets. None of the women’s items appeared to belong to Rivas, he added. Fischer said he has no evidence proving Rivas was ever inside the house. However, he claimed a neighbor told him they once saw the girl sitting on the front curb, waiting for someone to let her in.Police have not confirmed any connection between Rivas and Burke, but the investigation is ongoing. Sources close to Rivas told the Daily Mail that the two were allegedly in an illicit relationship that began on social media when Rivas was about 11 or 12 years old. Her friends said they last heard from her in late June or early July, while Fischer claimed he has evidence suggesting she was still alive on January 5, 2025.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onD4vd Tesla controversyCeleste Rivas deathprivate investigator Steve FischerD4vd crime investigationmissing girl Celeste Rivassinger D4vd real nameD4vd Tesla celeste rivas bodywho was d4vd teslad4vd tesla newsd4vd (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) 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