Summary-
A decomposed body was found on September 8, 2025, on the front trunk of singer D4vds registered Tesla. It was found in an impounded lot in Hollywood Tow. The body was identified as 15 year old Celeste Rivas, a girl who was missing from Lake Elsinore. The cause of death has not been determined, and the police are still on this investigation to figure out what happened to her. The singer D4vd has been allegedly cooperating with law enforcement, and has cancelled his tour.
A.) What about the story made it worthwhile enough for you to choose?
I think the fact that a body was found in a famous singer’s car was shocking. I also decided to choose that because it is unclear how her body ended up in the car, how long she was in there for, who killed her, and why did this happen to her? and how is the singer linked to her? All of this is intriguing but most of all I feel terribly sorry for the girl and her family. I have a relative of mine that was her age, and It disturbs me that someone that young could tragically die.
B.) What types of Multimedia were used by the reporter to tell the story?
The types of multimedia that was being used by the reporter to tell the story was print, and video. The written article has evidence or statements from the police, and the medical examiner. There is also a video segment that shows footage of the singer D4vds car in the impound lot, and includes the photo of the victim- Celeste that was found in the car.
C.) I think the audience this story is intended for is the general public who follows the news. I also think that this is for people that are interested in crime stories, and missing people. I also think that it is intended for people that follow celebrities related news because the singer D4vd is mentioned- and it is his car. It draws in a lot of people that like his music and know him. It causes a lot of shock.
Main News Element- Relevance
This story is relevant because the audience needs to know about the tragic death of the missing teenager- Celeste Rivas and how missing cases are handled. I also think that the audience needs to know how often missing cases happen, and the deaths of teenagers. They need to be informed about this so that they can help the police, families, and Communities. On top of that so that they can spread awareness to the situation.
Sub News element- Prominence
It is prominence because the singer D4vd is tied into this crime. With the fact the victim was found in his car. He is a famous singer and people pay attention to that so that gets a lot of news coverage, and its spreads around faster. I also think that since he is a singer and has a huge digital footprint, people are able to investigate him more, and figure out things that the police and reporters are probably not able to.
Hi! I completely agree with what you wrote about the prominence of D4vd. I also believe that because he is apart of the younger generation, people on tiktok have been finding a lot more evidence against him due to posts from himself and Celeste. Do you think the case would be this far along if these pieces of evidence hadn’t been found through social media?