A year before 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposing body was discovered in singer D4vd’s Tesla, the teen was captured on video getting into a heated argument with a family in Lake Elsinore, California.TMZ recently obtained a Nest Camera recording from September 8, 2024 — months after Celeste was reported missing, but before her tragic death in the TikTok breakout star’s car. Neighbors say the footage shows Celeste erupting at a family outside their apartment, allegedly after they pranked her. The clip shows the family sitting outside listening to music as Celeste screamed, claiming one of the kids had been ding-dong-ditching her parents’ home.

Neighbors identified Celeste from missing posters

Though the video was filmed at night and is somewhat unclear, neighbors told TMZ they recognized Celeste from the missing posters circulated in April 2024, after she had run away multiple times.In the clip, Celeste can be heard yelling angrily, using profanity, and reportedly a racial slur. A man in the video shouted that he wasn’t Black, telling her she shouldn’t use the N-word.

Aftermath of the incident

Following the outburst, a neighbor’s boyfriend reportedly went over to Celeste’s house to apologize. Her father answered but appeared unbothered by the incident. Neighbors said when she had been reported missing earlier that year, her family had distributed her missing posters around the area.By the time this confrontation occurred, the neighbors assumed Celeste had returned home safely, believing everything was fine.

Significance of the footage

The video was recorded on September 8, one day after Celeste’s 14th birthday, and exactly one year before her body was discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla belonging to singer D4vd.At the time of the discovery, Celeste was found wearing a tube top, small black leggings, a single yellow stud earring, and a yellow metal chain bracelet. She also had a tattoo on her right index finger that read, “Shhh…”The Los Angeles Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.