A Los Angeles homicide detective reportedly revealed in a new court filing that the investigation into how 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez ended up dead in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla is a full-blown murder probe.

Los Angeles Police Det. Joshua Byers characterized the case as an “investigation into murder” as he requested a court order preventing the release of Rivas’ autopsy findings, a now-sealed declaration filed Friday and obtained by the Los Angeles Times allegedly said. Byers argued public release of details surrounding Rivas’ death could jeopardize the homicide investigation and had to be protected, The Times reported.

The judge ultimately granted the request and ordered that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s findings be sealed, the ME’s office confirmed i

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