Celeste Rivas decapitated body photos displayed at D4vd murder trial, parents look on
The parents of Celeste Rivas attended a preliminary hearing for the accused murderer, D4vd, where graphic evidence of the victim's dismembered body was presented. The trial has faced multiple delays due to the volume of forensic evidence collected by investigators.
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Add The California Post on Google Celeste Rivas’ parents watched in horror during a hearing for their daughter’s accused killer D4vd as horrific images of her decapitated and mutilated corpse were displayed in a court.
The 14-year-old’s family ignored their attorney’s request to look away as the shocking images were displayed in a Los Angeles courtroom during the first day of the singer’s preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
The devastated couple were later spotted crying in the hall of the courthouse after viewing their daughter’s severed limbs, head, torso and fingers allegedly found in the trunk of D4vd’s Tesla.
An LAPD homicide detective provided disturbing details while testifying about finding Rivas’ body.
“There were maggots, there were flies,” recalled Detective Joshua Byers. “I don’t know how to describe the other liquid matter.”
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