Investigators trying to determine Celeste Rivas’ cause of death were clear from the start that the 14-year-old girl’s remains were “severely decomposed” when found hidden in singer D4vd’s Tesla in September. Now, it appears the medical examiner has reason to believe the remains were “refrigerated” somehow before they were wrapped in a black bag in the vehicle’s trunk, a source with knowledge of the investigation tells Rolling Stone .

The source says investigators are “exploring” the theory that the remains were either frozen or refrigerated before the transfer, and they’ve called in outside experts to opine on what potentially happened before a final autopsy is released. It wasn’t immediately clear how freezing or refrigeration might play into a final ruling, but it could make pinpo

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