Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Funeral Held 1 Month After Her Body Was Found in D4vd’s Car By Madison E. Goldberg

Celeste Rivas Hernandez was laid to rest at a funeral service held at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery and Mortuary in Rowland Heights, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 6.

Family members gathered to mourn Rivas a month after her body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer d4vd, 20, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, on Sept. 8. The Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed that her body was released to her relatives on Sept. 23. Rivas was 14.

Rivas’ family initially spoke out about her death on Sept. 18. “As many of you know, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been identified as the body found last week,” GoFundMe organizers Esmeralda Lozano and Gisel Vera wrote on the fundraising page. “She was a beloved daughter, sister, cousin, and friend.”

Ahead of the funeral, the GoFundMe page was updated with a message reading, “Thank you to everyone who is gracious enough to donate. The family is incredibly grateful. God Bless.”

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On Sept. 17, detectives from the Robbery-Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department served a search warrant on the 1300 block of Doheny Place in LA in connection with Rivas’ death — a home reportedly associated with d4vd.

Law enforcement sources previously told local KABC-TV and the Los Angeles Times that the Hollywood Hills address is where the singer was staying.

On Sept. 21, ABC7, NBC Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Times reported that dozens of mourners gathered in Lake Elsinore, Calif., the teen’s hometown, to grieve and honor her memory at a candlelit vigil.

“Even though I didn’t know her, I just couldn’t even breathe, knowing that a child had to go through that,” neighbor Kayleigh Cortez told ABC7.

Neighbors recalled seeing Rivas walking to school before she vanished.

“I recognized her because of her big, curly hair,” Cortez told the Times, adding that she would see the teen “walking with her backpack on her way to school.”

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Rivas was reported missing in 2024, authorities said. Both Rivas and d4vd have “Shhh…” tattoos on their right index fingers, and social media users have focused on the singer’s lyrics in light of the case. The singer canceled subsequent tour dates, with remaining shows — including European stops — removed from venue websites.

“We know that the Tesla had been parked at the location from which it was towed for several weeks, so it is very likely Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been dead for several weeks prior to her body being discovered,” LAPD Captain and Commanding Officer Scot M. Williams told PEOPLE on Sept. 28.

“The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not determined a cause or manner of her death, so we don’t know for sure if anyone has any criminal culpability for her death beyond the concealment of her dead body,” Williams continued, adding that the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division continues to investigate the case.