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2025-09-25 News & Politics
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New Sighting Confirmed in Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case While Investigation Stalls Officially

Witnesses confirmed seeing Celeste Rivas Hernandez near her hometown shortly before her final disappearance in March 2024. We detail this key sighting and analyze why official investigative updates remain tightly controlled.

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  • Family confirmed receiving security footage spotting Celeste entering an unknown vehicle near Lake Elsinore days before she went missing for the final time.
  • Authorities are treating the case as a homicide, yet the Medical Examiner has not released the official cause or manner of death.
  • Singer David, frequently linked to the victim online, has not been publicly named a suspect or person of interest by law enforcement.

This segment processes the latest verified witness information regarding Celeste’s movements, contrasts it with the ongoing silence from officials, and addresses the rampant online speculation surrounding singer David, whose status in the inquiry remains officially undefined.

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TMZ’s Charles Latibeaudiere tells “Banfield” that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was seen getting into an unknown car outside of a liquor store in March 2024. #d4vd #celesterivashernandez #singer Ashleigh Banfield is *the* definitive authority on the nation’s biggest true crime stories. A veteran award-winning journalist, Ashleigh brings a sharp focus to the crime stories gripping America, distilling facts and analyzing context in a way which captures viewers’ interests and imaginations. No one knows the prosecution and the defendants’ cases better than BANFIELD, all the while keeping the victim at the heart of every story we tell – just another reason NewsNation is truly News for All Americans. Weeknights at 10p/9C. #Banfield NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

Top Comments (10)

@elenebarnhill4321 2025-09-25

Maybe the police don't want to reveal everything they have found out.

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@bunggelo 2025-09-25

This is going to take time, idk why people think things can be solved in a matter of days/weeks. An investigation like this is going to take months to build a case that would stick and ensure whoever was involved has little to no wiggle room. I don't think D4vd did this alone, but he is responsible and if the authorities needs more time to prove it before anything is disclosed publicly, we just have to be patient with the process.

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@BrokenCrushedby 2025-09-25

I think they're just being very meticulous and don't want anything thrown out of court

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@wastedwaffles2395 2025-09-25

My daughter had decided to runaway... We made a missing report on her. We found out where she was but she refused to leave. We called the police to the house. They went to the house but didnt enter and the people told the cops she wasnt there. So they left. They told me unless it was certain(and I was certain) they would not enter. They told me to keep calling the police and do an Attempt to locate at that address. I did as they said and still couldnt get her. The police told me after a few attempts to locate that I was bordering close to harrassment and the people could sue me(but they were harboring my child). This is in Texas. She eventually came home but yea not as much help as you think you would get. I am just telling you this because everyone thinks it is easy just to call police and tell them to go get the minor child. It is not simple. I pray for the family because as a Mom, it almost breaks you, waiting for , trying to find, praying your child is ok and with minimun help from law enforcement.

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@Why-I-Oughta 2025-09-25

Hopefully, this doesn't become another JonBenét-type crime with all of the mystery, clues, and seemingly circumstantial evidence, but no confirmed unaliver.

128 1 replies
@TheNerdChad 2025-09-25

I hope she gets justice, that poor child 😢

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@Soltice-ty2nf 2025-09-25

The police is not going to say anything until there is concrete evidence for an arrest. Anything can mess the case and if David did it , they want to have all the evidence .

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@daniellegg3261 2025-09-25

This case is strange asf

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@steverodriguez4871 2025-09-26

How are you going to say there’s no proof they ever met? There’s literally pictures and videos of them together

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@Pedrooo__g 2025-09-25

Is David paying the cops 😂😂😂

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