D4VD’s Tesla, a Body, and No Arrests: FBI Veteran Unpacks the Investigation

D4VD’s Tesla, a Body, and No Arrests: FBI Veteran Unpacks the
Investigation

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was just 13 when she was reported missing
in April 2024. But five months later, a home surveillance camera
caught her outside her house — alive. Then, a year later to the
day, her decomposed body was found in the front trunk of
a Tesla registered to rising music artist d4vd.

No arrests. No suspect. And the LAPD says it’s still “unclear
whether there’s any criminal culpability beyond
concealment.”

So how does this look through federal eyes?

In this episode, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer
Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers to walk us through the
investigation — step by step — the way it would be handled by a
federal team. She breaks down the real priorities when a child is
found dead in a vehicle. What evidence disappears first. What
should’ve been locked down within hours. And what law enforcement
could still be missing entirely.

We dig into:





The administrative timeline of the Tesla —
marked, ticketed, towed, then searched



How the gap between April 2024 and Sept 2025
should’ve been reconstructed



Why chain of custody around viral evidence
like the Tesla keycard could tank a case



How the FBI uses vehicle telemetry, phone records, and
location data to build a profile — even when no cause of death is
determined



And what Jennifer would do right now if this
case landed back on her desk




If you’ve been asking, Where are the charges? — this is the
conversation that finally explains why we might not have them
yet. And what it’s going to take to make sure this case doesn’t
go cold.

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