Contrary to circulating media reports, a captain from the Los Angeles Police Department clarified that the remains of California teenager Celeste Rivas were not found in a frozen state.

Previously, TMZ had reported that certain parts of Celeste’s body were allegedly “partially frozen” before being discovered in the trunk of a Tesla owned by the singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

However, People Magazine has now reported that LAPD Captain Scot Williams refuted these claims, stating that Celeste had neither been decapitated nor frozen.

Captain Williams emphasized, “Celeste’s body was not frozen. She was not decapitated. The notion of her being frozen is unfounded. Her body remained in the vehicle for several weeks.”

He further explained, “Even if there had been any freezing initially (which is unsupported by evidence), the scorching summer heat over five or more weeks would make finding a partially frozen body on September 8th implausible.”

As CrimeOnline previously reported, Los Angeles police found Celeste’s body on September 8, inside the Tesla registered to Burke. The vehicle had initially been parked near Burke’s home, in the flourishing Bird Streets neighborhood, in Hollywood Hills.

Police found the vehicle at a tow yard in Hollywood after residents in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood contacted police about an abandoned car with a Texas license plate on September 6.

The vehicle had been at the lot for several days before LAPD officers made the discovery. LAPD said Celeste’s dismembered body had been put in a bag and left in the front trunk.

On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner placed a security hold on the case, following a court order Friday, initiated by LAPD.

“No records or details associated with the case, including the cause and manner of death and Medical Examiner report, can be released or posted on the website until further notice,” the medical examiner said.

Meanwhile, Burke, who is now considered a suspect in the case, has reportedly been uncooperative. No criminal charges have been filed at this time.

[Feature Photo: Celeste Rivas/GoFundMe and D4vd/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]